This film is unclassifiable. It can be argued that it is the most beautiful of films, and also one of the ugliest. The light show scenes rival "2001" without copying them. The radical shifting of narrative angle, outside the main character and then into his "spirit" is amazing. This is as close to tripping as one can get w/out smoking DMT (called the businessman's high in the 60s because this psychedelic took users up and then back down in a couple of hours).
NO film lover will ignore Mr. Noe: his is a unique voice and as unsettling as was Pasolini's, in his day.
SPOILER
An American who casually deals drugs in Tokyo is visited by his sister with whom he shared a catastrophic event from which both are still traumatized. Another such occurrence explodes their world.
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Topic - "Enter the Void," by cine bad-boy, Gaspar Noe (Vic, he's really Argentine!). - tinear 02:33:58 03/15/11 (10)
- Thought it was quite Poor - Jon L 11:38:33 03/15/11 (0)
- Got bored.....couldn't finish it. Reminded me of the heavy..... - mr grits 09:05:40 03/15/11 (0)
- Did any of you guys watch Noe's "I Stand Alone"? - PhilJ 08:17:05 03/15/11 (4)
- "I Stand Alone" is similarly difficult to "Irreversible." You'd bail. nt - tinear 08:39:48 03/15/11 (3)
- I did not word that right, I liked I Stand Alone and wonder how - PhilJ 09:17:50 03/15/11 (2)
- You'll love "Void." nt - tinear 10:51:02 03/15/11 (1)
- roger that - PhilJ 11:34:02 03/15/11 (0)
- Added this one, and watched A Red Bear last night - Victor Khomenko 06:03:55 03/15/11 (0)
- RE: "Enter the Void," by cine bad-boy, Gaspar Noe (Vic, he's really Argentine!). - grinagog 04:49:05 03/15/11 (1)
- Agree on the shots: it's been so short a time since we were all left agape by "Run Lola Run!". nt - tinear 07:42:44 03/15/11 (0)