brutal, disorienting, and impossible to watch without feeling it in your gut. noé’s backwards structure turns the story into a slow revelation of tragedy, stripping away the shock to expose raw grief and tenderness. the camera work is dizzying, the violence unbearable, but it all serves a purpose, making the beauty in the final moments hit even harder. ugly and devastating, but unforgettable.
brutal, disorienting, and impossible to watch without feeling it in your gut. noé’s backwards structure turns the story into a slow revelation of tragedy, stripping away the shock to expose raw grief and tenderness. the camera work is dizzying, the violence unbearable, but it all serves a purpose, making the beauty in the final moments hit even harder. ugly and devastating, but unforgettable.
