I'll never forget my first time seeing Climax. Never heard of Gaspar Noé, just knew it was about drugs/dancing and thought "i'm in". It was a matinee showing; just me and one other guy who was sitting a few rows in front of me. At the end, the lights came up, and we both just sat there for a second. Then the guy gets up, turns to me and says "well that was fucking weird, huh?", then leaves the theatre. 10/10 movie.
Ihave watched that movie like 10 times. My favorite thing to do is to force people who havent watch the movie to see it with me to see the reactions. The movie shots, angles, music, dance, everything was just -erfect and innovative. One of my favorite movies ever and also one of the most influential piece of art for me
I spoke to Noé after a screening of Climax at a film festival in Belgium, and he was very kind and surprisingly 'normal'. We talked about the one-take psychotic dance/convulsion scene in a hallway, and how it seemed to me that it was inspired by Isabelle Adjani's scene in Possession, which he gladly admitted to, as he showed that specific scene to Sofia Boutella to give her an idea of what he wanted.
Same here! I showed my dad Climax recently and he surprisingly liked it! And then I showed my brother and he hated it. Once I told him Noe was my favorite director he was like huh?.
he’s mine as well but is it really that hard to explain? He’s transgressive, polarizing, stylish, gives you complex emotions, unconventional stories and structures and an unrelenting energy. There you go- lot’s of reasons.
what I personally like about gaspar noé's films is that they feel real, human and extremely physical. I like that in an age where tarantino can brutally murder several people on screen without the audience flinching an eye, noé makes you feel like you're there, with the chaos, the anxiety, the absolutely human insanity going on that just feels way too real. I don't like horror movies but noé gives me the thrill of a horror movie.
I totally disagree that we don’t understand Alex as a character in Irreversible. The conversations she has with her boyfriend and friend on the subway in particular reveal a lot about how toxic masculinity affects her. She’s visibly very uncomfortable with the conversations they’re having. And especially when we learn later that it’s that toxic behavior by her boyfriend that caused her to leave the party alone, we learn a lot about her vulnerability. You could say that we don’t know as much about her independently of the men in her lives, but I don’t think that’s the point of the film. Since the movie is to an extent about how context affects narrative, that bit of context with her relationships is more important to the film than anything else we might not know about her as a character.
Yep the whole film is about how toxic masculinity destroys everything …the man at the beginning ironically says “time destroys everything” to blame it on time..:
Climax is his best film. His style is just perfect in that film. The violence, the drugs, the sex, the chaos; none of it ever feels gratuitous like with moments in his previous films that feature the same topics. And from a technical standpoint, Climax is incredibly impressive. The expressive cinematography, the long takes, the multiple characters and storylines and the fact it was made in 15 days!
no way !! climax is almost a copy of his other movies with the same style but more shallow in the script, for me his best work has got to be irreversible
@@softcake1487 how? It's great. It is a constant downward spiral into madness and is consistently getting crazier with a good pace. That's what you would want in a movie about a bad trip. You also have a villain with a motive (person who drugs the drink) to top it off. And you have long uncut shots that are well directed, acted, and choreographed. The music is also fitting and great.
Climax really is goated. I was actually a dancer most my life and it’s crazy how relatable it is. (Not that anyone died) but the group of people and the different types within them
Irreversible is more than "just" disturbing, Monica's character features heavily in the second half --- if she's only portrayed at the surface level then so too are the other two characters. I think that second part of the movie, everything portrayed as happening prior to the rape, is actually full of life and pretty wonderful. The first part of the movie is about toxic masculinity and the stupidity of revenge, the second part is about being a woman in a man's world. What you have to remember is that Irreversible isn't Noe's work alone, the three actors were essentially co-creators and worked out much of the film themselves.
I like this. I recently rewatched Irreversible(skipped the scene in the middle) and I still prefer I Stand Alone but Irreversible might be his best movie about control or should I say, the complete lack of control in our lives. It's one of the best movies ever made and having skipped the rape scene, I left the movie feeling like it was extremely beautiful. I also agree that the character of the woman is portrayed on a very surface level but that should be construed as misogynistic in nature because so two are the two guys. The film is not a character study, it's about the absence of free will, the absence of control in our lives.
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Enter the Void really reminds me of the early '10s. I'd started going to university and talking about psychedelics with a fellow student, and we both found the movie very fascinating. Furthermore, I love its visuals - all the neon lights, the claustrophobic city, the intensity (in music too), the deepness of it (the lack of control, as you mentioned), the ghostly camera movements, and so on. I haven't watched all of Noé's movies but I'll always have a sweet spot for Enter the Void. Such a trip!
I find it a bit humorous that IDK how many years later people still have trouble deciding if they actually like Noe and his films or if they just like his style, or if they just can't stand him at all. I, myself think all his movies are pretty great and technically he's basically flawless. His use of music/score is great also, I met him at a premiere for Enter The Void, he's really a humble guy who stayed afterward to sign autographs and talk with all his fans. He was very cool to me. Love my be his worst, but he uses some amazing music in it......see John Frusciante : Murderers.
