Irreversible is a French rape-revenge film directed by Gaspar Noe, in 2002. The story of the film is about a woman's (Monica Bellucci) lover (Vincent Cassel) and her former boyfriend (Albert Dupontel) take justice into their own hands after she becomes the victim of a rapist. The film using reverse style to tell the story. The beginning of the film actually is the ending of the film.
Synopsis
Alex went to a party with her lover Marcus and her formal boyfriend Pierre. During the party, she has quarrel with Marcus. While, she leave the party alone and taking the tunnel to home. On her way home, Alex sees a pimp called "Le Tenia" beating a transsexual prostitute named Concha in a pedestrian underpass. Once the man sees Alex, he releases Concha and turns his attention to Alex, who attempts to flee, but Le Tenia catches her and threatens her with a knife. Le Tenia pins Alex to the ground and anally rapes her for several minutes of screentime, after which he brutally beats her into unconsciousness.
After the party, Marcus and Pierre found Alex's bloodied body being wheeled on a stretcher into an ambulance by paramedics. In order to waiting police to take action, they decide to take justice into their own hands and hunt down the rapist.
Analysis
Irreversible (2002) is a postmodernism drama. It has contain several genre in one such as action, crime, and drama. As the same time, It is also a French rape-revenge film. The rape-revenge film often sits on the boundaries of horror/exploitation cinema. Approaches to looking at the rape-revenge film normally fall into two categories which are psychoanalytic models of visual pleasure and exploring it as a social-political text which engages in feminist discourse. Rape-revenge film normally focused primary in America films, a recent cycle of films known as 'French Shock Cinema' or 'New French Extreme' has produced example such as Irreversible.
Irreversible (2002) story is reversible. The filming style and camera angle often spinning and rotating in the film especially when the scene from one and going jump to another one. After I finish the entire movie only realize that the story structure is presenting in reverse style. I am amazed by the filming technique, as I never have this kind of experience before.
Irreversible (2002) story is reversible. The filming style and camera angle often spinning and rotating in the film especially when the scene from one and going jump to another one. After I finish the entire movie only realize that the story structure is presenting in reverse style. I am amazed by the filming technique, as I never have this kind of experience before.
Reference
E. B., P. A., & D. H. (2012). European Nightmares: Horror Cinema in Europe Since the 1945. doi:Columbia University Press. Retrieved June 02, 2016 from https://books.google.com.my/books?id=qRsee8-ezv8C&dq=irreversible+gaspar+noe&lr=
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