The film opens with Murphy in bed with his current partner, Omi. Their life is mundane. When he learns that Electra might be dead, his world shatters. The narrative spirals backward in time, showing how he met Electra at a cinema. Their attraction is instant, fueled by a shared love for art and a hedonistic appetite for life.
: Noé, a director obsessed with technical legacy, uses vibrant palettes and hypnotic long takes to make the viewer feel the "numbness" and "heaviness" of Murphy's depression. Art vs. Voyeurism