Bit of a relief to hear you say that Irreversible is his hardest film to watch, because after having seen/experienced that I wasn’t going near Enter the Void and Climax ever but now maybe. 🐣
I recently found put his father is an artist too, Felipe Noé spoke openly against the military coup in Argentina during the 70's via his art, which is more of a fun fact than anything else i just wanted to add that it felt weird to discover that in the middle of a museum
18:25 As someone who does, I would honestly say that feeling I had at the end of Climax the first time I watched it was pretty close to the feeling I have after I take psychadelics. I remember that's how I described it to a friend of mine who hasn't seen it.
Chris Morris is a British equivalent to Gaspar Noé. I'm a fan of his work particularly JAM and BRASS EYE because it's so controversial and has a good ear for electronic ambient music
I watched Climax for the first and only time about a year ago, and even if I loved the movie, maybe I won't watch it any soon. As a dancer, I always watch the dance scene here on youtube, but as a 17-year-old, I probably should've listened to the people who told me that Noé's movies aren't for children.
I believe that "I stand alone" is the quintessential Noe movie. The key to understand it all. Almost every concept (and horror) he later used for his movies, is taken from the butcher's nihilistic and pessimistics thoughts in "I stand alone".
The way i view climax is the movie is set up as if you are being spiked with them. The amount of chaos going on around the movie is so overwhelming to comprehend, there’s so much going on and that is what taking something like LSD would be like if you were spike with it. It’s genius.
There is a theory by Richard Dyer that finds more “purpose” in film from its purely sensoric qualities, just like in the early days of film, when people were (allegedly) scared of an incoming train and viewed movies more like technical wonders. According to him, movies like “Speed” which place you into an ever-accelerating bus or contemporary ways to expand the movie experience, like IMAX and 3D, have more in common with the quintessence of cinema than some rather snobby film theorists would perhaps like to think. An interesting point for sure, and I bet Noe’s movies would fit right into this bracket! Even if the plots are relatively simple and nihilistic, you always watch Noe’s movies with more than just your eyes, you FEEL them. And that’s what I love about his style, I’ve never seen a director’s filmography so consistently affect people on such a visceral level after viewing them.
Havent read the theory but i'm fully on board with what you describe it as being. Lynch does this too - it's difficult to watch twin peaks and *not* taste cherry pie and black coffee, or feel the modest cold of damp PNW rainy days. Or the horror of BOB crawling over the couch and right into your soul through the television screen... On another level, that perspective on film is also what has lead some critics/theorists to gain an actual appreciation for Michael Bay stuff. Not in the sense of "oh these movies have actually been good all along," but in the sense of parsing the excesses of his style into something that does represent an actual artistic approach. It's still shallow, but it's also just so out there that you can't really say nothing at all about it. The ridiculous camera cuts and supersaturated colors, the characters and jokes that feel like they were written by preteen boys just starting to discover what boners are, the music choices.. it all coheres into a consistent thing. Pure excess. Not unlike Noe, LOL.
Despite popular opinion, I believe Irreversible to be a very deep film. Personally I believe Irreversible's strongest element to be the main theme. When you get past the rape and attempted revenge story. It perfectly shows the mundane aspects of life that you fail to appreciate until you are thrust into chaos. When all of life itself is falling apart around you and you can be very easily fall into a position you never would've seen yourself in before. You end up there because EVERY other possible choice sounds just as shitty as the one your in. When life becomes a nightmare. SPOILERS When you find out, during the assault scene that the guy who's head is smashed in by Pierre is in fact not the perpetrator, it kills you. And as we move past that point and see how shitty of a boyfriend Marcus was and how much of a perv Pierre was, it kills us. We end up at the final scene, with Alex laying on the grass... Despite knowing what future lays before her, we finally get to sit back for a moment and relax, for possibly the first time during the film. Until the camera shoots to the stars and we are given the message that "Time Destroys All Things". An unsubtle reminder that the utmost purity we've experienced in that last couple of minutes will always be infected by the Nihilism of humanity.
Gaspar noe is my favorite director of all time, love them or hate him every single one of his films are a completely unique experience that are not found anywhere else
I watched a couple of his movies when I was a teenager and I hated them all. I'm now in my 30s, I decided to give them another try and now I love them. Climax in particular is amazing.
Im a 15 year old trying to get into films and i really want to watch enter the void but i know its out of my league. What age should i watch enter the void at.
Weird timing on this as I bought Climax yesterday at half price books for $10! I didn’t like it much the first time as the narrative structure kind of threw me off, but I decided to give it another chance yesterday and my opinion got completely flipped on it’s head. I absolutely loved it, everything about it worked for me this time. The horror of not being in control has always been on my mind, I don’t like partaking in many activities that can alter my state like that. Wether it’s sitting in the passengers seat, falling behind, or the worst having my perception of the world be altered because of a drug completely scares me. And I thought that Climax perfectly captured that feeling and I absolutely cannot wait to show friends who I’ve tried explaining this fear to. Best $10 I’ve spent in a while.
