Hail, Sarajevo

“when its time to close the book, i’ll have no regrets. i’ve seen so many people live so badly, and so many die so well.” 

death… the indiscriminate manner in which fate chooses who will be desolate and who will live in opulence… the seemingly never ending despair and misery taking place everywhere all the time… is there anything that’s been spared from this relentless, unfair, and oppressive devastation? expression… be it painting, film, literature, music, photography, dance, the expressive nature of the human soul cannot be killed, cannot be destroyed, cannot be crushed, no matter the physical or mental circumstances and environment, art can represent the pain or the ecstasy of what is that persons perspective of the human condition. this film, a still, ever expanding image of modern cruelty juxtaposed by a solemn yet profoundly beautiful narration from Jean-Luc Godard, explains and almost reminds us of this hopeful sanctuary for the heart and the mind.

this might be my favorite short film of all time. its punctual, its incredibly intelligent and impactful, its phenomenal, its perfect.

“when its time to close the book, i’ll have no regrets. i’ve seen so many people live so badly, and so many die so well.” 

death… the indiscriminate manner in which fate chooses who will be desolate and who will live in opulence… the seemingly never ending despair and misery taking place everywhere all the time… is there anything that’s been spared from this relentless, unfair, and oppressive devastation? expression… be it painting, film, literature, music, photography, dance, the expressive nature of the human soul cannot be killed, cannot be destroyed, cannot be crushed, no matter the physical or mental circumstances and environment, art can represent the pain or the ecstasy of what is that persons perspective of the human condition. this film, a still, ever expanding image of modern cruelty juxtaposed by a solemn yet profoundly beautiful narration from Jean-Luc Godard, explains and almost reminds us of this hopeful sanctuary for the heart and the mind.

this might be my favorite short film of all time. its punctual, its incredibly intelligent and impactful, its phenomenal, its perfect.

« Quand il faudra fermer le livre, ce sera sans regretter rien, j’ai vu tant de gens si mal vivre, et tant de gens mourir si bien »

C’est hallucinant qu’en 2 minutes Godard arrive à proposer de la réflexion.
Le court métrage présente une photo de Ron Haviv prise en 1992 durant la Guerre de Bosnie-Herzégovine sous forme de « collage » en montrant plusieurs plans de la photos sur 2 min. Il nous emmène à penser sur cette guerre qui est aux portes de l’europe.
Jean luc godard est le narrateur de ce court métrage et présente celui ci de manière très poétique (comme avec la citation au dessus)

En bref c’est un court métrage fort qui m’a personnellement marqué

« Quand il faudra fermer le livre, ce sera sans regretter rien, j’ai vu tant de gens si mal vivre, et tant de gens mourir si bien »

C’est hallucinant qu’en 2 minutes Godard arrive à proposer de la réflexion.
Le court métrage présente une photo de Ron Haviv prise en 1992 durant la Guerre de Bosnie-Herzégovine sous forme de « collage » en montrant plusieurs plans de la photos sur 2 min. Il nous emmène à penser sur cette guerre qui est aux portes de l’europe.
Jean luc godard est le narrateur de ce court métrage et présente celui ci de manière très poétique (comme avec la citation au dessus)

En bref c’est un court métrage fort qui m’a personnellement marqué

As Godard says in this film. "Art is the exception.". War and death has plagued humanity, leaving us in a desolate wasteland. Godard reminds us that our expressive nature is the exception in this desolate wasteland of war. Art remains alive as man is still alive. Art is liberation and a revolution. It is the way humans express themselves, their ideas and what their hearts truly desire.

As Godard says in this film. "Art is the exception.". War and death has plagued humanity, leaving us in a desolate wasteland. Godard reminds us that our expressive nature is the exception in this desolate wasteland of war. Art remains alive as man is still alive. Art is liberation and a revolution. It is the way humans express themselves, their ideas and what their hearts truly desire.

We cannot be serious rn. This is THE most pretentious shit I’ve ever watched in my entire life. This thing cannot even be called a movie, it’s just a still fucking image with some music and a narrator. That’s it.

I saw some dude put this in his top 4, bro are you real? HOW on earth do you put this bs above every other movie you’ve watched. 

I get it’s trynna be some deep artistic statement, and yea it’s a nice monologue, but if you genuinely think this is a good film then i don’t even know what to tell you.

We cannot be serious rn. This is THE most pretentious shit I’ve ever watched in my entire life. This thing cannot even be called a movie, it’s just a still fucking image with some music and a narrator. That’s it.

I saw some dude put this in his top 4, bro are you real? HOW on earth do you put this bs above every other movie you’ve watched. 

I get it’s trynna be some deep artistic statement, and yea it’s a nice monologue, but if you genuinely think this is a good film then i don’t even know what to tell you.

It's amazing how many details can be present in a single photograph.

It's amazing how many details can be present in a single photograph.