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The Holy Mountain
La montaña sagrada
1973 · Film · 115 min
Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky
The Alchemist assembles together a group of people from all walks of life to represent the planets in the solar system. The occult adept's intention is to put his recruits through strange mystical rites and divest them of their worldly baggage before embarking on a trip to Lotus Island. There they ascend the Holy Mountain to displace the immortal gods who secretly rule the universe.
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we actually had books by folks like Naomi Klein back in the 90s that indicated that the petroleum-based forces would subvert international cooperation for the sake of short-term profits. we were informed of the current navelgazing nationalist trend worldwide gaining popularity.
it's completely stupid and shortsighted to birth this monster, of course. we need MORE international cooperation not less to solve the vast environmental and social problems the world faces.
think about why people migrate and war is high on the list, and not addressing the root causes of human migration but merely each nation closing its doors to the world= bad dumb and wrong.
the people are to blame, of course. in one of the wealthiest nations on earth it's not hardship or suffering that drove the common man to vote for Trump, it's schadenfreude for strawmen they were programmed to hate.
Jodorowski's famous art film "holy mountain" shows our current trajectory since 40 plus years and depicts the brainwashing that allows one to dehumanize other human beings.
i am not sure if trump or vance is the antichrist, but they certainly head a religion dedicated to eradicating the values Jesus taught.
They thought you were referring to the Holy Mountain movie clip from YouTube that the parent comment shared.
When you said "that video", it was ambiguous whether "that" referred to the promo video or the one the comment shared. It seemed fairly clear to me that you'd be asking an AI question about the 2024 promo video and not the one from 1973, but it evidently wasn't clear enough as multiple people have assumed the latter.
Apparently I'm the official translator for both sides of this conversation.
>Have you actually watched Jodorowskys movies? Because if you go and watch one, you know that his Dune would be have been an absolutely incomprehensible nightmare.
Yeah, it would've been great. El Topo is awesome. Holy Mountain is probably even better.
A part of me did laugh out at the thought of you naively sitting down with a group of friends to watch a Jodorowsky movie. Having watched The Holy Mountain, El Topo and Santa Sangre I could only imagine how awkward this was.
Regarding the creative process of creating Dune, Jodorowsky has this to say in the documentary:
> "if you respect the woman, you will never have child. You need to open the costume and to... to rape the bride."
Which is a horrifying choice of words considering Jodorwsky "claimed in a 1970 interview to have raped his co-star Mara Lorenzio on camera" [0].
[0] https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/director-bragged-on-camera-rape-alejandro-jodorowskys-el-topo/
Hmmm from the Dune documentary Holy Mountain was a “hit”, particularly in Europe. That’s why he got funding to work on pre production for a Dune film, hired multiple artists to work on it for a period of time etc.
The box office you’re quoting is from a re-issue. It says right there on the page.
Again if you watch the Dune documentary, it’s stated there that: - holy Mountain did relatively well at the box office - that led producers to fund concept stage for his next idea, Dune
If the documentary is innacurate I don’t know. But that’s there, from memory.
After the Holy Mountain in 1973, it wasn't until 1989 he made another proper 'Jodorowsky' movie. Then until the 2010s when he was able to make two more films from crowdfunding. I don't think his films have made much money at all, compared to someone like Lynch who was able to get movies made for a long time.
Holy Mountain made big chunks of money. Jodorowsky is the only alt/psychedelic filmmaker I know of who ever made money. That’s how he got to keep making films.
"It's one of those films that the entire time you watch it, you just think "How could they make this? Why would they make this? Was the world ever really so different that this seemed OK?"
If you enjoy this sort of thing, I highly recommend Alejandro Jodorowky's The Holy Mountain[1], which is both much weirder and far more profound than The 5,000 Fingers.
If you find yourself liking The Holy Mountain I'd recommend Jodorowsky's other masterpieces: El Topo and Santa Sangre.
[1] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmR0vi0ifzE
The Holy Mountain (La montaña sagrada)(1973) by Alejandro Jodorowsky, is perhaps one of my favorite mind bending movies. It takes awhile before you realize that there is an actual plot, but the last scene is profound.
Tampopo (1985) is perhaps my favorite Japanese movie, all about the beauty of food. A noodle western of sorts that is immensely entertaining.
Mount Analogue by Rene Daumal is pretty cool and supposedly was an inspiration for The Holy Mountain and Lost tv series
Also by this group: "Doggiewoggiez! Poochiewoochiez!", a remake of Holy Mountain made entirely out of found footage of dog films. It's really astounding, especially when you consider how much effort it took to go through all of the material they had to create something cohesive.
https://youtu.be/l4QOf1cspMM
I had a similar experience. Every highly rated recommendation was either one of my favorite movies or on my list of movies I need to see very soon but haven't made the time for yet.
It knew to put The Holy Mountain at 100% based off me loving the new Mad Max, feeling ambivalent about the Star Wars prequels, hating the 2007 Tranformers movie, and thinking Anchor Man was good but not great. Like, how the hell? It's spot on, but how did it get that from my input? Is there more info on how this thing is getting its results? I would love to see even a sketchy outline of the algorithm.
Thank you for answering! I can see your viewpoint.
I can't decide if Jodorowsky is bit crazy or genius. Probably both.
Thinking back, yeah I did find he dedication fascinating.
I remembered him of course from his films -- Fando Y Lis, Santa Sangre, Holy Mountain. Most Americans have heard or seen a David Lynch movie, well Jodorowsky is more out there if you wish. Even if Jodo's Dune was made, I doubt it would have gained international success and become a "Star Wars". It would have been an awesome and fascinating movie but not for everyone's tastes.
This article is particularly poignant to me, as I watched Jodorowsky's "The Holy Mountain" last night. What a crazy, wild, mysterious, horrifying, over the top movie. The sets are outrageous and one wonders how many drugs he took to come up with it all. However, I could see how his work may not be popular to all as his commentary on society was scathing and often graphic.