I got into Noé after you recommended Climax in 2019, so thank you! For me, his films are all about living through a nightmare that I will (hopefully) never go through. His style is so bold and immersive that it forces you to get out of your own head and relinquish control to the experience happening on screen. It's such an exhilarating feeling. I haven't loved everything Noé has made. "Enter the Void" was a bit too long, though I plan to rewatch it eventually. "Love" was extremely surface level imo. But "Climax" is a masterpiece. Very few films have made me feel like "Climax" did and I'm sure very few films will.
I think it’s also important to mention Noe’s wife-Lucile Hadzihalilovic-who has some amazing works of his own and has helped to direct nearly every single Noe film. She also released “Earwhig” last year-which was also great, if you’re a Noe fan!
Noé's work is often associated with the concept of "cinéma du corps" (cinema of the body), focusing on the physicality and rawness of the human experience.
Bumped into Gasper Noe accidentally. The first movie I watched of his was Climax. You might find it extremely unsettling if you are a light movie watcher. Although, there are far more disturbing works of that guy which are both brilliant and ridiculous that I just realized after watching this video. All of which, I am looking forward to seeing. Climax was an eerie watch, not in a conventional way. Everything is so finely, subtly put together, the lights dictating the mood of the scene, the acting, the camera work, god, I found it to be a pretty good work of art.
Irreversible was my first Noe film and it knocked me on my ass. I knew I was getting into some crazy shit but what I didn't expect was the unbelievably impactful filmmaking beyond the disturbing subject matter! Seeing Enter the Void and Climax recently has definitely solidified him into one of my favorite directors, which just feels weird to say. But my goodness, can this dude capture a feeling or atmosphere so incredibly well. Even if that feeling/atmosphere is horrible, you can't help but be hypnotized by the pure cinematic weight. No one can do it like him, flaws and all.
16:04 "It attacks one's senses with such transgressive power that by its end, one feels flustered, simultaneously full and empty." That is exactly how I felt after watching his newest film Vortex. I had never seen a Gaspar film at a cinema before, and really wanted to, after clawing my skin off watching Climax. Honestly, by the time me and my mate got outside by the films end, I felt like I had just been bombarded with stress to the point where I felt fuzzy like after a panic attack; energised, but despaired at the same time. We both needed a good pint safe to say.
For me Irreversible is his film with the most heart. Particularly the scenes towards the end. But that is probably to do with casting a real couple in the film.
Irreversible is one of the greatest movies ever made. I couldn't get into Enter The Void on numerous attempts, but loved it as a series of vignettes. I couldn't take my eyes off the screen, literally, while watching Climax. I've not seen his other works.
His work transcends eye candy it's like eye crack cocaine. I also feel like he's painfully honest, which is refreshing. Really great soundtracks and sexy young people doing sexy young people things seal the deal.
Beautifully expressed as usual. My favorite of his is Climax, it wasn't quite as indulgent and self referential, was better for it. I want to love Enter the Void but don't, I think a different edit of it could be very good but I appreciate his style and passion for film regardless.
I think this is my new favorite of yours Karsten. Fucking phenomenal. Loved the red and the flashing text, loved how you paced it all, loved your analysis. Really good stuff.
Karsten: How many of you forgot about Hardcore Henry? Me, who puts Hardcore Henry at number 3 on his personal top 10: yeah, who remembers that movie hehe...
Brownies in Amsterdam are something else I sat for hours in the café till it closed All the slow in-between memories were completely sliced off Grab. Twist drink. Ahhh. like a coca cola commercial When I opened the door to the air bnb it hit me. Realising how out of control I truly felt Also everything I looked at for too long approached me. Getting so close I couldn't see anything else Also some people don't get the munchies. If anything I hated chewing
I really think no one has portrayed psychedelic trips in cinema as accurately as noe does it, especially in enter the void. Crazy thing is besides doing an amazing job at mimicing it visually, his movies actually kinda make you feel that same crazy and unique type of way (but really dark and fucked up)
Great video! I first saw Enter The Void earlier this year, and was really disappointed, I thought it was novel but really lacking. So I gave up on pursuing other Noé movies, then a couple of weeks ago I bumped into Climax and it really clicked. There is a contradictory core to his movies, whereby they put you into a sort of trance where you can’t look away, but simultaneously give you some breathing room to think about what you’re seeing. It’s not pure immersion, despite his movies being trancelike you’re given opportunity to engage with them critically while you’re watching.
@@casual_man6240 it's a movie that's one shock scene and then foreshadowing of a thing that the audience has already seen. it's got awful camera movements that feel like they'll make you throw up, awful writing that makes you wonder why people think professors talk like they're doing lectures at all time (i don't reference excel spreadsheets whenever i see numbers?), and acting that's people reciting lines and fucking up their character's name. not even going into the homophobia or the extremely strange and worrying claim that "time ruins everything" when it's clearly a person, a man, that ruined everything. idk why you would need to literally spell out your message at the end of your film in big giant letters, and one that's just incorrect at that. there are generally recognized standards in art, irreversible performs below those.
