You mentioned doing acid in the early 70's and walking into a showing of "El Topo" and getting your minds blown. Well, we did something similar. Myself and a couple buddies walked into a showing of "Clockwork Orange" on the premiere weekend. Yes, our minds were melted. And it was wonderful.
Yes, and it's amazing! Great special features and well done restoration... before that though... the only way to watch it was from a dubbed vhs version with japanese subtitles... nowadays with the internet you can find it easily... but back then... it was a secret gem... fantastic.
You don't need drugs at all - just a basic knowledge of Eastern and Christian spiritual themes. El Topo himself = the ego as such or at least AN ego(much like the 'thief' in the Holy Mountain), wants to be the best and prove himself better than others, does 'good' acts to aggrandise the self, wants the woman, even equates himself with God. The desert he travels thru is what is called in Buddhism samsara - the reality we experience, an endless cycle of suffering, he even says the desert is a circle. The gunfighters are holy men who are more enlightened than he is, in besting them via deceptions that he becomes more and more aware are wrong he becomes the sum of them and their wisdom. When he becomes 'the best' gunfighter there are some powerfully symbolic shots of him being trapped within walls - he comes to realise the prison of the ego and egotistic pursuits The story is one of ego death (called satori in Zen Buddhism) and rebirth, as embraced when he shows 'stigmata' referencing the crucifixion. Now he we see him 'reborn' - now he appears as a Christ-like figure very different from El Topo, motivated by compassion and seemingly selfless, we're inclined to see this as real spiritual transformation. The deep part is how, when the Christ-mission too fails in misery, suffering, and death - he sees that *the Christ thing was just another ego trip, another iteration of the same eternal thing just more samsara with a different moral focus to disguise the futility. He thought he had achieved clarity when he decided to live for others, turns out being the saviour of these people was another identity to latch onto, that this too would 'die'. The man who once was known as El Topo finally sees the nature of things as they truly are, knows there is no escape from the unceasing suffering of existence but non-existence (called Nirvana in Buddhism) and opts for that nothingness, choosing to immolate himself. Then there's obviously some Platonic symbolism with the people trapped inside the cave and I never understood exactly the symbolism of his son (significantly the son is abandoned at the exact point his ego trip begins and the son seems to adopt and carry on his identity once after he has gone, is it God/son of God? idk). With the three-act structure this movie has, the first is kind of meh, the third in the town drags quite a lot tbh, but the second/middle act (detailing the journey thru the desert and the 4 gunfighters/holy men) is cult movie perfection to me. I find the straightforward (no, really) exploration of spiritual themes in this movie far more moving than the deconstruction of spirituality that is the Holy Mountain - though the Holy Mountain deserves real distinction for having the only *true* happy ending of any story imo. I find Fando y Lis maybe even more moving for some reason. Then everything else Jodorowsky made sucks imo - ppl say Santa Sangre is good, to me it's Hitchcock's Psycho directed by Fellini but nowhere NEAR as god as that sounds. Imagine getting Peter O' Toole and Omar Sharif together for the first time since Lawrence of Arabia and making..the Rainbow Thief. His three good movies are not by any coincidence the ones made with cinematographer Raphael Corkidi - textbook illustration of the relative over-celebration of directors over cinematographers.
My group of friends had eaten fresh peyote buttons a few hrs before the movie started, at UC StaBarbara's Campbell Hall. I had no idea what the film was "about," but it became one of my all-time top 3 films, along with Bergman's WildStrawberries and Truffaut's The400Blows. Wow! Since I became a CultAnthro prof, I wound up re-experiencing the film several more times over the decades, and for me it's continued to keep its edge. For me it was a spiritual journey, with the path&outcome always uncertain... Enjoyed the reaction!
I remember I had to order this film on ebay because you could not find it anywhere... certainly not at blockbuster or hollywood video... but even where they sold movies it was just not available... all there was, was this vhs copy dubbed in english with japanese subtitles lol.... that was one of the few ways you were able to see El Topo in the early 2000's ... the holy mountain was even harder to get... when they finally released the dvd sets of his films (not including santa sangre) I was sooo pleased... they did a great job restoring them, Especially the holy mountain... and great special features. But oh man... I still have that old japanese VHS version of el Topo... "those were the days..." man...
