It looks good even if it doesn't make sense.

Kayley 2022-03-15 08:01:01

Too beautiful!

The irony of modernity. On one side are the hypocritical bourgeoisie ruled by modern machinery, and on the other side are the simple people full of joy and warmth. Modern equipment gives you constraints, and you have to adapt to it. Compared with the convenience that we modern people enjoy, Tati shows more of the inhumanity of automation. The wife in the kitchen and the husband in the bathroom lost communication in the noise of machinery.

Uncle seems to be at a loss in front of these machines, but compared to the rich people in the garden party who think they enjoy modernization but end up in a mess, he seems to be more of a breaker, a exposer, and a breaker of the use of tools. phantoms, revealing the reality of these mechanical dominations. The ending is also interesting. The father intended to whistle to attract the attention of his uncle, but unexpectedly it became a traditional trick for the children. Only then did the father show his "human" side, subconsciously dodging for his unintentional "prank". So at this time, the child and the father reached a consensus. Holding hands and looking at each other with a smile made father and son reconcile. So in the next shot, the father is driving in the opposite direction of the arrow.

The movie came to an abrupt end, and the reconciliation of father and son was accompanied by the departure of the uncle. After that, they will still go back to the cage full of automated machines, where machines become rulers

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Extended Reading
  • Clemmie 2022-03-27 09:01:21

    Tati is really a "magician". It's the first time to see this kind of French old town combined with a cartoon-like modern house. It's so interesting. That house is really fun. The arrow is crazy, and it's even more exaggerated in the factory haha. Beautiful music. The director must have satirized the world in his eyes in this nonsensical way. This is a solid "cold joke".

  • Marcia 2022-03-27 09:01:21

    Godard said it well, Tati is interested in "everything and nothing". In fact, I think the two kinds of life that are typed by Tati are cute~ If you can't live without freedom, then there is nothing better, just choose One of them or the other.

Mon Oncle quotes

  • Charles Arpel: We could go to the Sexy Club.

    Madame Arpel: I prefer Constantino and his nice music.