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[this story can be deconstructed with either Alvy or Annie as the Hero]...
FADE IN: Hero's Inner Challenge and Character: Woodie Allen Monologue.
Hero's Backstory [Personality]: Alvy worrying about the universe; [Ordinary World]: Coney Island, father ran the bumper car concession; [School]: " I used to be a heroine addict, now I'm a methadone addict…"
Hero's Inner Challenge and Meeting the Mentor: Alvy swore he heard the word Jew; talking to Rob.
Mentor encourages the Hero out of his Ordinary World: "we should go to California…."
Hero's Status: "are you in Television…"
Meeting the Romantic Challenge and their relationship: meeting Annie outside the movies; Alvy can't go in after the start of the movie.
Developing the Hero and Romantic Challenge: Alvy and Annie in the queue.
Developing the Hero's Inner Challenge: watching "The Sorrow and the Pity."
Developing the Romantic Challenge: Annie doesn't want to have sex.
Backstory of the Inner Challenge: meeting Alison; using the Kennedy assassination as an excuse for not having sex.
Backstory of the Romantic Challenge: Annie and Alvy playing with the lobster in the kitchen.
Developing the Goddess' Romantic Backstory: Annie's backstory: Dennis from high school; Jerry the actor.
Hero's Romantic Backstory / Inner Challenge: Alvy with a previous wife; he wants to have sex because she doesn't want to.
Led to the First Threshold by the mentor: Rob leads the way to the tennis court.
First Threshold Trial: Annie hits on Alvy and drives him home.
Pre Inner Cave conflict: Developing Hero and Romantic Challenge relationship: in the car.
Inner Cave: Annie's apartment. Developing Hero and Romantic Challenge relationship: Annie increases the space between them.
Preparing for the Physical Separation: on the balcony; "I wonder what she looks like naked;" the subtext.
Tangible representation of the Transformation: Annie singing in the club.
Physical Separation : they kiss, eat and go to bed.
Road of Trials / Transformation
Transformation 1: Alvy gives Annie some books to read.
Developing their Relationship: sitting in the park.
Resisting the Transformation: "you're sexy.." "no I'm not…" under the bridge…
Push to the Sword: Alvy resists Annie's move into his apartment; pushes her to go to college: "you may meet a lot of nice professors..."
Transformation 2: Annie needs to smoke marijuana to sleep with Alvy.
Transformation 3: Hero's Backstory: Alvy auditioning as a comic writer; Annie gets the references after Alvy's performance.
Polarization: Alvy having dinner with Annie's family; comparing families.
Seizing the Sword [new clothes]: Annie is having an affair with a college professor.
Foreshadow of the apotheosis: Annie comes home after seeing the therapist; Alvy is Frank Sinatra.
Near Death Experience : "somewhere she cooled off to me…is it something that I did…"
Reward: the girl at the concert; sex.
Atonement with the Father : Annie has a spider in the bathroom; she misses him; ets never break up again.
Apotheosis : the day trip to the old neighbourhood; Alvy confronting his True Self; he doesn't want to or can't change.
Ultimate Boon : Annie has grown; singing in the club; she has outgrown Alvy; insecure no longer; meets Tony Lacey.
Refusal: Alvy doesn't want to go to the party; Alvy remains the same, refuses to change, goes to see the "Sorrow and the Pity".
Polarization: both at their therapist; talking about their relationship; poles apart.
Refusal: "you never want to try anything new…"
New World: Rob in Beverly Hills.
Fish out of Water: Alvy out of place; "Max. you know how immoral this is, you're adding fake laughs.."; "I can't eat this…"; at the party.
Magic Flight: they break up on the return flight; separating their things in the apartment.
Rescue from Without: Alvy misses Annie; going out with other women isn't the same.
Crossing the Return Threshold: going back to LA to get Annie.
Master of the Two Worlds: Annie perfectly at home in LA.
Freedom to Live: Alvy writes a play; Annie back in NYC, they carry on….
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