Immediately striking, when it happens, is the focus on the luxury of churches among the absolute poverty of their surroundings. Does Buñuel deserve criticism for the construction of this? Yes, I think he does. But he also deserves credit. He walks a line, admittedly fallaciously, but still shines an exposing light on pre-existing power. Buñuel has always maintained a strong ability to undermine the predominance. I think he does that here with dubious means and so the verdict of the ultimate outcome will really be viewer-dependent.
Immediately striking, when it happens, is the focus on the luxury of churches among the absolute poverty of their surroundings. Does Buñuel deserve criticism for the construction of this? Yes, I think he does. But he also deserves credit. He walks a line, admittedly fallaciously, but still shines an exposing light on pre-existing power. Buñuel has always maintained a strong ability to undermine the predominance. I think he does that here with dubious means and so the verdict of the ultimate outcome will really be viewer-dependent.
