https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/27.aspxEverything else.enCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/64010.aspxFri, 14 Nov 2008 18:20:09 GMT944abf2b-d1be-4bf2-990d-438cb0e377e9:64010jhausen0https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/64010.aspxhttps://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=27&PostID=64010<p>I recently saw Alphaville and have been puzzled by it, mainly with the relationship of the ideology of the film and the ideology of the film maker, Jean Luc Goddard. &nbsp; For those not familiar with Goddard, he is a French&nbsp; Marxist filmmaker who is perceived by the majority of movie critics as one of the greatest filmmakers ever; primarily for his work in the 1960&#39;s and 1970&#39;s.&nbsp; The Movie of his in question, Alphaville, is set in a dystopian future in which vocabulary, emotions, and relationships are all regulated by a supercomputer that plans all affairs.&nbsp; This society is reached through the extermination of all those who oppose its realization.</p> <p>I&#39;m puzzled because the film seems to stand against Marxist doctrines, but this was almost certainly not the intention of Godard.&nbsp; Does anyone know how someone could not realize the similarities between the society depicted in this film and that of communism?&nbsp; For those familiar with Godard, Is there something about the movie, or about Godard that I&#39;m simply not comprehending?</p> <p>For anyone interested in viewing the movie, it can be seen here:</p> <p>http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2648727779153972387&amp;ei=iqodSe6hBovs-wGqxbjzCA&amp;q=jean+luc+goddard</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>