There are movies you watch. And then there are movies that happen to you .
Gaspar Noé’s 2009 psychedelic odyssey, Enter the Void , is not a film. It is a 161-minute panic attack wrapped in a neon shroud of Tibetan philosophy. Watching it for the first time feels like being strapped into a rollercoaster designed by a mad philosopher who just injected liquid LSD directly into your optic nerve. enter the void -2009-
And the lights. My god, the lights.
Do not watch Enter the Void on a laptop. Do not watch it with your parents. Do not watch it if you are feeling sad or unstable. But if you have a good sound system, a dark room, and a curious soul? Press play. There are movies you watch