tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post6461830140834605860..comments2024-03-29T04:19:43.461-05:00Comments on F This Movie!: Johnny California: ZELIGPatrick Bromleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-2918391975992803672023-03-01T03:01:34.118-06:002023-03-01T03:01:34.118-06:00SecondedSecondedJBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17076030814908114779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-85545348292360527632023-02-28T22:27:07.301-06:002023-02-28T22:27:07.301-06:00Besides everything JB wrote, "Zelig" is ...Besides everything JB wrote, "Zelig" is also noteworthy for being a 1983 special effects-heavy film (a first and last for a Woody Allen flick!) that has dated much better than show-off movies like "Return... Jedi" or "Krull." Seriously, the invisible trickery used to make Zelig's transformations and fake documentary footage look real is half the fun of rediscovering the film in the 2020's. 🙂👍J.M. Vargashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18293452334926334389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-80799893372268077542023-02-28T21:56:32.568-06:002023-02-28T21:56:32.568-06:00I still "agree with myself" about the co...I still "agree with myself" about the content of the film (now, there's a concept straight out of Zelig) but I was amazed, revisiting the original essay, what a poor writer I was at 23. I guess teaching English Composition for 32 years helped! I still think the "pancakes scene" is one of the funniest in all of Allen's films.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17076030814908114779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-88901049143735243682023-02-28T21:28:14.090-06:002023-02-28T21:28:14.090-06:00Have any of your thoughts about Zelig changed over...Have any of your thoughts about Zelig changed over the years since you wrote that paper, J.B?<br /><br />I have not seen the film in a long time, but it did leave a strong impression on me. The thought process that went into creating Zelig intrigued me greatly. A Casual Listenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395983733474039015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-81903485727608850472023-02-28T12:24:37.017-06:002023-02-28T12:24:37.017-06:00I loved reading this! Awesome insights into a movi...I loved reading this! Awesome insights into a movie that I love but hadn't considered this deeply before. Thanks for sharing your essay--I can see why it got an A. :) <br />rosiejoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15387708978537779522noreply@blogger.com