Gasper Noe's Soul Imprint

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I believe Noé’s “soul imprint” across these films is to make us REMEMBER! Some of the images in the films are so graphic that it stays lodged into your skull for life. The first image I see when someone talks about “I stand alone” is the face of the Butcher! Let alone his creepy face, but his thoughts are just plain awful. Now “Irreversible” is probably the most insane films I have ever seen in my life. I hated the events that happen in the story, but I loved how well done this film was. Irreversible still gives me chills after I see the dark red film poster of the ally, as does the image of the Butchers face. Gasper Noe s intentions are too mess with the head. Noé uses different type of forms that give audience a disturbing feeling. In “I

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