Irreversible(2002)
Written and Directed by Gaspar Noe(I haven't seen his other films) this French movie is by far one of the most disturbing movies ever made. If you thought A Clockwork Orange was violent, you really need to see this. Its not entirely gore, there's no gangsters, no guns,.. the characters are regular people. One moment you're squirming in your seat at some of the most disgusting and violent acts ever viewed on screen and in the other you're lost in a tender love scene of a couple waking up to each other.
When it was shown at Cannes Film Festival, around 200 people(mostly professional film critics) walked out of the screening, sickened(physically) and needing medical attention. I don't believe in giving out any spoilers so I won't delve into the story. Basically, the gruesome events taking place on a night in Paris are shown backwards (a la Christopher Nolan's Memento). I can't even begin to tell you how real the movie is. It consists of 12 seperate single-take continuous segments without cuts. Camerawork is mostly handheld and its constant movement might cause viewers to get nauseated. The acting is very natural, much of the dialogue is unscripted and Monica Belucci is beauty personified.
The film doesn't glorify or glamorize violence. Yes, there is a stark & horrifying rape scene and a brutal murder, both shot very explicitly but then again, its a sick world, face it. These things happen at alarming rates as per crime statistics in the US/India/anywhere in the world.
Verdict: Unforgivingly disturbing. Not for the faint of heart.
Written and Directed by Gaspar Noe(I haven't seen his other films) this French movie is by far one of the most disturbing movies ever made. If you thought A Clockwork Orange was violent, you really need to see this. Its not entirely gore, there's no gangsters, no guns,.. the characters are regular people. One moment you're squirming in your seat at some of the most disgusting and violent acts ever viewed on screen and in the other you're lost in a tender love scene of a couple waking up to each other.
When it was shown at Cannes Film Festival, around 200 people(mostly professional film critics) walked out of the screening, sickened(physically) and needing medical attention. I don't believe in giving out any spoilers so I won't delve into the story. Basically, the gruesome events taking place on a night in Paris are shown backwards (a la Christopher Nolan's Memento). I can't even begin to tell you how real the movie is. It consists of 12 seperate single-take continuous segments without cuts. Camerawork is mostly handheld and its constant movement might cause viewers to get nauseated. The acting is very natural, much of the dialogue is unscripted and Monica Belucci is beauty personified.
The film doesn't glorify or glamorize violence. Yes, there is a stark & horrifying rape scene and a brutal murder, both shot very explicitly but then again, its a sick world, face it. These things happen at alarming rates as per crime statistics in the US/India/anywhere in the world.
Verdict: Unforgivingly disturbing. Not for the faint of heart.
posted by Vincent at 5:36 AM
8 Comments:
sounds very interesting. will sruely get the dvd sometime and make it a point to watch!
have u seen 'city of god'? another on the lines of "real" violence, brilliantly made.
I haven't seen City of God, I've heard a lot about it though.
"another on the lines of "real" violence" Now I definitely have to watch it! :)
i have seen irreversible and i own a copy of the dvd too. was too gross and bloody for me when i first watched the movie in theatre but thought it would be a nice collectors item and bought it.
Haven't seen the movie, so can't comment about it. But Monica Belluci though a very petty woman as she is, I think her sex-appeal and hotness is overpublicized. She is very hot but the publicity overglorifies it.
This comment is looong overdue.
I watched this movie in film class and I was horrified at the brutal rape scene, especially since there were no cuts AND it lasted for about nine minutes(I actually timed it!).....which did not make for ummm 'pleasant' viewing, to say the least.
But, I still ended up liking the movie.
Also, isnt it weird that the 'fire extinguisher in the face' scene(you know what Im talkin about) was set outside an S&M club...and none of the characters involved in the scene actually enjoyed the violence.
Am I weird for observing strange details like this?
Ahhh, it doesnt matter.
aytida,
You own it on DVD? Thats so cool!! Too bad I can't get the original DVD here..
aragorn,
I agree with what you're saying. Yep, overpublicized, overglorified.. etc.. none of that makes her any less hotter ;)
The Wannabe Indian Punkster,
I think the bystanders in that scene looked a little shocked because breaking someone's face with a fire extinguisher is frowned upon in even the most extreme underground S&M clubs.
Hehe. Yeah, you have a valid point there. Incorporating your idea into the scene would have upped its postion in the sickness scale by a mile :)
MMM Monica Belluci.. nice write up pal..will check it out.
Also I remember you telling in one of your old posts that u hate BEyedPeas..for stat sake, one of their latest song (Pump it) starts with PFic music man..jezez of nazareth.. check that man..
:-|
Φ,
It ticked me off when that track was used in a Pepsi commercial featuring Beckham, but hey atleast it was the original and didn't have some retarded lepers screaming out of tune. I heard that BEP version on the radio while driving and I was seething with such primal rage and I wanted to run over the kids that buy their CDs.
Black Eyed Peas,
Why don't you just drop dead? Your music evokes the same feeling I get when I see floaters in public restrooms. Are you happy?? You've totally ruined a good track for me now. Oh how I'd love to cut you up and feed you to the perennially hungry stray dogs on my street. Not kidding. I fucking dare you to perform in Bangalore.
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