Infuriating
I can see why some people would like this film--I mean, it does have its merits--but it just pissed me the hell off. There's no way Godard wasn't trying to put you, the viewer, in the most uncomfortable position possible. Was that the point? Awkward acts by the social buffoon Paul...awkward conversations, in general. I did consider turning it off at the sixty minute mark, but decided to grit my teeth and see it to its conclusion. Without a doubt, the hardest Godard film I've had to sit through. While Vivre sa vie was more boring, this was a more painful experience. Of the ten Godards I've seen so far, I've liked half. I find that there are no in betweens with his work, when it comes to my enjoyment of them...they're either really good or really bad. Godard...definitely a polarizing director.
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