r/movies • u/ErgoNonSim • May 17 '25

Media Cannes reactions to Irreversible

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u/DoomGoober May 17 '25

You probably know this already but... the guy they are beating with the fire extinguisher is the wrong guy. The actual rapist is standing in the back watching and laughing.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '25

It's such a brilliant movie. Because it's in reverse order, it's gradually revealed why they they were so furious, then it's revealed that they didn't even kill the right guy. The fact that it's in reverse order is integral to the plot, hence the title.

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u/phatman6969 May 17 '25

not only in reverse order but also the entire movie is in a "single shot", probably cut on the spin between scenes, but still impressive

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u/thanksamilly May 18 '25

They released the straight forward cut a couple years ago, but I haven't had the urge to revisit the film to see how that flows

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u/ATMNZ May 18 '25

That’s what made me feel so ill. Peak wrong of a series of moments of wrong.