Today's audience is no longer easily shocked

Shyann 2022-03-20 09:02:15

Nor is it necessarily sarcasm. I watched the film with my Christian colleague (but the subtitles in the front were not adjusted, and there was a delay). I mean reality is fake, Christian means heaven is fake, but I've also seen comments that think everything is fake. The allegory is too strong, but obviously if you have read the "Bible", you will understand it better, such as the story of one fish and two cakes, and the Pagoda. Jodorowsky's evaluation in China is still very high. Many people who like Zuo's also like another director who is famous for his style - Antonioni. Unfortunately, Anton's "Red Desert", as well as this film , this kind of film that weakens the plot and focuses too much on religious experience has never been able to bring me great attraction. About the ultimate dream/void in life, this theme has been frequently seen in modern literature. In the West since Kafka, so have Beckett and Ionesco; successor. Criticisms about desire are more commonplace.

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Extended Reading
  • Linwood 2022-03-17 09:01:05

    Don't watch it if you don't have the director's commentary and subtitles. The director divides his thoughts into many fragments, and replaces each fragment with a metaphor.

  • Zion 2022-03-22 09:02:21

    Bright colors, the story is a bit slow~

The Holy Mountain quotes

  • The Alchemist: [final lines] We began in a fairytale and we came to life, but is this life reality? No. It is a film. Zoom back camera.

    [camera zooms out, revealing equipment and crew]

    The Alchemist: We are images, dreams, photographs. We must not stay here. Prisoners! We shall break the illusion. This is Maya! Goodbye to the Holy Mountain. Real life awaits us.

  • Axon: Your sacrifice completes my sanctuary of one thousand testicles.