This Monday in pro practice we watch the Jean-Luc Godard film, Sympathy for the Devil. The film was made in 1968 and features excerpts of the Rolling Stones recording their Song Sympathy for the Devil. The filming of The Stones was the only part of the film I enjoyed. I think the rest of the film was in my personal opinion, 'A crock of shit'.
I found the film far too vague and used far too many vague metaphors. I think people who enjoy these abstract art house films have a tendency to give them far more respect than they deserve. People who defend these kind of films seem to justify them them by suggesting that this complete nonsense is actually representative of some deep philosophical question that the director is trying to raise.
Godard is seemingly trying to make the audience think about Marxism and other social issues of the day. However, I think that Godard by making his film too elitist and metaphorical is excluding the very audience he would want to watch it.
I found the film far too vague and used far too many vague metaphors. I think people who enjoy these abstract art house films have a tendency to give them far more respect than they deserve. People who defend these kind of films seem to justify them them by suggesting that this complete nonsense is actually representative of some deep philosophical question that the director is trying to raise.
Godard is seemingly trying to make the audience think about Marxism and other social issues of the day. However, I think that Godard by making his film too elitist and metaphorical is excluding the very audience he would want to watch it.
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