Looking Through a Glass Onion: 'Enter the Void's Visual FX

French special effects genius Geoffrey Niquet collaborated with Gaspar Noe on the creation of the mindblowingly wonderful Enter The Void. Here’s a clip that shows the multi-layered visuals that were composed for the film. It’s like looking through a glass onion. For those of you have seen the movie, this will be a reminder of its loveliness. For those of you who haven’t experienced the Void, this will tantalize and perhaps compel you to see it.

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This was a great reminder of why this film is enjoyable. I just wish it were better paced. I've watched it 3 times and I don't feel like I could go for a fourth without lots of fast forwarding. First time I watched it by myself, second was with a friend, third time was to reevaluate the flick. It's close to 2 and a half hours so it's not overbearingly long, but it felt like Gaspar was reusing and retelling scenes that didn't require it. And, you know, showing the audience the horrific dead fetus, then zooming out slowly, flying around the ceiling for a bit, then zooming back on the fetus was a little unnecessary.

But don't get me wrong, I'm a huge Gaspar Noe fan. Irreversible and I Stand Alone are in a few of my top ten lists. Those movies were so full of passion, hatred, love, and dark hilarity... I'm really happy about the experience, otherwise I would not have watched Enter the Void multiple times, but I feel he lost momentum in the relentless exploration of his own obsessions. I definitely laughed out loud a couple times, but it was more laughing because, yes, he went there -- Gaspar Noe doesn't hold back. At least there's that.

But this video is an exploration of the special effects and the strange angles used throughout the movie, which are enough to warrant at least one viewing.

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