January 19, 2014Terry Gilliam's Brazil is one of the greatest cinematic accomplishments of all time. I've seen it many times, but this was the first time I've had the privilege of seeing this classic on the big screen. It is set in a future dystopia where "terrorists" blow up shops and restaurants and the government controls everything with an iron fist and several forms with the proper signatures and stamps. When a mistake is made and a man named Buttle is arrested instead of Tuttle, the different departments of the government (in typical beurocratic fashion) try to sweep it under the rug and lay the blame on someone else. Meanwhile, Jonathan Pryce, a worker in the ministry of information, and a constant daydreamer who wants nothing more than to live an ordinary life with no big changes despite his mother using her power to get him a promotion, becomes involved in the Tuttle/Buttle debacle. As he chases the girl of his dreams (literally), he slowly descends into a state of madness. Brazil is, in my opinion, perfect. It is one of the most brilliantly written stories ever put on film, and I urge you, if you haven't seen it yet, to go out and give it a try.
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