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Originally Posted by atsonicpark
The camera movement is not what I'm talking about, so much as just the camera, when it's supposed to be not making big dramatic moves, being unstable and all over the place. "Movements" are fine -- when they're moving to something (or away -- or, just, well, doing SOMETHING) -- SHAKINESS is what makes me physically ill. The film is too abrasive for me to enjoy it, it's a chore to sit through.
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Your mentioning feeling physically ill is key to what I think he's all about. At one level he's a schlock merchant, little different to someone like William Castle - remember his 'you have ten seconds to leave the cinema' moment in I Stand Alone. Noe is all about mixing cheap shocks with more profound emotional responses. Irreversible confronts its audience on both levels in a way that reminds me of Greenaway's The Cook, the Thief. Another film that seeks to repulse its audience, as well as wear them down emotionally.