El topo

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Nick O If Sergio Leone made A Fistful Of LSD. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/29/25 Full Review Vanessa B This movie was not the type I can get into it was very graphic and a little much for me. It was an interesting movie if you not mind graphic movies. El Topo the main character is traveling with his son and sees that a town when they see that is was slaughtered. He goes on different missions that keep involving him to dual. There is a lot of mention of religion and el topo finding his path. It is a western movie and at time I feel like I lost the plot and it felt it was bit all over the place. I also feel like some of the scenes were too much or not needed to be in the movie, I did not understand the point of it. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/28/25 Full Review Madam D While this is an interesting film with quite a cult history, am glad I read up on it or would have no earthly idea is going on. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/25 Full Review Dante H LIke The Holy Mountain, unforgettable. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/25 Full Review Gabriel R Alejandro Jodorowsky established himself with the film El Topo, creating a film that truly only he could have made. The film essentially created the idea of an acid western. The film features many perplexing characters and events, which could confuse many audience members, or instead make them think for hours about the film’s themes and what Jodorowsky is trying to communicate. The film was one of the first to be big in the midnight movie circuit, bringing audiences back each time to experience the surreal and violent world filled with weird and unsettling imagery not usually seen in many westerns. It can be heavily analyzed due to its themes relating to religion, violence, loss of innocence and legacy. The film features an extremely loose plot line, where El Topo is facing off against 4 different gunslingers to prove himself for a woman. Throughout the film numerous oddities are encountered, some sexual. So it’s understandable that crowds of extremely high people on a Friday night would enjoy this movie. Jodorowsky plays the titular character himself, and while his acting isn’t the greatest, it certainly gets the job done with the tone the movie has. The movie can certainly test your patience, with its long takes and numerous meandering scenes. I think the movie certainly lacks emotion at times, and that can make it difficult to connect with characters and story. However, the story features El Topo’s son, where he finds him looking exactly how he looked before he became a monk. The cinematography is a reason to see this movie alone, due to its unique look and tone. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/21/24 Full Review Kelly A El Topo is not like your average film, it’s an all encompassing journey into the realm of wild and over dramatic elements of cinema. The film, directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky, features strange Western elements of violence, odd nudity, and exaggeration, creating a cinematic experience that genuinely feels like a fever dream that you’re not sure when will end. Watching El Topo was like taking your friend's advice and going to a night show that looks absolutely sketchy and turns out to be everything and more. The movie is so trippy and extra that it serves almost like eye candy, you just can't look away. The movie makes the viewers question whether or not they even know what the main plot and subplot are about and the film allows the audience to make up a story in their head as the movie progresses. With themes of redemption and spirituality taking place throughout the film, it seems as though the main hero is as confused as the audience is about his next action and step. The movie was genuinely so weird and chaotic that the ultra-violent themes were so deranged, that I wasn’t sure if I was allowed to like it or deem it terrible from a societal perspective. Don’t get me wrong, the videography element was fantastic but as to deciphering the film, that's a whole other guessing and puzzle game. I watched this film in my cult film class and let me tell you, when the murder of disabled people took place, the whole crowd almost simultaneously jumped back because of how random and unpredictable that scene was! Again, El Topo as a film is such a fever dream, that it must be seen more than once to have an ounce of clarity as to what is going on. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/20/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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