Embrujada: Sometimes Making A Movie Badly Makes It Better
Embrujada answers the question what would a Buñuel film look like if Buñuel had no money, no talent, and very little skill. However, it is Embrujada’s clunky, amateurish construction that actually enhances its efforts to be surreal. The surrealists were interested in random juxtapositions and Embrujada excels in this area. The awkward, poorly timed editing emphasizes the contrasting imagery and breaks what is meant to be a montage into a jarring series of images slammed together.
