I did enjoy watching this; the warm colors and quirky style were pretty, pleasing. But, I struggle to see it as the ‘subversive’ film it’s been described as. Some of the dialogue and small actions felt predictable to me or fell short, and at times, the movie felt a bit full of itself.
While I understand that it’s supposed to be a play on stereotypes and the multi-faceted nature of America's ideological and political landscape (and we see this through…
A portrayal of an eerie landscape that is literally too close to home—inert, idle scenes underscoring the emptiness, futility of conflict, and the destructive, counterproductive nature of militarization. Nowhere to be seen enemies bring haunting visions to the soldier, who stands guard as if adrift, without resolve.
By carving lines into the wall, sergeant Bulut counts the deaths of birds. He then proceeds to bury the latest victim of the guard post—a small sparrow, a casualty of a structure meant…
watching this movie for the first time at the cinema, at home, was quite special. Alphaville has a lasting impact. much like Orwell's or Huxley's imagined dystopian societies, Godard's galactic metropolis seems awfully familiar.
there was this beautiful quote/question about whether one spends more time thinking of their past or their future. when I got home, I put the film back on and looked for that scene in order to remember the exact words. so the past, I suppose.
