Enter the Void

re watching. very special for me...

I don't have the words to do justice to this film. Clearly you'll either love it or hate it. Definitely visually stunning & I watched it sober as a judge. I think watching this high would take away from the experience. I found it interesting that there was very little dialogue or music, and it was all very muffled anyway (I turned subtitles on in fact), yet visually it was an assault on my eyes. It reminded me of the idea that when one sense fades, another increases, like blind people who have extra acute hearing, for example.

Not an easy enjoyable experience, but well worth the effort.

Cruelty, loss and betrayal - a perfect cocktail of wrong decisions leading to perpetual nothingness.

"Enter the Void" surprises with breathtaking images that capture the indescribable. It catapults the viewer into the event, sinks its claws deep under the skin and doesn't let go until the end. It will stay with you like all the bad decisions of your life.

"DMT only lasts for six minutes, but it really seems like an eternity. It releases the same chemical your brain receives when you die. It's a little like dying would be the ultimate trip."

Enter the Void is like 2001: A Space Odyssey but a nightmarish drug trip that escalates into the void of desolation. The camera floats around and above the characters, and we sometimes jump between the past and the present. Just imagine a ghost with a god eye. It’s shocking and depressing and doesn’t stop until the end.

It’s an experience like no other - an experience I would never like to revisit. Either way, it is one of the best.

A Harrowing film, that felt more like a psychologically draining and surreal trip of the terrifying depths of human psychosis

crazy movie.
really.

even better if u smoked some weed ^^

That had to have been the trippiest movie ever.

The tragic demise of a young drug dealer who, after witnessing his life flash before his eyes, embarks on a tour through the streets of Kabukicho, spying on the aftermath of his passing while seeking an opportunity for reincarnation.

I must confess that I remembered the film as a much more psychedelic spectacle and a significantly less melancholic and depressing experience. Perhaps the weight of age on my shoulders is helping me feel the void more?

The underlying plot, albeit fragmented and worth less than twenty minutes, is subordinate to its portrayal onscreen—a masterful fusion of immersive subjective long takes, evocative glimpses into the protagonist's past from behind his shoulders, and swirling shots that seamlessly oscillate between arthouse and filth exploitation. Despite the janky CG used for the computer-generated aerial perspectives and wide-angle shots, the overall visual presentation continues to feel innovative and impactful, continually capturing the viewer's attention.

Nonetheless, the latter half of the film languishes in its excessive length, diluting the overall impact of the experience. Furthermore, the way the protagonist meets his demise feels a little far-fetched, if not outright ridiculous - although it could all be interpreted as a massive drug-induced hallucination under the influence of the book borrowed from the French guy. Not that it matters.

Wouldn’t say that Gasper Noe is the best filmmaker working today (i give that to Park Chan Wook), but he is up there.

And his style is amazing. So refreshing to see someone experiment in ‘major’ films. And in this case it works.

I was actually expecting to hate it as I don’t like movies about drugs and cant stand anything psychedelic.

But it is one of the best films of the century so far.

8/10. Might give it higher after i have had time to reflect on it more.