tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717875266905215662.post8435176825027500641..comments2016-06-22T17:21:30.235-07:00Comments on The Cinema of Estrangement: La Jetee: Conventionally UnconventionalAl Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03251435271776441569noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717875266905215662.post-24237121007294856022011-03-20T09:17:09.370-07:002011-03-20T09:17:09.370-07:00The unconventional nature of La Jetee made it a ch...The unconventional nature of La Jetee made it a challenge for me to decide if I liked the movie as a horror film. While it definitely has horror aspects, like the cyclical nature of time, foreshadowing of death, and hearkening of Nazi Germany as Jessica pointed out. Yet, to me the film seemed more like an art movement piece than a horror film. First, it was composed entirely of still images, which were often very visually striking and beautiful but rarely more than "eerie". Also, the narrator kept such a gentle, composed tone and was never used to create a sense of haunting or fear. In effect, La Jetee is a unique and intriguing film to watch, but I find it difficult to categorize if I were asked to do so outside the context of this class. I would not have marked the film as horror if I hadn't known to, but perhaps simply as an artistic uncanny film.emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02870902339032331584noreply@blogger.com