The Dance of Reality (2014)

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Jodorowsky is back in full swing and has certainly learned from his previous films. It is on par with the weirdness of holy mountain and has a somewhat coherent narrative at the same time without the pacing ever slowing down and managing to keep it to 2 hours long.He creates a metaphorical world where we follow a young Jodrowsky and his father full of bright colours and some very quirky characters. There are his signature marks of male and female nudity bizarre imagery and amputees. I can't help but feel the film was more about his father growing up than about Jodrowsky as his father changes from the macho- Stalin worshipping God denying homophobic hypocrite to a broken god fearing hero of the people. Along with that we some real nice cinematography and is overall a great film it is not by any means for the casual movie goer as they would be repulsed by some of what goes on in this film.

This film was a joy to watch. I have enjoyed all of Jodorowsky's previous work but this one really spoke to me. The film manages to combine a heart filled message of healing and love in the face of adversity and the chaos that can happen in a lifetime. However, it does not preach, its poetic and curious in it's exploration of Joorowsky's own life. There were points that brought a tear to my eye and it also had me laughing out loud. I left the cinema feeling very happy and filled with a joy for life. In fact I met an old friend that I hadn't seen for a very long time and the film inspired me to buy him a rose from a street vendor and say thank you for his friendship. Thank you Jodorowsky and whoever else helped to make this film.

Alejandro Jodorowsky returns after more than 20 years. Much like his film Santa Sangre, which was made after a long absence, he goes all out on this one. As you might expect, it's totally insane. It's not very subtle, but you can forgive the director since he comes up with so many memorable, crazy bits. This is very autobiographical, detailing Jodorowsky's childhood in Tocopillo, Chile in the 1930s. Most of the focus is on Alejandro's father, played by his son Brontis. Jaime Jodorowsky was an overbearing communist who lorded over his effeminate son (Jeremias Herskovits) and his opera-singing wife (Pamela Flores). When Jaime gets a chance, he goes off to assassinate the military dictator Ibanez (Bastian Bodenhofer), but he fails and is separated from his family for years (apparently). Some of this film is a bit overbearing, especially in its overly sexualized scenes. I could really have done without Flores' constant nudity (as well as her urine). I could also have done without the CGI seagulls, which are far too reminiscent of the crapsterpiece Birdemic: Shock and Terror. I was a little afraid for a while that Jodorowsky, whose fantastical mind can imagine any number of bizarre images, would utilize this crappy looking CGI often throughout the film, but thankfully it more or less disappears after the opening bits. While the film is uneven and overlong, there are plenty of wonderful sequences, especially in the second half. The final scene in particular is just fantastic. I wouldn't quite put this up with Jodorowsky's best (which in my opinion are Santa Sangre and The Holy Mountain), but it's worthwhile. I'm very happy he got to have one more go-around. Here's to yet another.

Alejandro Jodorowsky is back! Could there be a better time? Cinema needs daring filmmakers like this who ground the truly absurd in reality. Like EL TOPO and HOLY MOUNTAIN, THE DANCE OF REALITY is far from perfect. The film is at least 30 minutes too long with sequences that come out of left field with no impact. But the central statement, an examination of dogma-- religious, social, and political--the easy bending of our minds that impact us all, is an important topic to explore and Jodorowsky does it winningly. Yes, the message is clear and loud. We are hit on the head with it. Maybe sometimes we need to be hit?