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Purely Joyful Movie!

Highly Overrated But Still Good

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

This is a 43-minute black-and white short film written and directed by Luis Buñuel in his 60s at this point already. It is about a very religious and humble almost prophet-like man who looks apparently a lot older than he actually is because of his long beard and also than the actor who plays him.. When we see him transformed near the end, he looks entirely different and much younger. Anyway, we witness this man's (Claudio Brook's) interactions with all kinds pf people, including the devil in the human form of a blonde woman who exposes herself repeatedly in order to lure the man into sin. Brook was a fairly prolific actor and this can also be said about several of the other actors in here, even if they are probably completely unknown outside the Spanish-speaking parts of America. Oh yeah, with regard to that, you will also need subtitles to understand what's going on if you are not fluent in the language. Finally, I felt that this movie looks even older than from 50 years ago. All in all, I did not enjoy it too much. It had its moments, but all in all I found it underwhelming. Not recommended.

I had heard that this movie offered a critique of religion, but from what I can tell it offers no detectable stance on that or any other topic. Yes, Simon is devoutly religious, and yes, he faces a barrage of criticism. But as that criticism comes primarily from "the Devil," it can be read merely as an orthodox religious play rather than as an endorsement of the Devil's arguments. The Devil, moreover, is a vampish woman and Simon is her henpecked foil, a reactionary set-up that makes the movie feel something like a nightmare scene from a sitcom. It is mercifully short (though still tedious) but the twist ending offers no closure or clarification.

Simon del Desiert is a very religious based movie with a new meaning to keeping the faith, because in this film you follow a man named Simon who is a top a pillar proving his loyalty to the lord, claiming that he has been full of sin all his life and wants to be forgiven to be good servant of the lord. Throughout Simon's journey to becoming a man of free sin life, he is faced with a few challenges. Such challenges are that of trying not to eat or drink much water, only drink and eat when it is necessary and of what he can eat, is the "plants of life", no meat or dairy. Another challenge that Simon will cross, is a women who is claimed as the "devil" this woman tries to seduce Simon into giving into his male needs, Simon stays strong the women tries to undress and everything, but Simon will stay strong even after all her attempts to seduce him. Simon will remaining strong standing atop his pillar, gets betrayed by one of his fellow worshipers, because they stuck dairy products and meat inside of his food supply to make it look like he has been sneaking around with extra food. Simon refuses to have taken part in that and says the man can be forgiven for sins, until the man bursts into foaming out the mouth and falling over dead where he stood, with a bag of golden landing on the ground out of his robe. Although this movie has a very twisted ending, as we follow Simon he is talking about being free and sinful, but then we the movie takes us for a spin and shows the real Simon with the girl who kept appearing as the devil, they were in a nightclub, drinking and smoking. Therefore, this movie kind of shows two sides the "true" way to follow the religion or the hypocritical way.

If you hold firm religious convictions and spiritual sentiments you may find this movie offensive and sacrilegious. But if you're open to analyze and interpret a film that is unique, entertaining, surreal, and often times bizarre then watch Luis Buñuel's Simon of the Desert. Indeed, one of the most striking influences in this film is the satanic influence from beginning to end. I don't mean this in the "there are hidden satanic messages embedded in this film that will make you take blood oaths, sacrifice goats, and commit to the life of a fallen angel" but consider that after 6 months, 6 weeks, and 6 days (number of the "satanic beast") Simon leaves his old column and accepts a newer, larger, taller, and more ostentatious column bequeathed by a wealthy townsman who was "inspired" by Simon's spiritual feat. Really think about this moment and the mistake Simon made in accepting the new column.Simon, as an ascetic, continually rejects "earthly pleasures" and material objects like adequate food, water, and rations throughout the film. Additionally, Simon seems to reject Satan's advances and temptations (played by a very attractive she-devil). While this may seem like a portrayal of Simon's spiritual strength throughout the film, know that Simon was ultimately doomed from the start by accepting the larger, newer column. It was 6 months, 6 weeks, and 6 days into his spiritual quest that Simon failed and gave into Satan's temptations by accepting the new column.By accepting the column Simon essentially accepted Satan, which is why he has no say in taking the journey to Hell at the end. Maybe Simon would have been saved if he recognized his folly and repented. However, he didn't, which is why Simon is doomed to Hell (the nightclub) at the end of the film. When Simon tells Satan he wants to go home, she tells him he can't. If you wanna know why, just go back to the beginning of the film when Simon gave into Satan's temptation by accepting the new column. So all in all, Simon should have taken advice from rapper Immortal Technique who suggests that "when the devil wants to dance with you, you better say never because the dance with the devil might last you forever."