I have never seen a film like La Jetee that used photographs like that. I thought it was very creative and I liked how the director wanted to encourage people to make film and not be discouraged by the money it takes to make them. This clearly shows you can create a masterpiece with limited money. I will be honest, I got bored a few times especially when they used some of the same photos twice. But I think when we got more towards the ending I started to like it more and more. The ending completely blew me away. I find that sad or bittersweet endings are better for some weird reason. If he had not decided to go back and try to be with the woman, would his past self go through all the same experiences his present self did? Since he would not have seen the man (himself) shot and killed.
Thats a good questions and I think it deals with predetermined destiny. If he had no have had that memory as a child would any of the events in the film had taken place? Perhaps his memory acted as a self fulfilling prophecy for his future actions. Once that memory was ingrained in his mind was their any possibility of him choosing any other path? I also enjoyed the simplicity of the movie and can see where 12 monkeys borrowed elements of the film's plot. In my opinion, La Jetee is a film makers type of movie because it can be appreciated of its complexities within its simple format.
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