May 21

Today was a pretty relaxing day. There isn't much to write about. The Godard premiere was today at 4, so I went into work an hour early and left at 2 to stand in line. I had woken up two hours early before the tickets were available through the short film corner. It gave me enough time to shower, eat, and get ready for the day and then once 8 o'clock rolled around I kept hitting the refresh button on my phone so I wouldn't miss the opprotunity to reserve it. Apparently I was the only one to get it! Diligence is key.

I'm not even going to try and analyze the film. All I can say about it is that it is unwatchable and revolutionary. Godard is the only one who could have made it. I was worried about the 3D, but he made it work so well. Literally some of the best uses of the technology and in ways that no one else has even tried to do. Whether he's trying to say something larger about culture and the world, I don't know. I absolutely have no way to accurately determine the messages, if there is one. It needs another viewing, maybe. I'd watch it again, but that's because I'm a Godard fanboy. And apparently 20th Century Fox has picked it up for US distribution.... but I don't know how well that's going to work out. Either way, Godard has made another Godard film. 

I'm not sure what else to do anymore. I've seen the films I wanted to and my short film corner access hasn't done as much for me as I'd originally expected. I feel sort of like I've missed out on the film part of the Cannes Film Festival. There have been a lot of movies that I have wanted to see but just missed. Maybe I haven't tried hard enough. I'll try harder in the coming days.