Author of this article: Green flow
Religion, philosophy, folklore, psychedelic, modern art, primitive worship, materialization, alienation, saints, witchcraft, cult, magic, sacrifice, rebellion...
This is Alexandre The 1973 film "The Holy Mountain" directed by Jodorowsky.
The following introduction comes from Douban:
"A thief who looked like Jesus woke up from being beaten with stones by children, and entered the city with a dwarf without arms and legs. A crazy celebration was going on in the city, and some people were Birds flew out of their guns, and a large number of toads dressed in the costumes of Indians and European colonists were blown to pieces in the melee. The thieves took the cross from the hands of several people dressed as Roman soldiers, and were killed by them. His own image was made into countless models... The thief climbed up to a gold-producing tower in full view of the public. The sorcerer in the tower extracted gold from the thief's feces. The sorcerer used astrology to identify several disciples who were. A businessman who produces masks, a weapons dealer, an artist, a toy dealer, a government advisor, an army commander, and an architect. The seven people represent different planets. The warlock gathers these people who control the country together, abandons everything, and heads for the legendary holy mountain. Searching for the secret of immortality. ©Douban”
Every shot is a visual impact, disgusting and charming. I want to know if anyone can finish Zokulovsky's film in one go. The mental state that greatly expanded in the 1960s and 1970s + the nourishment of the magical soil of Latin America.
Jodorowsky is a Chilean-Mexican who has many identities: playwright, film director, actor, composer and producer. His father is Russian and his mother is Argentinian. He is also a comparative religious philosopher (also involved in Eastern Zen, Tibetan Buddhism, and Hinduism), historian and psychotherapist. He began to publish poems at the age of 16, and began to participate in pantomime and puppet shows at the age of 17...
These elements collided and collided in his movies. At that time, Hollywood also took a fancy to his unique personality and wanted him to make Hollywood blockbusters. American movies injected new blood, and he chose " Dune ", but unfortunately it was not completed in the end.
As a spiritual therapist, the director can see many scenes similar to Jung's "Red Book" in "The Holy Mountain".
"Jung developed his own theory after training with Sigmund Freud. Freud insisted that most mental problems originated from sexual conflicts in infancy and believed that religion played a role in It does not play a major role here. Jung's theory insists on emphasizing the importance of people's innate impulse to religion. Everyone may absorb the common feelings of all mankind, and these feelings exist in the subconscious. This theory prompted Jung to study. Folklore and tribal religious rituals serve as the key to unlocking the secrets of human thinking and subconscious processes." - Selected from the introduction to "The Red Book"
The religious scenes in "The Holy Mountain" are easily reminiscent of the Dutch painter Gerard. "The Garden of Earthly Delights" by Jheronimus Bosch (1450-1516).
The end of the 15th century was the late Gothic period and the early Renaissance period. Bosch's works were imaginative, mysterious and strange.
When I was very curious, I watched a lot of hardcore films. Most of them were able to find artistic sense in Huadiao’s shit. I could even watch Sodom while chewing instant noodles. The only one that made me feel nauseous while watching it was "Pink" Flamingos".
The heroine of the film, "The Saint," is a super-fat woman who tries to become the "filthiest" person in the world. There are scenes of shitting and eating poop (the poop the actors eat are real) can be seen everywhere in the film. Director John Waters has made a series of cult films.
Now I feel this way again while watching "The Holy Mountain". After checking the time, I found that the Flamingo was born in 1972 and the Holy Mountain was born in 1973. It was not strange to do this in those days.
Tindo's masterpiece "The Roman Empire" is also full of avant-garde and bizarre plots and surreal images. The film was shot in 1979, at the end of the era. After all, Dingdu's full-time job is to engage in pornography, and disgusting people are just added value.
"Holy Mountain" serves as a link between past and present avant-garde grotesque works of art, integrating the philosophical thinking of the forefathers and becoming an art category for latecomers to seek inspiration from.
This year's Oscar-winning film, "Poor Things" starring Sister Shitou, is a poor imitator.
poor thing looks imaginative and full of fantasy landscapes from the Victorian era. It will definitely win the best costume award. But as for the story, every character has an extremely stereotypical politically correct identity, and it’s boring after watching half of it. It's all leftover from other people's games. It talks about the exploration of women's bodies, and it's not as good as " Flowery Faces and Moon Faces ". It's a weird spectacle with heavy drawings, which is not as good as "Shoujo Tsubaki". Even if it's better than female awakening, it's not as good as " Barbie ". On the surface, it seems that she is awakening, but she still wants a man to say, "I don't mind if you have sex." It was said that she was using her body to explore, but she never felt happy. It's a pity that Sister Shitou acted so well.
And Lee Pace starred in " Falling into " in 2006, which is a successful student, but the artistic style of "Falling" pays more tribute to Chirico than to Bosch. The film won the Glass Bear Special Mention - Best Film Award at the 2007 Berlin Film Festival and the 2008 Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay. Director Tasim Shin is an Indian with a background in making music videos, and his gorgeous style is not inferior to that of South America.
(tarsem singh) (director) is one of the highly acclaimed and popular directors active in today's global advertising industry. Known for his attention to detail, outstanding art direction, and superb visual storytelling, he has also made a name for himself in the feature film field.
Looking back at David Bowie's most glam rock-style music, it was also in the 1960s and 1970s. Under the exaggerated and dazzling makeup, he used dramatic expressions and used gender-blurred radiance to promote rebellion against the times.
Looking at that era from today, it was a period of crazy freedom and colorful depravity. However, people of that era also experienced rapid progress in science and technology, and also had many imaginations about the future (that is, we are today). On the one hand, they were flying for mankind. While cheering for the moon, we are worried that technology is killing humanity.
They dare to express their true selves and use dramatic exaggeration to express it. Underneath the gorgeousness and weirdness, there is truth. When today's artists have no inspiration, they always go back to take a look and dig a little bit more. What a treasure trove.
