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Originally Posted by Handyman Joe  Saw this myself for the first time recently - decidedly mixed feelings - some amazing images and satire but Jodorowskys use of animals as expendable props and his use of deformed/disabled people as signifiers of 'weird' really began to grate on me. The toad massacre scene summed it up - from inspired to unwatchable in five minutes. |
I'm with you on the animal use, i can deal with and enjoy the rest of the films content, but find some of these moments hard to deal with or justify.
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