I'm rewriting my review, because my view of this movie has changed... but not for the better.
Un Chien Andalou is another one of those films that's good from an academic standpoint, but not a good watch.
Imagine this scenario...
Two people decide to make a movie. They decide that they're going to make it really surreal and crazy. They decide the best way to accomplish this is to give the film no plot, no story, no definite characters, fill it with shock imagery, and hope the weirdness makes people think it's a work of art.
That's this movie in a nutshell... except that it was done by Luis Bunuel, and Salvador Dali. Because they did it... people think it's artistic. Because it's done by artists.
This film is everything I described above. It's shock imagery consists of borderline rape, graphic cutting of an eyeball, priests being dragged like pianos, insects crawling out of people, and miscellaneous death.
Entertainment value plays a huge factor in my reviews on IMDb, mainly because I believe comments should give an honest opinion for the general viewer. This film is not a good watch. It's weird imagery trying to pass itself off as film-making art.
However, the film is very interesting from an academic standpoint. It is an interesting study of shock value, and it does have some weird imagery which stays with you and actually can influence better work.
I didn't like this film, but when watching it from an academic standpoint, I was inspired by it. However, it doesn't redeem the film, and it has a very special spot at the top of my personal "bottom 100" list.
1/10 for entertainment value. 10/10 for academic value.
Watch only from an academic viewpoint.
Un Chien Andalou is another one of those films that's good from an academic standpoint, but not a good watch.
Imagine this scenario...
Two people decide to make a movie. They decide that they're going to make it really surreal and crazy. They decide the best way to accomplish this is to give the film no plot, no story, no definite characters, fill it with shock imagery, and hope the weirdness makes people think it's a work of art.
That's this movie in a nutshell... except that it was done by Luis Bunuel, and Salvador Dali. Because they did it... people think it's artistic. Because it's done by artists.
This film is everything I described above. It's shock imagery consists of borderline rape, graphic cutting of an eyeball, priests being dragged like pianos, insects crawling out of people, and miscellaneous death.
Entertainment value plays a huge factor in my reviews on IMDb, mainly because I believe comments should give an honest opinion for the general viewer. This film is not a good watch. It's weird imagery trying to pass itself off as film-making art.
However, the film is very interesting from an academic standpoint. It is an interesting study of shock value, and it does have some weird imagery which stays with you and actually can influence better work.
I didn't like this film, but when watching it from an academic standpoint, I was inspired by it. However, it doesn't redeem the film, and it has a very special spot at the top of my personal "bottom 100" list.
1/10 for entertainment value. 10/10 for academic value.
Watch only from an academic viewpoint.