"Escape into Nothingness": A Unique Experience of Death

Ericka 2022-03-23 09:02:26

In order to fulfill the wishes of their parents, a brother and sister came to Tokyo, Japan. The younger sister Linda worked as a dancer, and the older brother Oscar made a living by dealing drugs. The two lived a sloppy life all day long. Oscar accidentally got a Tibetan Buddhist scripture from a friend. One of the descriptions of death and rebirth aroused great interest in Oscar, and he studied it carefully in his spare time. When a drug dealer was reported, Oscar was shot and killed by the police when he was hiding in the toilet to destroy the drugs. Next, start a dream process of long-term drifting of the soul to rebirth after death.

Since the Argentine director Gaspar Nou made his famous "Irrevocable" with the rewind method, this time he once again brought the shocking "Escape into the Nothingness" with the elegant vision of death. We can skip the post-mortem regeneration process that is still in the concept of fur, and the unique shooting method is enough to be eye-opening. Drifting from one space to another, passing through various walls and roofs, witnessing relatives and friends continue to live after losing themselves, is an extreme feeling that the audience has never experienced. Psychedelic forms, flashing images, and a sense of nothingness, if you are a mystic, this film will definitely satisfy your appetite, make your heart skip a beat, and try to experience that extraordinary experience.

Fortunately, the director's study of Buddhism is not deep enough, and he does not know what the six realms of reincarnation and the rules of all circles are, but he just demonstrates a simple psychedelic death process for everyone. Otherwise, it would be strange not to make a thriller if the Ten Halls of Hell in the Eighteenth Hell were also included. Just use the real and dreamlike scenes to let the audience have a visual experience after taking drugs, and let the people who have never taken drugs try a psychedelic process, and have a safe and healthy taste of a different life. This is enough to establish the lofty status of the film and be admired and admired by the world.

Friendly reminder: Do not watch if you are mentally impaired!

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Enter the Void quotes

  • Linda: I really feel so happy with you. I feel free. I feel very, very free. You promise me you'll never leave me?

    Oscar: Of course.

    Linda: We die together?

    Oscar: We'll never die.

    Linda: We'll never die?

    Oscar: Never.

    Linda: We're immortal?

    Oscar: Yes. We will never die.

    Linda: Good.

  • Linda: Don't you want to find a real job?

    Oscar: Fuck no. Everybody who has a job is just a slave.