The movie cuts in from the crazy Fenix, who stays naked in the mental hospital all day long. Recalling Fenix’s childhood, his father was a circus leader, and his mother was a believer in a girl with a broken arm. After his father was caught in an affair, Fenix’s mother burned the class leader with sulfuric acid and was killed by the leader’s father. He broke his arms and died. This series of tragedies made Little Fenix unacceptable and went crazy. But in Fenix's fantasy, his mother controlled him not to get close to any women. His hands were the hands that served his mother. This is the Oedipus complex. In Refn's "Only God Can Forgive" the youngest son controlled by his mother also similarly asked for some kind of redemption by cutting off his hands.
Under the absurdity and madness of "Holy Blood", we can experience the loneliness that Zordu conceals. The joy of the circus and the joyful soundtrack can hardly conceal the tragic experience of Fenix, which is exactly the same as Fellini’s life carnival is empty. , It's just crazier.
Zodulovski has an obsessive view of religion, and he will not hesitate to show all kinds of mysterious symbols and metaphors in his films. People who dismantle their bodies can often be seen in Zodorovs’ movies. Perhaps Zodorovsky’s meaning is that human organs are concrete images of the inner mind and humans are composed of combinations. In "Holy Blood" There was a man who tore off his ear and gave it to a deaf girl. The images chosen by Zordu are not deliberately pieced together, but are related to the movie. For example, the python drilled out of Fenix’s clothes and the resurrected mother in the coffin are both religious and magical. Movie style.
I have seen "Holy Mountain" astonished by the magical imagination and irony of Zordu. Unlike Buñuel, the former is mysterious and the latter is an unconventional journey. In my opinion, Zordu loves to ridicule the religion of mankind. In "Holy Mountain", Jesus is vilified as a thief. In "Holy Blood", Fenix's mother believes in the cruel image of a tortured girl with her arms cut off. It is the ugly and questioning of religious beliefs. Mothers who are controlled by religious beliefs also have religious rules for the people around them, and the host’s father is an indulgencer who ignores clear rules and precepts. In such an environment, Fenix has a contradictory and distorted personality. Fenix is eager to conquer women like his father. But the mother annoyed that her son was bewitched by a woman's erotic desires. Fenix, who was at the center of this contradiction, did not have his own independent personality. The only thing that belonged to him was the love he had for the deaf-mute girl since he was a child. This love really awakened him. Fenix's sleeping body is thus completely separated from the mother body.
In the movie, the control of the hands is transformed into images. When we were young, the teacher asked us to abide by the classroom discipline requirements. Behind the hands, in the boring meeting place, the clapping of the crowd was controlled by the long nonsense. Humans evolved from apes to liberate their hands and release creation. Hands mean freedom and self, and are the manifestation of strength and power. At the end of the movie, Fenix freed his hands but couldn't escape the shackles of reality. The salvation of the soul does not represent the understanding of reality. This point Zodulowski was really cold.
Finally, I will talk about an interesting fact about a director. When Zodulovski planned to shoot "Dune", he wanted Dali to play a role, but Dali was not so good to invite, so Zodorovsky and Dali met in When I met at a restaurant in Paris, Dali put up a line of twelve followers. As soon as he walked in, Dali asked him: "When I was young, Picasso and I often went to the beach. Every time we After getting off the bus, you can always find a clock in the sand. Mr. Zodulowski, have you ever found a clock in the sand in your life? Stumped by Dali's question, he immediately reached: "Although I haven't found the clock, I have lost a lot." Dali readily agreed after hearing the answer: "Okay, then we'll see you in Barcelona."
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