Re-watched Olivier Assayas' NON-FICTION. Its gentle but clear argument that it's possible for people to control technology for deeply human needs continues to resonate. I remain fascinated w/ Assayas' fascination with this theme (see PERSONAL SHOPPER, SILS MARIA too.)

The characters have a variety of relationships to technology. But nobody, not even the tech evangelist character, loses sight of the importance of 'the human'. The film itself has this relationship with its characters and I find that generosity quite moving tbh

I guess I'm saying it's a French dinner party movie but also a useful reminder that, in the face of immense structural changes and the titanic, impersonal forces driving the technology revolution, there's satisfaction & dignity in choosing to affirm your identity as a human lol

And maybe that feels conservative, maybe even naive, but I think it's important.