Ok-ish execution aside, it's getting really tireful to watch Chomón "borrowing" (stealing, but let's be generous) ideas from Méliès. Let me emphasize: I have no problem with that, fundamentally. One can copy an idea, and do something with it, exceeding the merits of the original. But Chomón wasn't that kind of a creator. He just plagiarizes, and adds nothing to it. That's his whole know-how, and the whole production: one unoriginal idea, utilized again and again and again.
There are two narratives in my mind to explain this whole situation: the first one (less hurtful one) is that Chomón is basically Antonio Salieri from the movie Amadeus, who desired greatness and envied the genius of Méliès, but were only able to produce mediocre art. While according to the less romanticized version, he was a profiteering and cynical businessman, who deliberately stole the ideas of Méliès, and in general made minimal effort products to maximize income. I wanna belive the first one, I really do, but... after seeing more and more of his work, I kinda leaning towards the second.
There are two narratives in my mind to explain this whole situation: the first one (less hurtful one) is that Chomón is basically Antonio Salieri from the movie Amadeus, who desired greatness and envied the genius of Méliès, but were only able to produce mediocre art. While according to the less romanticized version, he was a profiteering and cynical businessman, who deliberately stole the ideas of Méliès, and in general made minimal effort products to maximize income. I wanna belive the first one, I really do, but... after seeing more and more of his work, I kinda leaning towards the second.