Examining Time Disruption on Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris Movie: Magical Realism Study

Abstract

A good movie directed by Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris (2011), reached marvellous
achievement by obtaining 93% on Rotten Tomatoes and massive audiences. This paper focuses
on the time disruption shown by Gil Pender's magical journey in Midnight in Paris. It was based
on the magical realism elements from the book Ordinary Enchantments Magical Realism and
Remystification of Narrative by Wendy B. The aim is to analyze the time disruption caused by
Gil Pender's actions and feelings in this movie. This study uses literary textual analysis and
attempts to understand the plot and the content to gain the data. The data was collected by
identifying the scene and examining the unseen condition of this movie. Time disruption happens
between two eras and makes the disruption on time-stamps in this movie. Magical realism sees
this as a usual matter. This study shows that the journey of Gil Pender causes and fixes the time
stamps itself on Midnight in Paris (2011) movie directed by Woody Allen.