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Imagine walking into a theater, popcorn in hand, and instead of a movie, you see a slideshow. Would you be mad, or would you be grateful someone took the risk?Today I’m diving into Chris Marker’s 1963 masterpiece, La Jetée. It’s a film made almost entirely of still photographs, yet it tells one of the most moving sci-fi stories ever captured. It raises a massive question for us in 2026: Have we become too obsessed with "format"? Have we lost the courage to experiment with how a story is told?We talk about the "Format Era" of Marvel and Rom-Coms, the "niche" spaces of the Criterion Channel, and that one single second of video in the middle of the film that feels like "chasing the dragon" in art.If you’ve seen La Jetée, let’s talk about that transition from stills to motion. If you haven’t, it’s a 28-minute masterclass you can find on Criterion or YouTube. Watch it, then come back here.#LaJetee #ChrisMarker #CriterionCollection #FilmTheory #ExperimentalFilm #Reframed #TroyRamos #Cinephile #CinemaHistory #SciFi #AvantGardeSupport the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/c/troydramos
By Troy David RamosImagine walking into a theater, popcorn in hand, and instead of a movie, you see a slideshow. Would you be mad, or would you be grateful someone took the risk?Today I’m diving into Chris Marker’s 1963 masterpiece, La Jetée. It’s a film made almost entirely of still photographs, yet it tells one of the most moving sci-fi stories ever captured. It raises a massive question for us in 2026: Have we become too obsessed with "format"? Have we lost the courage to experiment with how a story is told?We talk about the "Format Era" of Marvel and Rom-Coms, the "niche" spaces of the Criterion Channel, and that one single second of video in the middle of the film that feels like "chasing the dragon" in art.If you’ve seen La Jetée, let’s talk about that transition from stills to motion. If you haven’t, it’s a 28-minute masterclass you can find on Criterion or YouTube. Watch it, then come back here.#LaJetee #ChrisMarker #CriterionCollection #FilmTheory #ExperimentalFilm #Reframed #TroyRamos #Cinephile #CinemaHistory #SciFi #AvantGardeSupport the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/c/troydramos