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Watch out Lew, you're starting to sound a little bit like me, God forbid.
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Could be George, but I still love the film. It’s just that I no longer put it in the ‘masterpiece’ category.
I do think it (along with another half-dozen films by Godard) required viewing for anyone who claims to be conversant with cinema. Of course that is far different than having to like, enjoy or admire the film. (As an example, I’d put
Blood of a Poet down as a film everyone should see, even though I think it a very poor film)
I find the story engrossing (though as I indicated not so deep as I once thought) and I believe that the cinematic technique is just sure and controlled that it alone makes the film worth a good many viewings—even some of it now seems a bit self-conscious.