The little soldier of Jean Luc Godard is like many of these films, a reflection out loud of our own condition and that is what makes it in my opinion, all the charm of his cinema. Each of these films constantly reinvents in its realization, on subjects and symbols wisely used to develop its purpose and reflection. Personally I had a lot of trouble with his cinema as a young adult, often very talkative, the metaphors used by the master often tired me never convince me. But it is true that today became more adult I walked with a certain curiosity his timeless works, I re-discover Godard under a new eye, And it is with great pleasure that I enjoy deciphering the meaningful reflections of a man far ahead of his time. So it was high time to dive into all these iconic films I had still not seen, including the little soldier.
Often seen as his first political film, I would only say that he is the first to approach politics in the foreground, because for me all of Godard's work is political and social, one goes without the other in the master's little study. We follow the adventures of Bruno, an infiltrated spy in the service of France who gradually understands that these ideas end up systematically betrayed by the manipulations and pressure of these superiors. In front of this reality, man feels his ideal this dirty and his free will escape him. Bruno decides to play the game while an opportunity arises to take his life in hand, opportunity represented by a woman, with whom he hopes with all these forces to flee an environment that does not correspond in any way to his primary motivation.
The little soldier wanted to serve his country for a noble cause and ends up being sacrificed in the gears of an opaque machine whose purpose is no longer noble. Manipulation and sense of our actions are constantly questioned by Bruno who will end up through his story by revealing the following problematic: Hell is paved with good intention. Is it even possible to get out of this hell? A flagship film that says a lot about our relationship to values but also about the terrible observation, to be trapped: that of our post-war society, forced to serve the interests of our American allies at the expense of our soul.
Often seen as his first political film, I would only say that he is the first to approach politics in the foreground, because for me all of Godard's work is political and social, one goes without the other in the master's little study. We follow the adventures of Bruno, an infiltrated spy in the service of France who gradually understands that these ideas end up systematically betrayed by the manipulations and pressure of these superiors. In front of this reality, man feels his ideal this dirty and his free will escape him. Bruno decides to play the game while an opportunity arises to take his life in hand, opportunity represented by a woman, with whom he hopes with all these forces to flee an environment that does not correspond in any way to his primary motivation.
The little soldier wanted to serve his country for a noble cause and ends up being sacrificed in the gears of an opaque machine whose purpose is no longer noble. Manipulation and sense of our actions are constantly questioned by Bruno who will end up through his story by revealing the following problematic: Hell is paved with good intention. Is it even possible to get out of this hell? A flagship film that says a lot about our relationship to values but also about the terrible observation, to be trapped: that of our post-war society, forced to serve the interests of our American allies at the expense of our soul.