For me to get to know him and we take some photos and dance, he is a man who has a very big ego, but I appreciate his filmography very much, especially as an influence for young filmmakers.
How can you have a fear of being high all the time, without ever experiencing what "high" actually is? It's a serious question and I feel like your answer could only come from a secondhand experience like watching Climax. I heard a reviewer say that the freak out in the movie was like watching people who have never had drugs... pretend they were on drugs! In fact, it's quite the opposite. Yes that isn't the typical experience, especially from an external point of view, but from the experiencee it is a fantastic, though fantastical, depiction of the moment.
I think what makes Climax his „best“ movie is that there is always sth happening. The camera follows all of these people doing sth as the situation gets more fucked up every minute. And it’s shorter than a lot of his other movies. My biggest problem with Noé is that his movies often seem too long. Enter the Void was visually stunning and pretty cool but seeing a story for two and a half hours that could’ve easily be told in a 90 min film is kind of exhausting. Same with Love. It’s not the shock factor that puts me off a little but the boredom that could possibly sneak around the corner.
‘personally i’ve never died so i can’t speak on the accuracy of this film’s portrayal of death’
wow, thank you karsten.
I've actually died a couple of times and I can tell you that it's not that accurate
@@catsrule1343 what’s it like then?
@@barbarasoto2019 meh it's okay. 6/10
@@catsrule1343 did you watch memoria?
@@catsrule1343 I tried dying as well. It was a life changing experience
There is Noé I'm ever going to understand this man
He’s done it.
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Took me a sec 😂
I get it
I'll never forget my first time seeing Climax. Never heard of Gaspar Noé, just knew it was about drugs/dancing and thought "i'm in". It was a matinee showing; just me and one other guy who was sitting a few rows in front of me.
At the end, the lights came up, and we both just sat there for a second. Then the guy gets up, turns to me and says "well that was fucking weird, huh?", then leaves the theatre. 10/10 movie.
Sal couldn't unlock the electrical room he locked his son in during the LSD party, making him tonights biggest loser.
@@fv2977 last thing i expected to see on a noe video is an impractical jokers reference
@@Bruh-mu6ol After seeing his pfp, there was Noé I was gonna pass up on making the reference.
Ihave watched that movie like 10 times. My favorite thing to do is to force people who havent watch the movie to see it with me to see the reactions. The movie shots, angles, music, dance, everything was just -erfect and innovative. One of my favorite movies ever and also one of the most influential piece of art for me
@@mastah2494I see what you are doing here with people hahaha. Climax starts as a regular movie then start to descend into a nightmare
I spoke to Noé after a screening of Climax at a film festival in Belgium, and he was very kind and surprisingly 'normal'. We talked about the one-take psychotic dance/convulsion scene in a hallway, and how it seemed to me that it was inspired by Isabelle Adjani's scene in Possession, which he gladly admitted to, as he showed that specific scene to Sofia Boutella to give her an idea of what he wanted.
Omg i wish i was you
Noooo wayyy that makes so much sense now that I'm thinking about it...
Gaspar Noé is hands-down my favorite director, and let me tell you, that is incredibly difficult to explain to people.
Same here! I showed my dad Climax recently and he surprisingly liked it! And then I showed my brother and he hated it. Once I told him Noe was my favorite director he was like huh?.
bro same
Same
he’s mine as well but is it really that hard to explain? He’s transgressive, polarizing, stylish, gives you complex emotions, unconventional stories and structures and an unrelenting energy. There you go- lot’s of reasons.
same bro same
what I personally like about gaspar noé's films is that they feel real, human and extremely physical. I like that in an age where tarantino can brutally murder several people on screen without the audience flinching an eye, noé makes you feel like you're there, with the chaos, the anxiety, the absolutely human insanity going on that just feels way too real. I don't like horror movies but noé gives me the thrill of a horror movie.
I had the chance to meet him in person and I can easily say that he is absolutely not a narcissist - he's actually super modest even
I totally disagree that we don’t understand Alex as a character in Irreversible. The conversations she has with her boyfriend and friend on the subway in particular reveal a lot about how toxic masculinity affects her. She’s visibly very uncomfortable with the conversations they’re having. And especially when we learn later that it’s that toxic behavior by her boyfriend that caused her to leave the party alone, we learn a lot about her vulnerability. You could say that we don’t know as much about her independently of the men in her lives, but I don’t think that’s the point of the film. Since the movie is to an extent about how context affects narrative, that bit of context with her relationships is more important to the film than anything else we might not know about her as a character.
Yep the whole film is about how toxic masculinity destroys everything …the man at the beginning ironically says “time destroys everything” to blame it on time..:
@@allessandmegchannel that's because man is a product, time is boundless and is where cause and effect eventually stop.
Climax is his best film. His style is just perfect in that film. The violence, the drugs, the sex, the chaos; none of it ever feels gratuitous like with moments in his previous films that feature the same topics. And from a technical standpoint, Climax is incredibly impressive. The expressive cinematography, the long takes, the multiple characters and storylines and the fact it was made in 15 days!
