Day 27 - 2nd February
Snacks Eaten - Another banana. and tea. lots of tea.
Film 27 - Brazil
Directed by Terry Gilliam
Year - 1985
Every time I hear the song 'Aquarela do Brasil', I smile. This theme song sets the tone perfectly for Terry Gilliam's satirical take on a dystopian society. Not dissimiliar to Orwell's '1984' creation, this story takes place in an oppressive, industrial setting and stars Jonathon Pryce as a government employee who has colourful dreams of rescuing a beautiful woman. Brazil is a delightfully bizarre film with some truly brilliant cast members (Pryce, Michael Palin, Jim Broadbent and even Robert DeNiro).
If you are an admirer of Gilliam's, do not shy from delving once again into his amazing imagination. He openly invites you into an adventure so well navigated that all you have to do is enjoy the ride. From mundane scenery and a hopeless society to magical uplifting imagery once again elevated by the theme song.
So we have had a little sci-fi after a little light heart. Now to a bit of grit. Grit embedded in the knees of some Goodfellas. Do I need to keep asking?
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