Enter the Void

"Cool concept and visuals as well but I myself felt it was far longer than it needed to be and for that I’d say maybe 7/10 for me . "

"A unique cinematic experience. It’s long… somewhat to a fault… but, it’s a film that’s impossible to forget. "

"3.8/5 ⭐ + Immersive special effects, minimal performances that bring an organic feel to the characters, rich in symbolism, mostly skillfully produced to give a sense of an otherworldly perspective while exploring a localized character. Heavily rooted in story and edited rhythmically well to keep the repetition from getting old. It aims to go beyond the human drama while still incorporating it into the narrative flow. - For a film that invites Buddhist concepts into the story, the film is too bleak to represent a well-rounded perspective into how the word "Void" is used. The entangled lives of humans trapped in their karma through aversion and attachment would give way to a sense of liberation when the "spirit" or "soul" leaves the body. Anybody who has felt liberation (of any kind) has had a sense of deep joy, or at the very least great relief for even a small instance, but here the film roots in dark themes. Where's the lightness? Where's the feeling of serenity in knowing oneself apart from one's limited self? Without that, the film only concerns itself with hell and purgatory, but no heaven or bliss, and to be void of a separate self is to be in a state of bliss. Neglecting this can make the film feel unnecessarily brutal, and by extension, limited. This too is not a full exploration of how Buddhists use the word "spirit" or "soul" but seeing as how this is not about religion, I could overlook it if done in a spirit of exploration. However, sometimes it seems too much like feeling manipulation. As if the director would rather go for what is trippy and interesting and sees none of these characteristics in joy and simplicity. This is something that many filmmakers do. Overall: An immersive cinematic experience that aims for higher ground, but can feel too limited by incomplete understandings of what it is trying to explore, making it feel too bleak at times."

"Awesome movie about DMT. And life and death. Disregard everything I say but watch this while experiencing some psychedelic experience. It is a must. This movie tackles life and death in a way that hasn't been shown before."

"Overrated and pretentious - not beautiful and compelling and enchanting like what actual psychedelics are like, these people are a-holes who might as well be on bath salts"

"Enter the Void is a 2009 English-language experimental art film[8] written and directed by Gaspar Noé and starring Nathaniel Brown, Paz de la Huerta, and Cyril Roy. A fantasy psychological drama set in the neon-lit nightclub environments of Tokyo, the story follows Oscar, a young American drug dealer who gets fatally shot by the police, but continues to watch subsequent events during an out-of-body experience. The film is shot from a first-person viewpoint, which often floats above the city streets, and occasionally features Oscar staring over his own shoulder as he recalls moments from his past. Noé labels the film a "psychedelic melodrama".-From Wiki"

"Should be shipped to imax theaters asap!!"

"I got too high and convinced myself I was dying with him. Great film."

"Heady, trippy, life questioning."

"Absolutely mind-bending, the visuals are absolutely amazing too. The entire movie is super immersive, love it to pieces"