"The Rules of the Game" (1939)

French movie. With time for only one watch through and subtitles, I wasn't able to watch camera shots much, especially for the "long shot" that Renoir added as a new idea. Movie was originally banned and not re-shown until 1965. I'm actually glad I watched the Renoir introduction that was included with this movie. It at least shared what inspired the movie, what he was aiming for, and how he had seen carrying it out. As far as carrying out his ends, I'd say he did, accomplished his aims/ends well. This is not a "feel good movie". Spoiler alert: Loose morals (or no morals, take your pick) and shooting the national hero by accident is not exactly a rousing story with a "hip hip hooray" ending.