ABKCO Music and Records
Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Blu-ray, ABKCO/Anchor Bay)
Jodorowsky relentlessly criticizes religion, war, consumerism and other modern obsessions using surrealistic imagery, over-the-top violence, and, most of all, sex. Essentially plotless, a Christ-like figure wanders around Mexico where he sees how religion has been marketed to the masses. He eventually ends up on a painted carousel where nine characters are introduced, each representing different planets. The group of ten then journeys to a mountain where they hope to find immortality. Jodorowsky's follow up to El Topo has less violence and more sex, but there is still plenty of blood flowing and dead animals on display. Some parts are dated and it frequently relies on hippie/new age mysticism for explanations to serious questions. The big revelation on the mountain was a let down as well. Still, Rafael Corkidi's cinematography is superb, as is the soundtrack which features Don Cherry among others.
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