I saw both El Topo and The Holy Mountain on the big screen the first time I saw them and frankly they were overwhelming in 35mm Cinescope. I didn’t write my review of The Holy Mountain until I saw it in a smaller format and could process what was going on. As soon as I see El Topo again, they’ll be in queue for a double feature on my show. Thank you for the review!
Midnight films where great. I came into it in the early 80s with Dawn of The Dead by the mid 80s it was over mainly because of home video. In my area Orange County they were in mostly the UA theaters in malls, every screen had a different film usually Eraserhead, Basket Case, Heavy Metal, The Song Remains The Same, Quadrophenia, Fritz The Cat, Pink Flamingos, Polyester and of course Rocky Horror. It was always funny to me to see the different “heads” metal heads, punks, dorks, college kids (I was in HS) all on different highs 😂
Would love to finally hear your thoughts on Wim Wenders’ work. Anything from Until the End of the World to Paris, Texas to Wings of Desire would be so amazing.
Check out "Santa Sangre", it's his most approachable film ( which isn't saying much) and it's terrific. His son Axel gave an astonishing performance in it.
Surrealist film makers can literally do anything and a critic will call it genius that only they themselves can understand “it’s not for everyone but I understand it perfectly” Movie is nonsense
Ok, when you started to list who Jodorowsky allegedly is. “The guru” “reincarnated wiseman” etc. I could not continue watching. It is never right to idolize any single person. But I think in case of Jodorowsky especially this is misplaced. The man is an extremely arrogant and presumptuous liar. A number of people who know him have pointed out in interviews outside of the dune documentary that a lot of the things he said and claimed about it and about what happened are blatant lies. He also lied left and right to sensationalize his shitty film the Holy Mountain. Well, ok, I cannot say it is an objectively “shitty film”. But I can definitely say that it is an experiment which has not made film better overall. The only person it probably made happy is the director himself. I think people should have more self respect and not deify Jodorowsky.
So unexpected to see a millenial review of this ancient artifact of meaningless spectacle in the search for meaning. I'd disagree with you only in calling this a film of the '70s. Although released in 1970 it was a product of the late '60s for sure...Altamont, maybe.
Thanks for this. Jodorowsky is my personal favourite filmmaker because he is fearless and fantastically creative and you have given an insightful review and clearly appreciate his artistry and influences. He killed a lot of rabbits making it though.
I wish he could do a remake of dark city from01998 in that simulacra era. For my craziest horror reality (besides voice to skull) I was on shrooms and someone played rock n roll which I don't want on shrooms n worse he played a song that was very popular but I've never heard and it took my heart and told me we gave you ahuman heart to save the way of life and they took it away making me a basic program in a military what would you do when you have the holiest of heart but virus would attack the better and prove stupidity will beat smart in their own minds for it is easier to make a teaser reality. Once they found out I had the holy grail being the heart and lost it I now have inconveniences every ten minutes to slowly tap into insanity of I can save the world but people are okay stay in slums
I think I should revisit it again... I’ve only seen it once, and enjoyed it but didn’t think it was great... I need to get my mind on the right track for it though, “man” lol
Thank you for the recommendation. I saw a band at the Press in Claremont playing in front of what I believe was this film a few years ago. I saw your review, watched the trailer, and then went over to Video Paradiso to rent it. I need to watch it again, preferably with a group, before I give my opinion. Cheers!
I was so proud and had so much respect for you since you didn't have a patron. Its all good though. Not a big deal really. Still the best movie reviewer on the internet, hands down.
