* EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory: Dalí and Buñuel claimed that it was mostly based on dreams and didn't have any sort of meaning. They were, however, fans of UsefulNotes/SigmundFreud, whose psychoanalysis tried to read meaning from dreams, so [[LyingCreator don't take the "no meaning" statement too seriously]]. Basically, the movie's like a Rorschach test; you find ''your own'' meaning.
* FauxSymbolism: You'd think this movie symbolizes a lot of things, but Dalí said in an interview that nothing symbolizes anything.
* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: The expressions on the two priests faces as they're dragged behind the dead donkey-pianos are [[http://oi68.tinypic.com/34srxw0.jpg kind of amusing]].
* MisaimedFandom: The film was made to be as insulting as possible to the French bourgeoise, yet that very same crowd applauded it during its premiere and continued to hold it in high regard, much to Dalí and Buñuel's dissatisfaction.
* SignatureScene: The eyeball scene, of course.
* {{Squick}}: The eyeball scene. Which also doubles as the film's SignatureScene, oddly enough.
* WatchItForTheMeme: Honestly, the reason most people watch the short is for the infamous eyeball scene.
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