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Is Jean Luc Godard the greatest filmmaker of all time?
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Jean Luc-Godard is the greatest filmmaker of all time

Anyone who challenges the status quo can be termed a pioneer and the fact that Jean-Luc, a director from war tattered France stood up against already established US film industry, makes him great.

Supporting arguments · 2

  1. Breaking the fourth wall aids the objective viewing of Marxist Structures
    Godard’s cinema, much like Brecht’s Epic theatre, breaks the fourth wall. It creates a platform for the viewers to recognize, comprehend and analyze the Marxist structures around them, stripped of its illusions.
  2. He unmasked the social reality by deviating from standard film-making techniques
    Jean Luc Godard used age-old film making techniques in a new light to set himself apart from the "Hollywood" standard of acceptable films. He brought forth the truth that lies at the heart of society.