Climax is almost a repetition of Irreversible. Speaking technically, ETV is his most impressive.
@@warpnl1 I agree
How could one like this is beyond me. 1/10 movie
no way !! climax is almost a copy of his other movies with the same style but more shallow in the script, for me his best work has got to be irreversible
@@softcake1487 how? It's great. It is a constant downward spiral into madness and is consistently getting crazier with a good pace. That's what you would want in a movie about a bad trip. You also have a villain with a motive (person who drugs the drink) to top it off. And you have long uncut shots that are well directed, acted, and choreographed. The music is also fitting and great.
Climax is easily my favorite Noé, it's so weirdly compelling
Same!
Climax really is goated. I was actually a dancer most my life and it’s crazy how relatable it is. (Not that anyone died) but the group of people and the different types within them
Fun fact: They were actual dancers with no acting experience
Wait that's it just cuz it's relatable?
Irreversible is more than "just" disturbing, Monica's character features heavily in the second half --- if she's only portrayed at the surface level then so too are the other two characters. I think that second part of the movie, everything portrayed as happening prior to the rape, is actually full of life and pretty wonderful.
The first part of the movie is about toxic masculinity and the stupidity of revenge, the second part is about being a woman in a man's world. What you have to remember is that Irreversible isn't Noe's work alone, the three actors were essentially co-creators and worked out much of the film themselves.
I like this. I recently rewatched Irreversible(skipped the scene in the middle) and I still prefer I Stand Alone but Irreversible might be his best movie about control or should I say, the complete lack of control in our lives. It's one of the best movies ever made and having skipped the rape scene, I left the movie feeling like it was extremely beautiful. I also agree that the character of the woman is portrayed on a very surface level but that should be construed as misogynistic in nature because so two are the two guys. The film is not a character study, it's about the absence of free will, the absence of control in our lives.
*that should NOT be construed as misogynistc
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Maybe the reason Love was not as sexy as it should have been for you is because you didn't watch it in 3D
Can't wait for Spider-Man: Noé Home!
Spider-Man will suffer much worse in Noé's version than he already does 😢
Enter the Void really reminds me of the early '10s. I'd started going to university and talking about psychedelics with a fellow student, and we both found the movie very fascinating. Furthermore, I love its visuals - all the neon lights, the claustrophobic city, the intensity (in music too), the deepness of it (the lack of control, as you mentioned), the ghostly camera movements, and so on. I haven't watched all of Noé's movies but I'll always have a sweet spot for Enter the Void. Such a trip!
I find it a bit humorous that IDK how many years later people still have trouble deciding if they actually like Noe and his films or if they just like his style, or if they just can't stand him at all. I, myself think all his movies are pretty great and technically he's basically flawless. His use of music/score is great also, I met him at a premiere for Enter The Void, he's really a humble guy who stayed afterward to sign autographs and talk with all his fans. He was very cool to me. Love my be his worst, but he uses some amazing music in it......see John Frusciante : Murderers.
Climax is incredible. I had a really bad trip once, through polydrug use and its shocking how close climax came to the real experience...
Solid movies, mentally engaging, a bit pretentious and edgy sometimes, hard to recommend, but I've enjoyed what I've seen.
Exactly.
Bit of a relief to hear you say that Irreversible is his hardest film to watch, because after having seen/experienced that I wasn’t going near Enter the Void and Climax ever but now maybe. 🐣
Very different kinds of hard to watch
definitely watch them! they’re much tamer tbh
I recently found put his father is an artist too, Felipe Noé spoke openly against the military coup in Argentina during the 70's via his art, which is more of a fun fact than anything else i just wanted to add that it felt weird to discover that in the middle of a museum
Gaspar Noe came into my restaurant yesterday after his premiere of Vortex in NYC, and he is the MAN.. a great guy
Gaspar the friendly ghost
Nah, that's his cousin Casper. He's Gaspar the *edgy* ghost
The fiendly Noé
18:25 As someone who does, I would honestly say that feeling I had at the end of Climax the first time I watched it was pretty close to the feeling I have after I take psychadelics. I remember that's how I described it to a friend of mine who hasn't seen it.
yeah i really think no one has portrayed psychedic trips in cinema as accurately as noe does it, especially in enter the void
He's quickly becoming among my favorite directors from any piece of entertainment who use unorthodox techniques, alongside Chris Morris
Chris Morris is a British equivalent to Gaspar Noé. I'm a fan of his work particularly JAM and BRASS EYE because it's so controversial and has a good ear for electronic ambient music
I watched Climax for the first and only time about a year ago, and even if I loved the movie, maybe I won't watch it any soon. As a dancer, I always watch the dance scene here on youtube, but as a 17-year-old, I probably should've listened to the people who told me that Noé's movies aren't for children.
