It's like an allegorical Western parable. The story moves quickly with many great and strange characters.

#700 & 15 Nisan 08, 19:00, atlas1 sira8 koltuk1, 27.ist. film fest. & 125 dk. boyunca beni ekrana sabitlemis bir kult film.125 dk. boyunca bir puzzle gibi sembolleri kafamda cozmeye calistim ve evet, sonunda herseyi rayina oturtmayi da basardim.tekrar, tekrar tekrar izlenesi bir eastern...

Jodorowsky gives us striking images and insanity on screen. He's an acquired taste that isn't for me and none of the film's positives are as good as The Holy Mountain, but they are good enough to at least get something out of watching it. Not much though.

I'm honestly not sure what to make of this. This movie is chock-full of the weird, the mystical, and the grotesque. I don't particularly like the film, but I don't dislike it, and I'll watch it again sometime.

A film in two acts: Good symbolic journey and oh is this over yet. Jodorowsky's later films are much more colorful, thankfully.

It seems I don't like Jodorowsky's style choices. Shockingness of El Topo doesn't appeal to me most of the time. It smells more mind exploitation for me then any kind of surrealism. And from cheap anime flicks I've seen very similar substance a lot. Still I sat for the aforementioned second half. By then it becomes amusing with boyish chivalry.

I don't give two hoots if I'm a cretin for hating this, this stuff is putrid and headache inducing.

Jodorowsky never fails to boggle my mind. Worth seeing if you want to see some truly odd stuff. If you're looking for a clear plot, then sorry - this is an entirely different type of film.

Needs more symbolism...not abstract enough...........................

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El Topo is timid surrealism with some striking imagery here and there. Sometimes interesting, mostly boring and always, always airheaded. The experience left me with nothing save for a few unusual images.