Day 19 - 24th January
Snacks Eaten - Whatever crap I have in the fridge
Film 19 - Irreversible
Directed by Gaspar Noe
Year - 2002
So here we are. Irreversible take two. Thanks to an unprecedented bloody migraine, film watching has taken a break. I thought about lying on the sofa with the film
On and my eyes closed but being a French film, it would be pretty hard for me to understand without looking. I feel I have let myself down so just gonna pretend were back on day 19. Shh it's called magic.
Irreversible is a brutal yet somewhat morally artistic film. The story is about revenge when Marcus (Vincent Cassel) learns his girlfriend Alex (Monica Bellucci) has been raped and beaten in an underpass. With a non-linear narrative, Noe gives the audience a chance to see the repercussions that vengeance can cause before the rape happens. Extremely violent with some difficult scenes to digest but incredibly shot.
Talented direction and class performances from Cassel and Bellucci stop this film from becoming unnecessarily gratuitous. Gaspar Noe boldly creates a intense experience which is not to be entered into lightly. See it through.
So it's over with. Thank god. Like I said, admire it but it is not easy watching. Some films are meant to challenge us and for us to question our own actions and values. So tomorrow is Waterlilies. Connection?.... Maybe now I can dive into my safe world of greys anatomy. Aaah
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