Terry Gilliam’s Brazil is probably my favorite film. It has soaring visuals by Terry Gilliam. It has beautiful writing by Tom Stoppard. It has action, plot twists, a vast scope, great depth, and a subversive message. It has beautiful dances of office life and a great soundtrack. But it is a serious film. And if there were ever a time to watch it, it is now; it’s all happening to us (all links go to real news stories):
Complex technology does not work.
Instead of eliminating cruft, we sell it in different colors.
More connections at Swartz's blog, as well as summaries of some of the incredible extra features on the Criterion Collection box set [amazon link--$50, but well worth it].
[via Aaron Swartz]
Posted by johndan at June 24, 2004 01:30 PM
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