what’s the point of
What's the point of shouting?
What's the point of doing that?
That’s true, what’s the point?
— L'ironie du sort, ou profitez de votre bain ! (1976)
On aurait pu prendre le sentier, à quoi bon escalader ?
We could have taken the path, what was the point of climbing?
— Decision to Leave (2022)
À quoi bon survivre, si on doit compter sur une telle chose ?
What's the point of surviving if we have to rely on something like that?
— Nausicaä de la vallée du vent (1984)
What's the point of repairing it?