Montana Sacra – Der heilige Berg (1973)

Montana Sacra – Der heilige Berg: Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky. With Alejandro Jodorowsky, Horacio Salinas, Zamira Saunders, Juan Ferrara. In a corrupt, greed-fueled world, a powerful alchemist leads a messianic character and seven materialistic figures to the Holy Mountain, where they hope to achieve enlightenment.

“I refuse to be condemned by the art-house snobs for not liking this movie. People read way too much into a lot of different art, and it doesnu0026#39;t make them some special visionary. Sometimes artsy fartsy crap is just that. This movie is not u0026quot;aboveu0026quot; you intellectually or artistically. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe Holy Mountain is essentially a collage of wacky, strange, self-important images and scenes that really donu0026#39;t mean anything. Donu0026#39;t you ever wonder? Thereu0026#39;s a reason these rare, cult movies have only been seen by a small percentage of the population. Itu0026#39;s not because weu0026#39;re better than the u0026quot;unwashed, uncultured massesu0026quot;. Itu0026#39;s because if the movie was actually really good it would be more widely seen. Itu0026#39;s because some of us heard about these obscure, cult movies and actually took the time and energy to seek them out. And sometimes we just werenu0026#39;t that impressed. (Okay, and maybe itu0026#39;s because some jerk has held the release rights hostage for entirely too long).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNow having said all of that, I still donu0026#39;t think it is a waste of time to watch. How can I say that? Well, the bottom line is, people forget the notion that at the end of the day, not everything has to mean something. Shouldnu0026#39;t we be allowed to take in interesting or different images, films, etc…without decoding their grand vision? Yes, we should. So there are some pretty weird scenes and visions to behold in this movie. And for nothing more than the novelty of it it isnu0026#39;t a total waste of film. I also liked some of the music. But please spare me the u0026quot;so far ahead of itu0026#39;s time, magnificent work of artistic expressionu0026quot; crap. Youu0026#39;re taking it way too seriously. The Holy Mountain is not a landmark, itu0026#39;s a novelty of bizarre underground cinema. Nothing more.”