Alphaville is a ripp-off if you want to call it in that way, but at the same time is unique and quite original.
But not only is based on "A Brave New World" but also in George Orwell's novels (in partciular "1984"), and similar works that talks on dystopian worlds located in a certain future.
Alphaville it's also based on pulp fiction stories, comic books, super-spies flicks, sci-fi movies, film noir films, etc.
But the combination of a little bit of this and a little bit of that, mixed with very original ideas from the genious of Godard himself made "Alphaville" one of its kind.
I've seen movies with similar themes to some extent (mainly done AFTER "Alphaville" was released) But I haven't seen any movie as original, brave and icnoclastic as "Alphaville".
No, it's not a rip-off is Godard's own creature, weird, bizarre, but also poetical, romantic, anti-totalitarian and free!
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