The Amazon review vault - Irreversible
As soon as the opening credits roll ( or collapse rather ), you know you're in for something. At the start you don't understand what's going on because the camera is shaking all over the place and you can't make out who's who and why there's so much arguing and fighting. Persevere and you begin to understand why, the camera steadies and a natural storyline begins to come to the fore.
Realizing that his wife has been badly beaten up, one guy and his friend try to find out who took out this atrocity. Hence the shaky camera can be described as " blind with rage." It's interestingly done. You'll soon find out that the movie goes backwards ( seems to be the fashion these days ) in finding out how this all came about. So in order to find out how this works you have to go backwards to go forwards.
We find out more about the trio the more we dig into the film. And it also brings to mind how people change completely after someone close to them has been assaulted. The uncontrollable rage that eats inside them. In a way, the fact this film goes backwards reminds you that when you ask someone who has lived with this trauma, they will often speak of their wish to go back to how it was before and how they wish they could turn back the hands of time. People also don't realize that this can last for a long, long time. They simply cannot be the person they used to be. And as a result this film portrays that excellently.
However, it's not a film that can be watched lightly. This can be brutal stuff as it's unrelenting realism when it pictures would make anyone wince. I will wilfully admit that the centrepiece of the movie ( if you can call it that ) was Monica Belucci's rape scene. So brutal and ugly was it that I practically had to skip whatever was the chapter. Watching what I did, I could feel every kick and every beating that was given and I just winced and looked away. It was that brutal.
A film that will only test the bravest souls. It's not for the squeamish. To be quite honest, it's a hard film to recommend but it's something that must be given respect in terms of the sheer audacity to make a film like this. However if you want realism in your movies then I think this must be the film for you. Just be careful you don't get any nightmares. Or worse still, if it happens to you.......
Realizing that his wife has been badly beaten up, one guy and his friend try to find out who took out this atrocity. Hence the shaky camera can be described as " blind with rage." It's interestingly done. You'll soon find out that the movie goes backwards ( seems to be the fashion these days ) in finding out how this all came about. So in order to find out how this works you have to go backwards to go forwards.
We find out more about the trio the more we dig into the film. And it also brings to mind how people change completely after someone close to them has been assaulted. The uncontrollable rage that eats inside them. In a way, the fact this film goes backwards reminds you that when you ask someone who has lived with this trauma, they will often speak of their wish to go back to how it was before and how they wish they could turn back the hands of time. People also don't realize that this can last for a long, long time. They simply cannot be the person they used to be. And as a result this film portrays that excellently.
However, it's not a film that can be watched lightly. This can be brutal stuff as it's unrelenting realism when it pictures would make anyone wince. I will wilfully admit that the centrepiece of the movie ( if you can call it that ) was Monica Belucci's rape scene. So brutal and ugly was it that I practically had to skip whatever was the chapter. Watching what I did, I could feel every kick and every beating that was given and I just winced and looked away. It was that brutal.
A film that will only test the bravest souls. It's not for the squeamish. To be quite honest, it's a hard film to recommend but it's something that must be given respect in terms of the sheer audacity to make a film like this. However if you want realism in your movies then I think this must be the film for you. Just be careful you don't get any nightmares. Or worse still, if it happens to you.......
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