I’m a huge fan of Jodorowsky! And I know you are too! (Shaman. Artist. Poet. Cosmic Traveller. I love him.) So this should be good. Gonna go ahead and finish my yoga session, shower, and then make me something to eat. And then I’m going to sit back and delight in whatever pearls of enlightenment you happen to toss my way. 🙂🙃
I won’t watch this movie because Jodorowski literally admitted that he raped the girl in the desert sex scene. “When I wanted to do the rape scene, I explained to [Mara Lorenzio] that I was going to hit her and rape her. There was no emotional relationship between us, because I had put a clause in all the women's contracts stating that they would not make love with the director. We had never talked to each other. I knew nothing about her. We went to the desert with two other people: the photographer and a technician. No one else. I said, 'I'm not going to rehearse. There will be only one take because it will be impossible to repeat. Roll the cameras only when I signal you to [...] And I really... I really... I really raped her. And she screamed." This is absolutely deplorable and unjustifiable. For that reason I will never watch this movie. Source: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Topo
It has been proven that he lied about it for publicity regarding the film but it’s still odd to say you did something that horrific when you actually didn’t. But no the movie does not feature a real assault. If it did you wouldn’t be able to watch it.
He later stated that he only said that to gain attention for the film, and the scene itself doesn't actually show any sexual contact between them. He's also made numerous claims about the making of his films which are obviously false, such as there only being, I forget, maybe three zooms in 'El Topo' when there are loads of them, and it's not remotely clear why he would state such obvious and inconsequential falsehoods. Mentally, I consider him a kind of insane child. My sense is that he was mentally abnormal from birth, and then the loads of drugs he did destabilized his mind further. At any rate, it's very possible he raped her, and he's certainly given voice to some terrible opinions, among them on his attitude towards women, at least at one point in his life. But no one should base which works of art one does and doesn't look at by the actions or opinions of the artists involved. In 'Come and See', a cow is killed with machine-gun fire on film. In 'Apocalypse Now', we witness a water buffalo being slaughtered, one of an entire truckload Coppola had killed to make sure he got the footage he wanted. These things should not have happened. But the greatness of a work is a thing separate from the moral nature of the actions of its artists, and should instead be judged on its own aesthetic and moral qualities. Jodorowsky may or may not belong in prison, but his films don't. Throughout the history of cinema, how many crew and cast members have, for instance, spanked or beaten their children after a day of shooting? How many musicians throughout the history of music? Probably quite a lot of them, and that's horrible. But that fact doesn't and shouldn't stop us from experiencing the finished artifacts our fellow humans produce. In 'Days of Heaven' Linda Manz's narration goes, 'Nobody's perfect. There was never a perfect person around. Ya just got half devil and half angel in you.' This is how I think of many artists, Jodorowsky among them.
Learned something new today. My main familiarity with Jodorowsky is his recent work (specifically "Endless Poetry"), and it's nice that he keeps busy into his 90s. We'll see if Jean-Luc Godard and Clint Eastwood can keep similar levels of stamina, but that's doubtful if ... unlike Jodorowsky ... they don't have anything left to say.
I don't think Jodorowsky has had anything to say for a long, long time - his work started to look like self-parody after Holy Mountain and the Dune that never was. I mean, he made a movie like the Holy Mountain which ultimately says there's nothing TO say or nothing you CAN say, so idk what you would expect him to say after that? Endless Poetry was a boring, self-indulgent and ugly film to me . El Topo, Holy Mountain (objectively) and Fando Y Lis (idk, I like it personally) all remain amazing though. Totally not by coincidence, these are the films he made with cinematographer Raphael Corkidi - textbook illustration of the relative over-celebration of directors over cinematographers.
Listen, I think you are romanizing thing and a time which do not deserve to be romanticized. “Can you imagine being one of those sun rammed 70s kids?”, “can you imagine being in the 70s on acid”. Yes. Many people can literally imagine what it was like and they have written about it. I read at least 3 books about it written by the people who were there. The experience they had were pretty much exactly the same as it is for anybody taking it in the 00s. And 20 teens.
Without the Holy Spirit within, filthy movies and ideas like this, in every sphere of life become attractive norms and man searches for answers and finds solutions that take him further in the darkness and the chaos, until the whole cycle is repeated again, but in an even more destructive way.
