Ive seen this film and find it hard to place into a particular genre (other than surrealist film) imdb call this film a comedy but i really fail to see any humour, though el tpop had one or two mildly humourus moments the humour in holy mountain is non exisistent to me
can anyone tell me what genre(s) they consider the holy mountain to be ?
I think the most precise and accurate genre is "Neo-Surrealism." It also fits into the broader category of "Experimental" film.
I wouldn't be surprised if Jodorowsky himself considered it part of the "Inspirational" genre of film.
Although I wouldn't consider the film to be primarily a comedy, there are plenty of obvious satirical moments, especially in the "planets" segments. Think of the gun shaped like a menorah, marketed to Jews, with another shaped like a cross for Christians, and so on.
If I were choosing a genre based on IMDB's broad categorizations, I'd pick "Fantasy" as the most descriptive (with "comedy" as a secondary genre).
I'd personally like the film to be considered part of the "weird" genre.
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