La Jetee Discussion
When talking about “La Jetee,” it was about a post war experiment after World War III. It also involves time travel. It was a very interesting story because it involved a little twist to the story. This could also be part of a “counter cinematic” vision because this was not too long after World War II, and it was supposed to give out a clear message. The main character is trying to find a woman that he wanted to find in the past. An agent then finds him and then kills him. The twist is that the man that he saw die when he was younger was himself. It’s a really freaky thing that happened. This could also be a way of thinking about what World War III could look like with some more futuristic aspects to it. It’s almost like if another World War happened, it would be like the end of the world in a sense. That is what time traveling is their form, so they can send test subjects to the past. It makes the idea of it really scary. This overall coul...