It's nice but also not too surprising to see that age has not brought down Jodorowsky's ability to make something strange and singular. This is part one of an apparent trilogy I fear will never be completed, given Jodorowsky turns 95 this week and part 3 still doesn't have a release date.
But I'm interested to at least watch part 2, Endless Poetry, and will hold out hope that he can finish what he started. The Dance of Reality is a neat blend of surrealism and what I imagine is loosely inspired by real life events from Jodorowsky's childhood.
It's kind of what you'd expect from the filmmaker looking inward and to the past. Maybe it's surprising that it's not too surprising, and I don't think it's one of his best efforts... but it's undeniably worth watching for anyone who's gotten something out of one of his older films.
But I'm interested to at least watch part 2, Endless Poetry, and will hold out hope that he can finish what he started. The Dance of Reality is a neat blend of surrealism and what I imagine is loosely inspired by real life events from Jodorowsky's childhood.
It's kind of what you'd expect from the filmmaker looking inward and to the past. Maybe it's surprising that it's not too surprising, and I don't think it's one of his best efforts... but it's undeniably worth watching for anyone who's gotten something out of one of his older films.