Manhattan

Plot: Issac Davis wants to break things off with his 17-year-old girlfriend, Tracy Theme: Isaac needs to find some stability in his romantic relationships

The scene that best exemplifies the theme is where Issac and Mary go on a walk together. It started raining so they went into a planetarium to kill time for a bit.

Lighting: In this scene the lighting is very low key. There are lots of shots where Mary and Isaac are shown as silhouettes, which is a cliched way of showing romance. Therefore, the lighting brings out sort of a romantic mood of the scene because of the intimacy-feel the audience gets out of the scene. The use of romantic tone shows that things might get better for Isaac in terms of his relationships with people.

Cinematography: Working together with the lighting, the cinematography creates intimacy between the two characters. At first using a lot of long shots and slowly transitioning into using a lot of close up shots and also at the same time not showing their expressions because of the backlighting, Woody Allen creates a sense of awkward romantic mystery. The type of shots go along with the connection that the two characters have. At first long shots are used, to show disconnection between the two characters, and eventually when the two characters get more connected, there are more closeup shots that are used.

Sound: The lack of sound effects puts more focus on what the two characters are saying to each other. It brings more attention to the awkwardness of their relationship. If there was romantic music playing in the background, the scene wouldn't have the same effect. Therefore, the scene puts more focus on Isaac finding stability in his relationships, rather than the build up of his relationship with Mary.

Mise-en-scene: In some of the shots, the foreground has Mary and Isaac's silhouette, and the background has a planet. This feels as though the universe is surrounding these two people and their relationship. It also shows that Isaac is looking through a universe to find stability in his relationship, but that stability is in fact right next to him.

Editing: The editing in the scene is very natural and slow-paced. The cuts take their time to show the shot before moving on to the next shot. This gives a serene mood. The "stable shots" hint that Isaac will soon find a "stable relationship"