Annie Hall

Annie Hall was full of unique aspects throughout the film. Many times Alvy Singer would talk directly to the camera, as if he was filming a documentary. Alvy and Annie look in on their childhood memories together which was pretty funny. When Alvy meets Annie's family he shows his family and hers and the different conversations they are having. Annie's soul also leaves her body and sits on the chair when she is having sex with Alvy. There is a cartoon of Snow White which is amusing. There is also subtitles of what Alvy and Annie are thinking about inside their head while they are talking about something else. Woody Allen is definetly a unique director.
Allen inserts many Jewish and Nazis references in this film, similar to Manhattan. When Annie and Alvy meet for the first time, Annie says "You're what Grammy Hall would call a real Jew". When Alvy meets Grammy Hall, the audience sees that Grammy Hall pictures him as a stereotyped Jewish man wearing a prayer shawl. When Alvy is in California, he says "What's with all these awards? They're always giving out awards. Best Fascist Dictator: Adolf Hitler". Alvy and his friend are talking and Alvy is narrating a story about someone who whispered "Jew" when he began speaking and asked, "Did Jew eat?" instead of "Did you eat?"Alvy and Annie watch a four hour documentary about the Nazis during Annie Hall. Also, when Alvy and Annie are having a conversation, Alvy says, "If the Gestapo would take away your Bloomingdale's charge card, you'd tell' em everything".
This film is structured differently than many films. It opens with Allen talking directly to the camera, as if he is reciting a monologue in a play. We are notified that he and Annie have broken up. Then, the audience sees him as a young boy in school and where he grew up. The movie shows Alvy and Annie living together before the audience sees how they first met at a tennis game. Alvy and Annie break up twice in the film. They do not end up together at the end of the movie, but they get lunch somewhere and catch up. It is not the traditional movie structure, but I think it works for this film and makes everything more interesting.