Enter The Void

[Robi]

Just in case anyone is thinking about watching (or has watched) Gasper Noe's latest film, have a quick read of my girlfriend's review. It covers pretty much everything, including spoilers, so read at your own peril.

Controversy for controversy's sake?

Contains spoilers.


Sex, Violence, Drugs, Death, Incest; Gaspar Noe is back and ready to get you talking.


Anybody that recognises the name Gaspar Noe will approach his films with some level of caution. Whilst most of this caution may be carried by intrigue, many may feel a slight unease towards the French-Argentine Filmmaker's work. His last feature, 2002's Irreversible, split its audience into two teams. The majority of people were freaked out by the ultra-violence the tale of revenge spawned, with the famous nine minute rape scene tending to overshadow the film itself. Others, however, were able to withstand their discomfort in order to see past the film's extreme masculine provocation and into the technical ability of its maker. Noe's camerawork is what makes his cinema so innovative, with his desire to linger; exploit and excess designed to test the audience's resilience to his explosive subject matter.


Enter The Void will no doubt split the audience in a similar way

Read the rest at Controversy for controversy's sake?

What do you guys think?

I personally didn't like it, nor Irreversible. Talented director yes, but I would love to see him direct something more storyline based.

 

[caff]

Sorry for resurrecting an old, unloved thread.

But I loved - yet felt very uncomfortable with - this film. Something about the direction and feelings of the lead character had some resonance with me.

Irreversible was again a well directed movie, one that intrigued me initially, but became utterly agonising to watch. That one scene that pivots the movie was so brutal and painful, I had to fast forward past it.

Gaspar Noe is about to release another film, Love, which again is wrapped in controversy. But this time I'm aware of him as a director, so I feel like I will be prepared to see it.