I was very excited after watching Godard’s "Weekend" last night. I immediately went to chat and discuss with my friends, but after the chat, I was more discouraged. Of course, this kind of discouragement is very valuable. , Crazy deconstructed movies, there will be no tangles, it is very enjoyable, very revolutionary. But once you understand it as an anti-capitalist movie, especially when you understand Godard as a leftist. That would be a little troublesome. For example, the problem of the unity of knowledge and action, or what Nietzsche said, one should practice one's own ideas and propositions. Then Godard seems to be like those intellectuals, especially French intellectuals. Although he is full of anti-capitalism, but it is practical my friend’s words "They can’t do without coffee shops, they are very picky about tobacco and alcohol, and enjoy, It is inseparable from the petty bourgeoisie life." So is Godard's lifestyle appropriate? This point can be discussed a lot. I believe some people think it’s okay, some people think it’s doubtful, and some people think it’s a big problem. There is also the question of acceptance by the audience. Since it is an anti-capitalist leftist film, does that also mean that it has to assume the responsibility of liberating and enlightening the public? (Of course you don’t have to bear it, but that’s another topic.) If you need it, then I don’t know if French farmers can watch this movie. Anyway, I feel that Chinese farmers are too choking, not to mention workers and peasants, even many cities have products. People, urban proletarians, white-collar workers, may not look in. So this is another sticking point. A movie that wants to enlighten, liberate, and call is not accepted by its theoretical beneficiaries. On the contrary, it is often the movies produced by capitalism that are more acceptable to workers and peasants. Does leftist art need to break through the niche intellectual elite circle of its own audience? Is it possible to break through? Can the aesthetic gap be closed? Is this all a problem?
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