El Topo resolves to confront warrior Masters on a transformative desert trek he does with his six-year-old son, who must bury his childhood totems in order to become an adult. El Topo (the mole) claims to be God while disguised as a black gunfighter and riding a horse through a spiritual, mystical environment littered with vintage Western film and ancient Eastern religious symbols. El Topo exacts vengeance on the bandits who destroyed a town along his way, then forcibly takes the leader's wife, Mara, as his own. El Topo's bizarre manner is gory, sexual, and self-reflective, as he attempts to vanquish everyone he encounters while contemplating his own issues.
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El Topo resolves to confront warrior Masters on a transformative desert trek he does with his six-year-old son, who must bury his childhood totems in order to become an adult. El Topo (the mole) claims to be God while disguised as a black gunfighter and riding a horse through a spiritual, mystical environment littered with vintage Western film and ancient Eastern religious symbols. El Topo exacts vengeance on the bandits who destroyed a town along his way, then forcibly takes the leader's wife, Mara, as his own. El Topo's bizarre manner is gory, sexual, and self-reflective, as he attempts to vanquish everyone he encounters while contemplating his own issues.
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