Okay so there were thing I liked and didn't like about this film but it was the visuals that really grabbed me. Everything shot at night looked brilliant.
Can anyone recommend me films or tv shows that have a similar look to them? I'm working on a bit of a project and could use some inspiration in line with the look of this film.
Thanks for any feedback.
Fallen Angels, Chungking Express, As Tears Go By, Drive.
shareIt reminded me of a cross between Fear X (same director) and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, so these movies are my recommendations. Most of the other visually impressive movies like Blade Runner and Enter The Void have already been named. Cosmopolis, Revolver, The Zero Theorem, Maniac (2012) and Suspiria have a similar visual style, although they are very different in genre and execution.
shareThe Guest (a much more straightforward film).
shareRefn said the films of Gaspar Noe were really influential, and if you watch Irreversible, and even more so Enter the Void, you'll see the connection.
shareLike people said, Enter the Void was filmed in a somewhat similar aspect/style. Tree of Life as well -- although obviously Tree of Life is an entirely different film, setting, and subject. But Tree of Life, like this film, was very minimal in dialogue and incredibly atmospheric.
shareI'm a bit late here, but on one level the film is an homage to Santa Sangre by Jodorowsky (to whom the film is dedicated) which has a similar theme of hands and arms, mothers and sons, and brutal murders. Jodorowsky's film is different in its tone (more like a surrealist giallo) but is obviously a huge influence on OGF.
I'd also add Suspiria and Inferno by Dario Argento, which have similar cinematography, although they're both supernatural horror films.
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He left a note. He left a simple little note that said, "I've gone out the window."
Like many others have mentioned, Blade Runner clearly. Also, I think, some Kubrickian visual elements: hallways and rectangular frames mixed in with macabre humanity. Impassive witnesses to violence with slow tempo music...which were prominent elements in The Shining and, of course, Kubrick's best, the opening scene to A Clockwork Orange.
I'm still in the middle of it and therefore have rather mixed feelings about it. I guess I would, so far, have to generally agree with this message board thread. Visually stimulating film in which I'm not drawn to/involved with anyone in it.(But this is my gripe with Kubrick, btw, one of the icons of cinema I can't say I'm the biggest fan of.)