I believe that "I stand alone" is the quintessential Noe movie. The key to understand it all. Almost every concept (and horror) he later used for his movies, is taken from the butcher's nihilistic and pessimistics thoughts in "I stand alone".
i can’t believe karsten just posted this when i just finished watching climax
Same, i watched it 2 days ago and was wondering why he has no videos of it
The way i view climax is the movie is set up as if you are being spiked with them. The amount of chaos going on around the movie is so overwhelming to comprehend, there’s so much going on and that is what taking something like LSD would be like if you were spike with it. It’s genius.
There is a theory by Richard Dyer that finds more “purpose” in film from its purely sensoric qualities, just like in the early days of film, when people were (allegedly) scared of an incoming train and viewed movies more like technical wonders. According to him, movies like “Speed” which place you into an ever-accelerating bus or contemporary ways to expand the movie experience, like IMAX and 3D, have more in common with the quintessence of cinema than some rather snobby film theorists would perhaps like to think. An interesting point for sure, and I bet Noe’s movies would fit right into this bracket! Even if the plots are relatively simple and nihilistic, you always watch Noe’s movies with more than just your eyes, you FEEL them. And that’s what I love about his style, I’ve never seen a director’s filmography so consistently affect people on such a visceral level after viewing them.
Havent read the theory but i'm fully on board with what you describe it as being. Lynch does this too - it's difficult to watch twin peaks and *not* taste cherry pie and black coffee, or feel the modest cold of damp PNW rainy days. Or the horror of BOB crawling over the couch and right into your soul through the television screen...
On another level, that perspective on film is also what has lead some critics/theorists to gain an actual appreciation for Michael Bay stuff. Not in the sense of "oh these movies have actually been good all along," but in the sense of parsing the excesses of his style into something that does represent an actual artistic approach. It's still shallow, but it's also just so out there that you can't really say nothing at all about it. The ridiculous camera cuts and supersaturated colors, the characters and jokes that feel like they were written by preteen boys just starting to discover what boners are, the music choices.. it all coheres into a consistent thing. Pure excess. Not unlike Noe, LOL.
perfectly said
Despite popular opinion, I believe Irreversible to be a very deep film.
Personally I believe Irreversible's strongest element to be the main theme. When you get past the rape and attempted revenge story. It perfectly shows the mundane aspects of life that you fail to appreciate until you are thrust into chaos. When all of life itself is falling apart around you and you can be very easily fall into a position you never would've seen yourself in before. You end up there because EVERY other possible choice sounds just as shitty as the one your in.
When life becomes a nightmare.
SPOILERS
When you find out, during the assault scene that the guy who's head is smashed in by Pierre is in fact not the perpetrator, it kills you. And as we move past that point and see how shitty of a boyfriend Marcus was and how much of a perv Pierre was, it kills us. We end up at the final scene, with Alex laying on the grass... Despite knowing what future lays before her, we finally get to sit back for a moment and relax, for possibly the first time during the film. Until the camera shoots to the stars and we are given the message that "Time Destroys All Things". An unsubtle reminder that the utmost purity we've experienced in that last couple of minutes will always be infected by the Nihilism of humanity.
Gaspar noe is my favorite director of all time, love them or hate him every single one of his films are a completely unique experience that are not found anywhere else
God I love Gasper Noe, there is nothing like his films
I watched a couple of his movies when I was a teenager and I hated them all. I'm now in my 30s, I decided to give them another try and now I love them. Climax in particular is amazing.
Im a 15 year old trying to get into films and i really want to watch enter the void but i know its out of my league. What age should i watch enter the void at.
@@p.m9525 21+
@@p.m9525 you should watch it asap
@@p.m9525 don’t watch it yet…. Honestly it’s too much. 21+ is good
@@p.m9525 there is no age to start watching something. i watched enter the void when i was 17 and loved it.
seen climax 9 times and it's my comfort movie at this point. most of the times i watch it are just when i'm high and i want something fun to watch lol
Love the red background, especially for a video talking about Gaspar Noé films
Weird timing on this as I bought Climax yesterday at half price books for $10! I didn’t like it much the first time as the narrative structure kind of threw me off, but I decided to give it another chance yesterday and my opinion got completely flipped on it’s head. I absolutely loved it, everything about it worked for me this time. The horror of not being in control has always been on my mind, I don’t like partaking in many activities that can alter my state like that. Wether it’s sitting in the passengers seat, falling behind, or the worst having my perception of the world be altered because of a drug completely scares me. And I thought that Climax perfectly captured that feeling and I absolutely cannot wait to show friends who I’ve tried explaining this fear to. Best $10 I’ve spent in a while.
I got into Noé after you recommended Climax in 2019, so thank you!
For me, his films are all about living through a nightmare that I will (hopefully) never go through. His style is so bold and immersive that it forces you to get out of your own head and relinquish control to the experience happening on screen. It's such an exhilarating feeling.
I haven't loved everything Noé has made. "Enter the Void" was a bit too long, though I plan to rewatch it eventually. "Love" was extremely surface level imo. But "Climax" is a masterpiece. Very few films have made me feel like "Climax" did and I'm sure very few films will.
