Professor you were right, I suprisingly did enjoy la Jetee. It was so interesting! While you were explaining that it was made up of all still shots I didnt see how it could be possible. This movie was the perfect example of how a "picture is worth a thousand words." Actions, movements, and facial expressions are more powerful than what we give them credit for. I did like that the only movement in the film was subtle and if you think about it what is more simple and unthinkable than breathing? The music really stood out, and sort of told us how to feel about the scenes. I also liked that the movie was about this mans past and his fondest memory because i think it's something we can all relate to, minus seeing your own death :)
Oh and i also really liked the trailers with the different sound tracks. Every detail really does count, and if you change one thing everything changes. I never thought Mary Poppins could become a horror film!
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It's interesting to look at la Jetee as a kind of "tutor text"---one that can teach us a lot about the basics of film since it strips out the extraneous and teaches us to look, to see anew.
ReplyDeletePaying attention to these elements and thinking about their function will be helpful for the first paper.
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