The defining characteristic of Enter the Void is its technical execution. Alongside cinematographer Benoît Debie, Noé structures the film into three distinct visual phases:
Often overlooked is the aural assault of the film. The score is composed by Thomas Bangalter, one-half of Daft Punk. But do not expect “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger.” enter the void -2009-
: The early scenes feature a famous depiction of a DMT trip. Noé uses this to ground the later "afterlife" sequences in a biological or drug-induced hallucinatory logic. The defining characteristic of Enter the Void is