I think it’s also important to mention Noe’s wife-Lucile Hadzihalilovic-who has some amazing works of his own and has helped to direct nearly every single Noe film. She also released “Earwhig” last year-which was also great, if you’re a Noe fan!
He's not a narcissist (or at least I've never seen him like that)... He's actually very polite and kinda shy.
He's definitely not shy 😂
@@19382qhe’s shy in person
Shy people can be narcissistic
Gaspar Noé and Quentin Dupieux are the two best French directors working right now. Change my mind
Gaspar Noe is argentinian
Shoutout to Gaspar Noé’s episode of the CRITERION Closet one of the best things I’ve ever watched on UA-cam
Noé's work is often associated with the concept of "cinéma du corps" (cinema of the body), focusing on the physicality and rawness of the human experience.
Climax is such a nightmare, but so so amazing at the same time.
I’ve just ‘discovered’ your channel, and was just watching one of your videos, and subbed like a minute before you posted! Great takes.
Irreversible is my favourite movie of Gaspar Noé. This man is brilliant.
God bless you, man
Bumped into Gasper Noe accidentally. The first movie I watched of his was Climax. You might find it extremely unsettling if you are a light movie watcher. Although, there are far more disturbing works of that guy which are both brilliant and ridiculous that I just realized after watching this video. All of which, I am looking forward to seeing.
Climax was an eerie watch, not in a conventional way. Everything is so finely, subtly put together, the lights dictating the mood of the scene, the acting, the camera work, god, I found it to be a pretty good work of art.
Climax made me feel like I was entering the gates of hell
It’s fun to take acid to climax or enter the void.
If Id take acid to Climax Id die
Irreversible is probably my favorite movie of all time. I mean it’s not necessarily a enjoyable watch but it’s just amazing.
Climax is my favorite film of all time.
I love Gaspar Noe so much, and John Waters!
Hey Rocco.
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@@roccohorror7022 Gradygranny or better known as SenorGranny or slimgrady
Just watched Irreversible and Enter the Void this weekend and wow I'm officially obsessed. I already loved Climax but these were just amazing.
His 3 best films for sure.
Irreversible was my first Noe film and it knocked me on my ass. I knew I was getting into some crazy shit but what I didn't expect was the unbelievably impactful filmmaking beyond the disturbing subject matter! Seeing Enter the Void and Climax recently has definitely solidified him into one of my favorite directors, which just feels weird to say. But my goodness, can this dude capture a feeling or atmosphere so incredibly well. Even if that feeling/atmosphere is horrible, you can't help but be hypnotized by the pure cinematic weight. No one can do it like him, flaws and all.
16:04 "It attacks one's senses with such transgressive power that by its end, one feels flustered, simultaneously full and empty."
That is exactly how I felt after watching his newest film Vortex. I had never seen a Gaspar film at a cinema before, and really wanted to, after clawing my skin off watching Climax. Honestly, by the time me and my mate got outside by the films end, I felt like I had just been bombarded with stress to the point where I felt fuzzy like after a panic attack; energised, but despaired at the same time. We both needed a good pint safe to say.
Irreversible is a freakin classic! My favorite of his. He cannot shock me with any of his other films.
i love noe's movies
climax is a masterpiece
For me Irreversible is his film with the most heart. Particularly the scenes towards the end. But that is probably to do with casting a real couple in the film.
I’m glad people are finding the timing weird. I started climax last night
Irreversible is one of the greatest movies ever made.
I couldn't get into Enter The Void on numerous attempts, but loved it as a series of vignettes.
I couldn't take my eyes off the screen, literally, while watching Climax.
I've not seen his other works.
ENTER THE VOID and IRREVERSIBLE are masterpiece's
You’re right
Next u need to talk about Lars von trier
I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE TURN IT UP
Gaspar Noe's movies are really just like those neon horror rollercoaster rides in a carnival.
Enter the void on 6g of shrooms... changed me forever
His work transcends eye candy it's like eye crack cocaine. I also feel like he's painfully honest, which is refreshing. Really great soundtracks and sexy young people doing sexy young people things seal the deal.
i enjoy his movies because gaspar tells us these violent things often happen without good reason.
Big outcomes with small intentions
chaos
Didn't know there was a new one. Will watch "Vortex" soon. Enter The Void is in my all-time top ten. Nothing else like it.
And there's one with a weird name that was only available at some French festival, lux aeterna I think is the name
@@barstow_ It's some kind of experimental documentary with two actors in conversation. Jack Sparrow hasn't heard of it, so I haven't seen it either.
@@vandalfinnicus1507 wym jack Sparrow?
@@barstow_ Sparrow is a resident of a certain Bay, where he and other sailors conspire against Disney etc. Noe's on our side.
@@vandalfinnicus1507 bruh 🤣
Beautifully expressed as usual. My favorite of his is Climax, it wasn't quite as indulgent and self referential, was better for it. I want to love Enter the Void but don't, I think a different edit of it could be very good but I appreciate his style and passion for film regardless.
End of may the theater cut of ETV will be released, running half a hour shorter or so
@@warpnl1 shitt I'd watch it again if it was shorter.
