Alphaville

The essence of the so-called capitalist world or the communist world, is not an evil volition to subject their people by the power of indoctrination, or the power of finance, but simply the natural ambition of any organization to plan all its actions.
How funny it seems that I didn't really find the human center of this movie until the computer started speaking.
It was only once the detective gets inside the computer compound that I realized I was wincing in fear every time he pulled out his camera. It seems like such a provocative act, but the people never react. In fact, he asks if he can take pictures at the execution and is granted permission almost immediately. Most dictatorships see the camera, the reporter, and even the written word as a threat. With such things, you can document wrongs and bring them to light. To not fear the camera is to have absolute faith in your absolute control of the minds of the people. If you don't care about the picture you don't care that people will see your acts. That is so profoundly scary to me.