You mentioned doing acid in the early 70's and walking into a showing of "El Topo" and getting your minds blown. Well, we did something similar. Myself and a couple buddies walked into a showing of "Clockwork Orange" on the premiere weekend. Yes, our minds were melted. And it was wonderful.
Note to viewers: There is an exceptional Jodorowski boxed set available with restored versions of El Topo, Holy Mountain, and Fando y Lis.
Yes, and it's amazing! Great special features and well done restoration... before that though... the only way to watch it was from a dubbed vhs version with japanese subtitles... nowadays with the internet you can find it easily... but back then... it was a secret gem... fantastic.
You don't need drugs at all - just a basic knowledge of Eastern and Christian spiritual themes. El Topo himself = the ego as such or at least AN ego(much like the 'thief' in the Holy Mountain), wants to be the best and prove himself better than others, does 'good' acts to aggrandise the self, wants the woman, even equates himself with God. The desert he travels thru is what is called in Buddhism samsara - the reality we experience, an endless cycle of suffering, he even says the desert is a circle. The gunfighters are holy men who are more enlightened than he is, in besting them via deceptions that he becomes more and more aware are wrong he becomes the sum of them and their wisdom. When he becomes 'the best' gunfighter there are some powerfully symbolic shots of him being trapped within walls - he comes to realise the prison of the ego and egotistic pursuits The story is one of ego death (called satori in Zen Buddhism) and rebirth, as embraced when he shows 'stigmata' referencing the crucifixion. Now he we see him 'reborn' - now he appears as a Christ-like figure very different from El Topo, motivated by compassion and seemingly selfless, we're inclined to see this as real spiritual transformation. The deep part is how, when the Christ-mission too fails in misery, suffering, and death - he sees that *the Christ thing was just another ego trip, another iteration of the same eternal thing just more samsara with a different moral focus to disguise the futility. He thought he had achieved clarity when he decided to live for others, turns out being the saviour of these people was another identity to latch onto, that this too would 'die'. The man who once was known as El Topo finally sees the nature of things as they truly are, knows there is no escape from the unceasing suffering of existence but non-existence (called Nirvana in Buddhism) and opts for that nothingness, choosing to immolate himself. Then there's obviously some Platonic symbolism with the people trapped inside the cave and I never understood exactly the symbolism of his son (significantly the son is abandoned at the exact point his ego trip begins and the son seems to adopt and carry on his identity once after he has gone, is it God/son of God? idk).
With the three-act structure this movie has, the first is kind of meh, the third in the town drags quite a lot tbh, but the second/middle act (detailing the journey thru the desert and the 4 gunfighters/holy men) is cult movie perfection to me.
I find the straightforward (no, really) exploration of spiritual themes in this movie far more moving than the deconstruction of spirituality that is the Holy Mountain - though the Holy Mountain deserves real distinction for having the only *true* happy ending of any story imo. I find Fando y Lis maybe even more moving for some reason. Then everything else Jodorowsky made sucks imo - ppl say Santa Sangre is good, to me it's Hitchcock's Psycho directed by Fellini but nowhere NEAR as god as that sounds. Imagine getting Peter O' Toole and Omar Sharif together for the first time since Lawrence of Arabia and making..the Rainbow Thief. His three good movies are not by any coincidence the ones made with cinematographer Raphael Corkidi - textbook illustration of the relative over-celebration of directors over cinematographers.
Your review on this really shows your understanding of films and where the emotions lie within artists that makes this. I appreciate this
My group of friends had eaten fresh peyote buttons a few hrs before the movie started, at UC StaBarbara's Campbell Hall. I had no idea what the film was "about," but it became one of my all-time top 3 films, along with Bergman's WildStrawberries and Truffaut's The400Blows. Wow!
Since I became a CultAnthro prof, I wound up re-experiencing the film several more times over the decades, and for me it's continued to keep its edge. For me it was a spiritual journey, with the path&outcome always uncertain...
