My favorite film from last week was La Jetee, because it was just the kind of weird Science Fiction that I love to read. The limited movement created by showing still frames instead of animated film made it wonderfully unique. I only wish that the sound had been working better... maybe the MRC will update to the Criterion Collection version? (ah, I wish).

While the parts that took place during the nuclear holocaust were low budget, literally underground affairs, the atmosphere remained spooky and threatening. Even though the main character succeeded by being useful to the scientists, it still seemed like they would always take the chance to get rid of him needlessly. While the story was beautiful, it also doesn't make too much sense for the scientists to have tried to send him back to the past anyway. It works well for the story because it gives the loop back to the airport, but on the basis of helping the remnants of humanity, nothing happens. Perhaps it was showing that he held the real control during the dream journeys, since he did as he pleased (more or less)?

The looped affect to the end was subtle, unexpected, and a little sad, but it made for a great ending.