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I can understand how the Sight & Sound Poll might have ranked this film on the Top of their list. Given the rules, I can see how many critics would have this film in their Top Ten. After all, every list needs an outlier, a film to cleanse the palette amongst the many genre films synonymous with this list, and JD may rise to the top in that category. When the votes are counted, this film may well be included in the majority of the ballots.

It's interesting in that JD is only one of two or three film on the list not categorized as ENTERTAINMENT, in its broadest sense. It is a philosophical piece, an art piece through and through, and it is presented very well, focusing on the external life of a woman, a mother, a widow, a prostitute, through a series of vignettes and makes no attempt to capture the internal life of the main character . In the age of social media, this film is an antidote to the INSTAGRAM/TIKTOK/FACEBOOK mindset of today. After viewing JD, I felt not so bad, in comparison, about my own life, even optimistic. In fact, I felt a sort of kinship with her watching her complete the most mundane tasks of daily living without a need for heightened emotion or personal drama. JD, of course, is not the greatest film ever made, but it may certainly be the best example of why films, like people, should not be ranked as if they were always in competition. This film, and many others like it, stands alone. (if that makes any sense).

Great Film, In addition to covering a large landscape from Action to Thriller to Drama and Comedy. There is also a great depth to this film. The pivotal scene, for me, is when Otto is in Mathilde's room and comments on the post-its on Mathilda's wall, events leading to the tragedy. Otto tells her it's meaningless to try to make sense of it, and Mathilde replies.."it's just easier when there is someone to be mad at". And later in the film, after realizing the group's mistake, Marcus is pleading to the them, "Who is to blame then? Who?"

With tragic events, sometimes accidents and randomness scares us even more than evil. Justice is no longer at our disposal. As the title of the film suggests, we continue to ride it though, sometimes to our detriment, because we have no other vehicle. Maybe, the film also suggests, love and camaraderie can be that other vehicle.