Enjoyed the reaction!
You got some good taste
I remember I had to order this film on ebay because you could not find it anywhere... certainly not at blockbuster or hollywood video... but even where they sold movies it was just not available... all there was, was this vhs copy dubbed in english with japanese subtitles lol.... that was one of the few ways you were able to see El Topo in the early 2000's ... the holy mountain was even harder to get... when they finally released the dvd sets of his films (not including santa sangre) I was sooo pleased... they did a great job restoring them, Especially the holy mountain... and great special features. But oh man... I still have that old japanese VHS version of el Topo... "those were the days..." man...
Yep
Death Grips the movie
1000 berzillions %
I saw both El Topo and The Holy Mountain on the big screen the first time I saw them and frankly they were overwhelming in 35mm Cinescope. I didn’t write my review of The Holy Mountain until I saw it in a smaller format and could process what was going on. As soon as I see El Topo again, they’ll be in queue for a double feature on my show. Thank you for the review!
Midnight films where great. I came into it in the early 80s with Dawn of The Dead by the mid 80s it was over mainly because of home video. In my area Orange County they were in mostly the UA theaters in malls, every screen had a different film usually Eraserhead, Basket Case, Heavy Metal, The Song Remains The Same, Quadrophenia, Fritz The Cat, Pink Flamingos, Polyester and of course Rocky Horror. It was always funny to me to see the different “heads” metal heads, punks, dorks, college kids (I was in HS) all on different highs 😂
"Ultimate Trip" is your catch phrase and I love it
It's a reference to a poster for 2001: a space odyssey.
What's your background/profession? I wasn't expecting such brilliant articulation from a movie review on youtube
I'm off to see "The Holy Mountain" on Sunday here in London. Outstanding film, great video.
Would love to finally hear your thoughts on Wim Wenders’ work. Anything from Until the End of the World to Paris, Texas to Wings of Desire would be so amazing.
Great insight. Good review! Thank you!
As a guy is really weird to say this in a comment section, but your blouse is really cool. 😎
It’s not weird at all :)
Lovelyorchid294 Yeah I get it... she looks really great in it... I’m drawn to it as well 😂
do you have letterboxd account?
Check out "Santa Sangre", it's his most approachable film ( which isn't saying much) and it's terrific. His son Axel gave an astonishing performance in it.
Jodorowski is a merry dancing elf of a man. It's what gives his movie the magical vibe they give off.
I love "El Topo", it's the Jodorowsky film I go back to the most often. I enjoy his films quite a bit and love his comic books even more.
he has comic books?? o.O
@@alirezademon so many! A lot of them sci fi inspired by Dune. The sequels to El Topo are comics as well.
@@nateabbey92 is it in English? please be in English 🥺
@@alirezademon there are English versions. Most started out in French, I think. Collaborations w Mobeus
What's the movie about Mss Movie Review?
Incredible review. I find this film hard to explain but you've done a great job in putting the experience into words.
Did you watch "Come and See"
That's a tough, but necessary, watch. My older brother would show it to his college students to deprogram them from American WWII propaganda. Haha.
Surrealist film makers can literally do anything and a critic will call it genius that only they themselves can understand “it’s not for everyone but I understand it perfectly”
Movie is nonsense
I like your view on the movie, how it is a man's and woman's movie.
Ok, when you started to list who Jodorowsky allegedly is. “The guru” “reincarnated wiseman” etc. I could not continue watching. It is never right to idolize any single person. But I think in case of Jodorowsky especially this is misplaced. The man is an extremely arrogant and presumptuous liar. A number of people who know him have pointed out in interviews outside of the dune documentary that a lot of the things he said and claimed about it and about what happened are blatant lies. He also lied left and right to sensationalize his shitty film the Holy Mountain. Well, ok, I cannot say it is an objectively “shitty film”. But I can definitely say that it is an experiment which has not made film better overall. The only person it probably made happy is the director himself.
I think people should have more self respect and not deify Jodorowsky.
