Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Quickshots: El Topo; Jodo? No Bueno!

Here's an apt description of this movie: See the naked young Franciscans whipped with cactus. See the bandit leader disemboweled. See the priest ride into the sunset with a midget and her newborn baby. What it all means isn't exactly clear, but you won't forget it.

I tell you I tried.  I really did.  As someone who likes creepy, sci-fi, existential, weird, western, and art films, I am right in the target demographic for Jodorowsky.  However, I have not been able to make it through a single movie or comic book of his.  El Topo, his "masterful" western, is no exception.

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