I stand alone was crazy bruh
I am 2 minutes in and damn, this is by far the best articulation I have ever come across about my own feelings on gaspar noe movies.
Climax is so amazing man, the other Gaspar Noe movies don’t call my name too much but i respect him just solely on that film
I really like I Stand Alone.
The first time I was a bit freaked out, but the second time I liked it.
Great analysis! It’s clear that you put a lot of time and effort into this. I hope it does well, because this vid deserves to get a lot of attention.
Irreversible was probably my favorite movie he's done, but I stand alone is probably a close second for me
Enter the Void is perfect.
I’m excited to be irreparably damaged by Vortex.
I think this is my new favorite of yours Karsten. Fucking phenomenal. Loved the red and the flashing text, loved how you paced it all, loved your analysis. Really good stuff.
Karsten: How many of you forgot about Hardcore Henry?
Me, who puts Hardcore Henry at number 3 on his personal top 10: yeah, who remembers that movie hehe...
Brownies in Amsterdam are something else
I sat for hours in the café till it closed
All the slow in-between memories were completely sliced off
Grab. Twist drink. Ahhh. like a coca cola commercial
When I opened the door to the air bnb it hit me. Realising how out of control I truly felt
Also everything I looked at for too long approached me. Getting so close I couldn't see anything else
Also some people don't get the munchies. If anything I hated chewing
His movies are intense.
Climax had me on the verge of tears the whole movie.
Thank you very very much for this. :')
Everything you said has fulfilled my heart in every way.
i know it doesn’t matter too much, but there should probably be a spoiler alert for the ending reveal of Climax
my favorite part about your channel is learning new things
I really think no one has portrayed psychedelic trips in cinema as accurately as noe does it, especially in enter the void. Crazy thing is besides doing an amazing job at mimicing it visually, his movies actually kinda make you feel that same crazy and unique type of way (but really dark and fucked up)
Great video! I first saw Enter The Void earlier this year, and was really disappointed, I thought it was novel but really lacking. So I gave up on pursuing other Noé movies, then a couple of weeks ago I bumped into Climax and it really clicked.
There is a contradictory core to his movies, whereby they put you into a sort of trance where you can’t look away, but simultaneously give you some breathing room to think about what you’re seeing. It’s not pure immersion, despite his movies being trancelike you’re given opportunity to engage with them critically while you’re watching.
He’s my favorite director, I think his best films are irreversible and enter the void
Same
irreversible is terrible please
@@Arkain89 you may not like it, but that doesn’t mean it’s bad
@@casual_man6240 it's a movie that's one shock scene and then foreshadowing of a thing that the audience has already seen. it's got awful camera movements that feel like they'll make you throw up, awful writing that makes you wonder why people think professors talk like they're doing lectures at all time (i don't reference excel spreadsheets whenever i see numbers?), and acting that's people reciting lines and fucking up their character's name. not even going into the homophobia or the extremely strange and worrying claim that "time ruins everything" when it's clearly a person, a man, that ruined everything. idk why you would need to literally spell out your message at the end of your film in big giant letters, and one that's just incorrect at that.
there are generally recognized standards in art, irreversible performs below those.
@@Arkain89 you missed the point of the film
Noé really brings my anxiety to surface and I'm absolutely terrified of seeing his newest film, Vortex 😂
Enter the void is the best movie to watch while high.
For me to get to know him and we take some photos and dance, he is a man who has a very big ego, but I appreciate his filmography very much, especially as an influence for young filmmakers.
I tried to watch vortex, twice. Climax scares me, but vortex broke me. I could never finish it.
16:35 I really don't agree. I thought the endings to both Irreversible and Climax (more so in the latter) were the definition of catharsis
i cant wait for the next sponge bob videos i dont know why but watching his video's of them makes me so happy
One of the nicest,warm director ever.
What I would give to see him make a zombie movie.
How can you have a fear of being high all the time, without ever experiencing what "high" actually is?
It's a serious question and I feel like your answer could only come from a secondhand experience like watching Climax. I heard a reviewer say that the freak out in the movie was like watching people who have never had drugs... pretend they were on drugs! In fact, it's quite the opposite. Yes that isn't the typical experience, especially from an external point of view, but from the experiencee it is a fantastic, though fantastical, depiction of the moment.
Karsten Runquist does it again! ☝️❤️🎉
He's never made a bad film
you cannot get NOE out of your mind!
Would love to see your take on films of Alejandro Jodorowsky
I think what makes Climax his „best“ movie is that there is always sth happening. The camera follows all of these people doing sth as the situation gets more fucked up every minute. And it’s shorter than a lot of his other movies. My biggest problem with Noé is that his movies often seem too long. Enter the Void was visually stunning and pretty cool but seeing a story for two and a half hours that could’ve easily be told in a 90 min film is kind of exhausting. Same with Love. It’s not the shock factor that puts me off a little but the boredom that could possibly sneak around the corner.
I haven't seen any of his movies and after this video I still think it might be awhile until I do. But this feels like one of your best videos Karsten