Review of The Holy Mountain (1973) by Pavandeep S — 01 Jan 2008

An over the top extravaganza, that blends reality as it is in the world, defining it. I can never quite get the opening sequence and I still wonder why the Jesus look-alike was chosen, but the entire film is like a discourse, the symbolisms have an approach to it, more like they are tangent to it than a major part, separate yet important, but the entire construction on this film is basically the delineation of morality and defunct spirituality among people, the scene where he asks the Jesus character if he thinks he is Jesus and then he sees the fight over bread was a fascinating scene, it really feels like a separate entity on a particular comnponent, one that links up but can be referred to separately. Really feels like a sketch if anything else and also, don't forget the memorable line,.

"Zoom back camera".

Best line hands down in cinema.