The film is constructed from long, uninterrupted takes stitched together to look like one continuous flow. The camera often floats above the city like a spirit.
Drawing heavily from the Tibetan Book of the Dead , the film depicts Oscar's soul as it floats above the city, observing the grief of his loved ones while being pulled through a kaleidoscope of memories and hallucinatory visions. The story eventually culminates in a visceral portrayal of reincarnation, where Oscar's spirit seeks a new vessel to fulfill a childhood blood pact to never abandon his sister. 81. ENTER THE VOID (2009) | 366 Weird Movies enter the void -2009-
The film’s inciting incident occurs early on when Oscar is cornered by police in a nightclub toilet and shot. From this point forward, the camera leaves Oscar’s physical body, and the audience experience the rest of the film through his wandering spirit. Inspired heavily by the Tibetan Book of the Dead , Noé tracks Oscar’s soul as it floats over the cityscape, revisiting memories of the past and observing the grief-stricken lives of those he left behind. Visual Mastery and the "Floating" Camera The film is constructed from long, uninterrupted takes