Jodorowsky is like a less talented but more out there version of Werner Herzog. Santa Sangre is a real masterpiece though.
I APPRECIATE YOUR SELECTIONS TO REVIEW AND YOUR TAKES
I don't recall the scene with the old fat women. 7:18
I really wish he got to make Dune after all the pre-prod he did
Fando Y Lis is a good movie by jodorowsky worth checking out.
My favorite movie of all time
So unexpected to see a millenial review of this ancient artifact of meaningless spectacle in the search for meaning. I'd disagree with you only in calling this a film of the '70s. Although released in 1970 it was a product of the late '60s for sure...Altamont, maybe.
Ancient artifact of meaningless spectacle in the search of meaning. And the nobel prize of literature goes to…
You can't dig Jodorowsky unless you dig Gurdjieff.
I love your shirt and review.
Thanks for this. Jodorowsky is my personal favourite filmmaker because he is fearless and fantastically creative and you have given an insightful review and clearly appreciate his artistry and influences. He killed a lot of rabbits making it though.
Excellent appraisal 🎩 💎
do you like the movie Amelie?
I wish he could do a remake of dark city from01998 in that simulacra era.
For my craziest horror reality (besides voice to skull)
I was on shrooms and someone played rock n roll which I don't want on shrooms n worse he played a song that was very popular but I've never heard and it took my heart and told me we gave you ahuman heart to save the way of life and they took it away making me a basic program in a military what would you do when you have the holiest of heart but virus would attack the better and prove stupidity will beat smart in their own minds for it is easier to make a teaser reality. Once they found out I had the holy grail being the heart and lost it I now have inconveniences every ten minutes to slowly tap into insanity of I can save the world but people are okay stay in slums
Love this movie : )
I just saw the restoration trailer of this. Going to view it tomorrow. Hopefully will be an ultimate trip.
was it
I think I should revisit it again... I’ve only seen it once, and enjoyed it but didn’t think it was great... I need to get my mind on the right track for it though, “man” lol
Thank you for the recommendation. I saw a band at the Press in Claremont playing in front of what I believe was this film a few years ago. I saw your review, watched the trailer, and then went over to Video Paradiso to rent it. I need to watch it again, preferably with a group, before I give my opinion. Cheers!
I was so proud and had so much respect for you since you didn't have a patron. Its all good though. Not a big deal really. Still the best movie reviewer on the internet, hands down.
i'm glad i stumbled onto this channel
This is a beautiful review of this great film! Subbed!
I’m a huge fan of Jodorowsky! And I know you are too! (Shaman. Artist. Poet. Cosmic Traveller. I love him.)
So this should be good. Gonna go ahead and finish my yoga session, shower, and then make me something to eat. And then I’m going to sit back and delight in whatever pearls of enlightenment you happen to toss my way. 🙂🙃
Just finding your channel & turns out you have A BLOODY TRILLION uploads..??
Looks like I have some work to do 🤦♂️
I won’t watch this movie because Jodorowski literally admitted that he raped the girl in the desert sex scene.
“When I wanted to do the rape scene, I explained to [Mara Lorenzio] that I was going to hit her and rape her. There was no emotional relationship between us, because I had put a clause in all the women's contracts stating that they would not make love with the director. We had never talked to each other. I knew nothing about her. We went to the desert with two other people: the photographer and a technician. No one else. I said, 'I'm not going to rehearse. There will be only one take because it will be impossible to repeat. Roll the cameras only when I signal you to [...] And I really... I really... I really raped her. And she screamed."
This is absolutely deplorable and unjustifiable. For that reason I will never watch this movie.
Source: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Topo
Because everything on wikipedia is true.
Lee M It’s sourced
Professor_Tickles 92 didn't know about that
It has been proven that he lied about it for publicity regarding the film but it’s still odd to say you did something that horrific when you actually didn’t. But no the movie does not feature a real assault. If it did you wouldn’t be able to watch it.
