Irreversible

The other day, three people in separate conversations recommended a film to me that I've been meaning to watch for some time now, "Irreversible." I just watched it and it was one of the best films that I've ever seen. Much like the storyline of the film itself, I'm not sure if it would mean as much if I hadn't already seen so many other films. I read a few reviews before I saw the film and given that I watched it on a site that provides illegal streaming, most of the reviews were North American. The reviews were largely fixated on the graphic content of the film, the violence and rape, but I think that in our society we would tend to be fixated on these things, being incredulous and overwhelmed. But the violence and rape that exists in the film is what we hide in all of our films and television. It's what we're saying whenever anyone says, literally I mean, "the n word." It's all the opinion that we stow away in others behind the persons back. It's what's behind the gestures and conversation that we have with customers and family. The film is one of the most genuine and inspiring films that I've seen in awhile. For example, I recently went and saw Prometheus in theaters and not only was it trying, constantly, so hard at being thoughtful and to pack in what I call "pot philosophy," but it also felt, throughout the film, to be completely disingenuous. Even the sci-fi aspect of it was trying to be sci-fi, the thoughtful aspect of it was trying to be thoughtful, everything about it was trying to be. Most all I experience of people is disingenuous, and I hate it. I value, endlessly, true experience and interaction and what this film develops is more than I think most people in North America are able to reach. We are fixated on what we can find incredulous and spiteful, when there is so much more to what's happening.