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Interestingly, the BBFC gave the thumbs up to Irreversible, because the camera was locked off during the rape scene and so it wasn't deemed to be for titillatio
by antihero 13y ago
Interestingly, the BBFC gave the thumbs up to Irreversible, because the camera was locked off during the rape scene and so it wasn't deemed to be for titillation.
- vezzy-fnord 13y agoWas that the official reason? Because it certainly wasn't titillating, regardless of the cinematography. The entire film was meant to unnerve the viewer with the shaking camera, infrasound and unsettling music (the scene where Pierre and Marcus traverse the nightclub is one of the most atmospherically nauseous that I've watched), reverse chronology and absolute nihilism. And of course, the seizure-inducing strobe lights. There was much more going on for it than just the rape scene. It was in no way meant to be erotic.
- antihero 13y agoYeah, well as official as their podcast can be I guess. Obviously they don't judge a whole film on one scene, but if there is a scene that is particularly graphic such as that one, they often talk about it specifically. I'd recommend their podcast if you can still get ahold of it.