"Chaos is order yet undeciphered."

Well, that was a mind fuck if there ever was one. I don't think I can remember having left a theater so confused before. I turned to the man next to me, who I noticed had also gone to see the same film, and noticed that he was shaking his head. "What did you think of it?," I asked him. "Not good... not good at all." And I totally understood where he was coming from, because who could have been prepared for a film (or an ending, for that matter) like that?

Yet I was not on the same page; I loved Enemy. I LOVED it. Maybe it has to do with my appreciation for…

It's difficult to articulate the skin-crawling, bone-chilling and spine-tingling aura of Denis Villeneuve's Enemy. In the full 90 minutes, we cross and recross the emotional spectrum all the while mesmerised by the films surreal tone and eeriness. Mystifying to all upon first inspection, the film was never intended for lethargic audiences. It was intended for the analytical and inquisitive who constantly and passionately congregate the clues in an attempt to solve the bamboozling riddle. I, myself, may not have unlocked all of Enemy's secrets, but I knew I was in the company of a masterpiece. An innovative, spellbinding, and horrifying masterpiece.

If you look at Enemy from one perspective, you may perceive a gripping thriller delineating two people who physically…

Beautifully shot and exceptionally acted, Enemy is a nightmare of a film for both its protagonists and its audience. Before I start to theorize like a moron, I have to say a few things without spoilers. Enemy showcases just how good an actor Gyllenhaal can be. The subtleties in his performance are extraordinary. In mostly wordless scenes he still manages to give each version of his characters an identity. Melanie Laurent and Sarah Gadon are both stunning as well, with Gadon blowing me away completely in many a scene where her expressions are worth a thousand words. Vileneuve has shot everything in a sickly, nicotine stained palette, instilling his film with a disturbing atmosphere from the get go.

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Just last September, Denis Villeneuve's english language debut Prisoners was released to theatres. So naturally, it was a surprise to me that he would come back so quick with another film. And, while I believe Prisoners to be a quality film, and one of the better ones of 2013, it was a rather conventional film. It followed the conventions of an ordinary thriller, but was propelled due to its magnificent ensemble cast, and beautiful cinematography. With this, the story, while following a linear structure, was haunting too.

Yet, when I saw Enemy, I was stunned. This is a different film, unlike any that I've seen before. While Villeneuve…

For the entirety of the movie, you were gripped. Gripped with curiosity as to what the hell is happening in it. There's no exposition, there's no explanation, it is simply happening and existing and you're in for the confusing, weird, surreal ride. Now, maybe it's my first time viewing it, so it felt entirely aimless at times when you expected a bit more pomp or revelations as to what exactly is going on, even in the more dramatic portions towards the last portion of the film. But my goodness, this movie defines being confused. And being confused as the finality to it. The being of the tarantula, that surreal, dreamlike sequence in the beginning of the movie, it only opens…