phantom of liberty challenge our notion of civilized society . luis bunuel give u a series of connect yet individual little movie in one that ask question like why not . or say who . he poke at the little taboo we have and all the formal wall we have put up . bunuel ask the question of why do we follow traditional social norm when we aren not even sure why they be create . why can not a man wear butt less chap and have his wife whip him in front of complete stranger . why can not we get some friend together and all defecate around a table . why can not we love and lust after our elder aunt . can you give a reason other than say because it crazy and weird and disgust . those be all response to social norm be broken and but their not real answer . this movie take those idea and other just a crazy and weird and and disgust and asks so . he take social norm like the social formality and sexual taboo and religious authority and and the western justice system and turn them upside down and just to see what happen . he even play to audience expectation and idea of right and wrong . he make u all think about our own judgment about aspect of our own life . the result be funny and confusing and and think provoke while but over all it crazy and weird and and disgust . just the way bunuel would have want it .