I think that Lars Von Trier's methodology for challenging Jorgen Leth was kind of like "tough love". He give Jorgen these obstacles that seemed impossible and were completely frustrating to carry out, but in the end Jorgen produced some really great work. So I think that it was a helpful exercise because it made Jorgen go outside of his comfort zone, but it was also restraining to a certain extent as well, since he had to go within the parameters of what Von Trier wanted.
I thought that the worst obstruction out of the five was the one where Von Trier created it but Leth had to narrate it as if it was his own perspective and take credit for it.
I think that the flexibility of the rules (even though Von Trier wasn't very tolerant of the Bombay piece) added to Leth's work. I thought that the transparent screen was a beautiful way to interpret the disconnect that Lars was asking for without taking the viewer completely out of context. The rules challenged Jorgen, but didn't necessarily hinder his creativity, which I appreciated.
The film definitely inspired me and got me thinking about how to take obstructions, twist them, and use them to my advantage.
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