Of course, it's not meant to make sense, and it is quite fascinating; like witnessing a dream. There's a reason Dali was later drafted by Hitchcock to design the dream sequence in Spellbound, and anyone who has seen any of his art should certainly know what to expect. After the initial shock, the film settles down into a serious of bizarre images, flitting backwards and forwards in time and making no logical sense whatsoever. The one thing I can guarantee, though, is that you won't be able to take your eyes off it!
My personal favourite image is the guy with the ants in his hand; he just stands there staring at these ants coming out of a hole in his palm, as does the audience. Really neat stuff, and extremely well done - It is obviously a fake hand, but you don't notice and don't care. The final image is classic Dali, and typically thought-provoking.
Don't let the eyeball/razor idea put you off seeing this film. While shocking, it was nowhere near as unpleasant as I expected, possibly because I'd heard about if for years and imagined it being much worse (and I have a real thing about razors; they freak me out!).
My verdict? An amazing little film, and well worth a look. It's all of 16 minutes long, and the time will just fly by... probably with you gaping open-mouthed at the sheer insanity of Buñuel and Dali's mad vision.
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