I feel I’ve probably rated it too low, because I feel Godard did exactly as intended and as much as I really don’t think I could recommend this to anyone I can’t deny that it had an effect on me. The style although distorted b roll footage really gripped me, the fragments of thoughts would slowly come together to an idea I could grasp before it slipped away with a sudden sharp strike. I think I know what the film was saying, like I said, I felt it.

… I think it’s safe to say I can’t actually describe any of this film or my opinions on it, which probably definitely means I’ve rated it too low. Either way if you know Godard then watch it, if not then I wouldn’t bother trying until you know what you’re getting yourself into.

I feel I’ve probably rated it too low, because I feel Godard did exactly as intended and as much as I really don’t think I could recommend this to anyone I can’t deny that it had an effect on me. The style although distorted b roll footage really gripped me, the fragments of thoughts would slowly come together to an idea I could grasp before it slipped away with a sudden sharp strike. I think I know what the film was saying, like I said, I felt it.

… I think it’s safe to say I can’t actually describe any of this film or my opinions on it, which probably definitely means I’ve rated it too low. Either way if you know Godard then watch it, if not then I wouldn’t bother trying until you know what you’re getting yourself into.

Je suis très réceptif à l’asmr de Godard apparemment. 

Je suis très réceptif à l’asmr de Godard apparemment. 

I think I’m too dumb to grasp the meaning of this movie—maybe it’s anti-war? This film makes me feel like I’m under the influence of something. It was weird and interesting. The editor was really cooking with this one.

I think I’m too dumb to grasp the meaning of this movie—maybe it’s anti-war? This film makes me feel like I’m under the influence of something. It was weird and interesting. The editor was really cooking with this one.

What the hell

What the hell

"No activity shall become an art before it's time is over then, this art will disappear."Harsh and stressful in its form yet calming and reflective thematically. Godard looks back on what art means to him and how art as well as the world has changed right in front of his eyes. Weirdly enough, throughout its runtime I found myself constantly thinking about Clint Eastwood's The Mule. Both films consist of two old filmmakers living in a world they don't understand, Eastwood is disappointed and confused with the evolution of America and its people and Godard talks about the changes in Paris, moving it closer to America, as well as cultural shifts in film form.

Speaking of The Image Book’s form, it is nothing like I have ever seen before, I’m not even sure it exists. Fast, frantic cuts between images conveying similar ideas than the last. Godard shows how closely connected we really are while being on other sides of the world, he shows that everyone shares these ideas and film is a way of working together and building upon these ideas. Reverting to “old school” film techniques, attempting to light the flame for a new generation of filmmakers in order to revive the dead films he loves. The sound fades in and out, carrying ideas from past images to new ones. Very difficult to describe but I’m not quite sure how else to relay how simultaneously vulgar yet fluent this film is.

Seeing that Godard was responsible for the subtitles, I'm wondering why he isn't subtitling every single thing he says. He will say multiple sentences yet only a fraction of those said sentences is translated. I'll be taking French in the fall at school so revisiting this would be a good idea to dive deeper into this film as I have only scratched the surface

"No activity shall become an art before it's time is over then, this art will disappear."Harsh and stressful in its form yet calming and reflective thematically. Godard looks back on what art means to him and how art as well as the world has changed right in front of his eyes. Weirdly enough, throughout its runtime I found myself constantly thinking about Clint Eastwood's The Mule. Both films consist of two old filmmakers living in a world they don't understand, Eastwood is disappointed and confused with the evolution of America and its people and Godard talks about the changes in Paris, moving it closer to America, as well as cultural shifts in film form.

Speaking of The Image Book’s form, it is nothing like I have ever seen before, I’m not even sure it exists. Fast, frantic cuts between images conveying similar ideas than the last. Godard shows how closely connected we really are while being on other sides of the world, he shows that everyone shares these ideas and film is a way of working together and building upon these ideas. Reverting to “old school” film techniques, attempting to light the flame for a new generation of filmmakers in order to revive the dead films he loves. The sound fades in and out, carrying ideas from past images to new ones. Very difficult to describe but I’m not quite sure how else to relay how simultaneously vulgar yet fluent this film is.

Seeing that Godard was responsible for the subtitles, I'm wondering why he isn't subtitling every single thing he says. He will say multiple sentences yet only a fraction of those said sentences is translated. I'll be taking French in the fall at school so revisiting this would be a good idea to dive deeper into this film as I have only scratched the surface