Irreversible

Irréversible, a film by director Gaspar Noe is a film that is shot out of chronological order and is one of the most disturbing psychological thrillers I have ever seen. It includes a long and horrific rape scene, and other tarantino-on-steroids type violence. The main posit of the film comes in the final scene, the beginning, chronologically as Alex is sitting in a park watching as children play in a very peaceful manner, not knowing what the audience does of her horrific fate. In the background there is a sign which states "time destroys all things." This film is very audience-raction driven. The first 30 minutes of the film has a background noise with a frequency of 28Hz (, similar to the noise produced by an earthquake. In humans, it causes nausea, sickness and vertigo. It was the main cause of people walking out of the theaters during the first part of the film in places like Cannes and San Sebastian. In fact, it was added with the purpose of getting this reaction. The experimental nature of audience reaction in this film is its driving force.