When director is really good at showing violence

Imagine watching a film that is unhesitant in showing the horrors of war. You witness people brutally killing each other; even little children are being shot down without affection. Or perhaps you're watching a film that vividly portrays a mass shooting in a college, where a boy kills his fellow students with a rifle. Despite witnessing those harrowing and disturbing things in movie in the end, the emotion that emerges in the heart is that, "what a beautiful movie." I think that's where the grea

tness of Denis Villeneuve lies. - "Please welcome back to the late show, Denis Villeneuve" Denis Villeneuve a man at the hour, widely known for his atmospheric mysterious yet often intimate stories, a director who has made astonishingly good bid budget sci-fi films. But beside these immersive visuals and spectacle there is a Villeneuve who has made films like "Polytechnique," "Incendies," "Sicario," where he delve into the harrowing realities of world without any kind of hesitation. I've been wa

tching the movies of Villeneuve actually I finished his entire filmography last week but after watching all those movies a thought has been lingering in my mind how can I feel those movies were beautiful after witnessing those harrowing and disturbing things in it. The curiosity to understand this thought is the inspiration for making this video. So in this video essay we're going to discuss that, how exactly Denis Villeneuve use violence that in a way becomes the part of the poem at the end of

the film. In Denis Villeneuve's 2008 short film "Next Floors," we witness a group of people restlessly eating. The manner in which they eat and what they consume is undoubtedly unsettling to watch. It appears that Villeneuve intentionally included shots like these to provoke a sense of unease in the audience. However, something interesting occurs then we hear the only words spoken in the film. Here is a shot that provides us with interesting information. Yet again, it all starts over, but the ti

me for floor breaks decreases, each time. In the end, this occurs. When I first this film my initial thoughts were that it weird and absurd movie. Obviously it is uncomforting to watch people eating animals like that. But when I thought of it after a while, i found something interesting. Here is my interpretation of that movie. I believe the vivid depiction of animals and their body parts wasn't there just to make us uneasy. Villeneuve seems to be showing how they are being restlessly consumed,

mirroring how humans endlessly consume resources from the planet. The waiters politely serving the food seem to represent capitalism, serving us things endlessly, just like the food that never ends. However, there are consequences to this endless consumption, as depicted by the members on the table falling endlessly, perhaps symbolizing the descent into hell, reflecting the trajectory of human civilization. In the end of the film, the waiter's gaze into the camera feels as if Villeneuve is indic

ating that it's the viewer, it’s us about whom he's speaking. After understanding the meaning behind it, the absurd, weird movie becomes a beautiful poem. Because now I understand the artistic beauty behind those uncomforting shots. In 2009 film “Polytechnique” Denis Villeneuve captures the horrors of mass shooting on a collage campus inflicted by a student. if any other conventional director have directed this movie we would've seen shots like peoples heads are being blown off and what not. Fil

mmakers might've done that to capture the impact of the situation. But Villeneuve doesn't go on that route. He first of all shot the film in black and white, so that he could reduce the graphicness of the situation. Villeneuve first introduces the audience to this girl, then to this boy, and then to the two interacting with each other, followed by the unfolding situation. Then, Villeneuve shows the boy informing authorities and returning to see if the girls are all right. Finally, there is this

shot, which encapsulates the impact of the incident. Even the scenes of mass shooting don't contain any graphic imagery. Villeneuve captures it through shots like these, portraying the perpetrator from the perspective of the victims. There are shots of girls hiding, and the character who is firing is shown from the victims' perspective. This not only captures the horror of the situation but also its ugliness. But the beauty of the film lies in the way the movie ends. The film was based on 1989 É

cole Polytechnique massacre that happened in Montreal, Canada. So the subject of the film in-itself is little disturbing and the film also gets little harrowing at time. But in the end we remember the movie as a beautiful poem, discussing the impact of senseless violence o individuals and society. Villeneuve's "Incendies" is a movie that depicts the horrors of war and the trauma that passes from generation to generation. It's a movie which gets disturbing and hard to watch at time but in the end

it's a important movie to watch. The ending of the movie discuss that how can one end the cycle of pain and live peacefully. If you've seen the film "Sicario" you know, just how brilliant that film is. The soul of the film is the character of "Alejandro." But we see the narrative unraveling from the perspective of "Kate." An idealist FBI officer who is been put in the uncharted territory. On every step she encounter a situation where she is been told that, you can't go by the book every time. W

e watch the film from the perspective of Kate, that means we see the story through the dilemmas and mysteries that Kate experienced. Even the violence is shown from the perspective of her, so that we can contemplate the effects of violence. it feels as if the character of Kate is the eye of audience into the world of "Sicario.' but the interesting thing that really captivate my attention is the storyline of this Mexican Polis Officer. He doesn't have any crucial contribution in the central narra

tive of the film. Still he has a narrative arc. There are scenes from his day to day life, wee see his conversations with his sons, and his sensibility towards him. Later in the film we see him coming in the middle of the main narrative, where we get to know that he is corrupt and being shot down like a collateral damage in the hustle of the unfolding narrative. Because of those scenes from his day to day life we understand the meaning and significance of that movement when he got shot down. Thi

s makes contemplate the methods of violence and shows us the ugliness of it. I think this is the beauty and greatness of Denis Villeneuve because if we remove those scenes from the police officer's day to day life, he is just a side character in the main narrative who gets killed. This shows us about the sensibility and seriousness that Denis Villeneuve has towards his craft. Villeneuve did same thing in his movie prisoners. The film was a mystery-thriller where two little girls got disappeared

and the story is about finding those girls. One of the victims parent played by Hugh Jackman doesn't trust the institutions and law, so he abduct a mentally retarded boy who might be the suspect and starts torturing him. Just like in the "Polytechnique" Villeneuve doesn't show the scenes of torture, instead he let us hear the sound of it. The coldness of the torturer, and then the effect. Which obviously makes us uneasy and makes one question the methods of violence and the morality of the situa

tion. A helpless father who is in an emotional turmoil torturing a boy. this situation makes a contemplate about our own morality. Its raises the question that would we do the same if we're in his situation. This is the reason I think the beauty of Denis Villeneuve lies in the way he depicts violence, even if we put aside the visual beauty of his movies. His film the "Next Floor" feels like a metaphorical poem discussing the nature of consumerism and its impact on us and the world around us. fil

ms like "Incendies" and "Polytechnique" despite being harrowing and disturbing at times feel beautiful poems in the end. Discussing the way one can end the chain of trauma and pain and impact of violence on individuals and society. While films like "Sicario" and "Prisoners" makes one contemplate the methods of violence make us introspect about the demons or darkness that is present in every one of us.