Manhattan

Let’s get one thing out of the way. Dating a seventeen-year-old is wrong. Dating a seventeen-year-old when you’re forty-two is even worse. A movie like Manhattan would not be made today, especially since the whole dating-an-underaged issue is not addressed in the movie at all. Not one of Isaac’s friends finds the relationship shocking or points out that he might want to date a woman older than thirty.

I re-watched Manhattan after reading Khoi Vinh’s love letter to the film. Its cinematography is superb; the composition of scenes and the use of space seemingly putting actors on the sidelines of the screen is such an interesting way to shoot a movie. If you’re getting into filming or photography and looking for inspiration on composition, then watch Manhattan over and over again.