He later stated that he only said that to gain attention for the film, and the scene itself doesn't actually show any sexual contact between them. He's also made numerous claims about the making of his films which are obviously false, such as there only being, I forget, maybe three zooms in 'El Topo' when there are loads of them, and it's not remotely clear why he would state such obvious and inconsequential falsehoods. Mentally, I consider him a kind of insane child. My sense is that he was mentally abnormal from birth, and then the loads of drugs he did destabilized his mind further. At any rate, it's very possible he raped her, and he's certainly given voice to some terrible opinions, among them on his attitude towards women, at least at one point in his life.
But no one should base which works of art one does and doesn't look at by the actions or opinions of the artists involved. In 'Come and See', a cow is killed with machine-gun fire on film. In 'Apocalypse Now', we witness a water buffalo being slaughtered, one of an entire truckload Coppola had killed to make sure he got the footage he wanted. These things should not have happened. But the greatness of a work is a thing separate from the moral nature of the actions of its artists, and should instead be judged on its own aesthetic and moral qualities. Jodorowsky may or may not belong in prison, but his films don't.
Throughout the history of cinema, how many crew and cast members have, for instance, spanked or beaten their children after a day of shooting? How many musicians throughout the history of music? Probably quite a lot of them, and that's horrible. But that fact doesn't and shouldn't stop us from experiencing the finished artifacts our fellow humans produce. In 'Days of Heaven' Linda Manz's narration goes, 'Nobody's perfect. There was never a perfect person around. Ya just got half devil and half angel in you.' This is how I think of many artists, Jodorowsky among them.
Do you write your critique or do ypu do it off the top of your head?
You should watch some Fassbinder.
Yep. 😵💫🤯🎆✔️📎🚀🪟⬜🍴
Really love these videos. Your pretty funny 👌😊
El Topo's spectacular. One of the greatest films I've ever seen.
This is one of the few film that once it start I can't turn away. Great review.
What are your religious beliefs? Do you believe in Buddhism?
I’m agnostic. But if I did join a religion it would be Buddhism.
Learned something new today. My main familiarity with Jodorowsky is his recent work (specifically "Endless Poetry"), and it's nice that he keeps busy into his 90s. We'll see if Jean-Luc Godard and Clint Eastwood can keep similar levels of stamina, but that's doubtful if ... unlike Jodorowsky ... they don't have anything left to say.
I don't think Jodorowsky has had anything to say for a long, long time - his work started to look like self-parody after Holy Mountain and the Dune that never was. I mean, he made a movie like the Holy Mountain which ultimately says there's nothing TO say or nothing you CAN say, so idk what you would expect him to say after that? Endless Poetry was a boring, self-indulgent and ugly film to me . El Topo, Holy Mountain (objectively) and Fando Y Lis (idk, I like it personally) all remain amazing though. Totally not by coincidence, these are the films he made with cinematographer Raphael Corkidi - textbook illustration of the relative over-celebration of directors over cinematographers.
holly mountain is one of my favorites as well. this one... well, this one I couldn't connect much tbh
That movie sucks
You need to see "Endless Poetry", 2016. Marvelous!
Listen, I think you are romanizing thing and a time which do not deserve to be romanticized. “Can you imagine being one of those sun rammed 70s kids?”, “can you imagine being in the 70s on acid”. Yes. Many people can literally imagine what it was like and they have written about it. I read at least 3 books about it written by the people who were there. The experience they had were pretty much exactly the same as it is for anybody taking it in the 00s. And 20 teens.
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Thank you for the upload.
Amazing film
first time i saw this i was tripping my face off
Are you engaged?
Can I get your #?
If there is a version of this in English? I'd watch it.
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Bravo!
Well aren't you adorable!
This movie was so stupid
Youre adorable!
oh yessssss jodorowskyyyyyyyyyyy
Without the Holy Spirit within, filthy movies and ideas like this, in every sphere of life become attractive norms and man searches for answers and finds solutions that take him further in the darkness and the chaos, until the whole cycle is repeated again, but in an even more destructive way.
Why filthy?