Bizzare Brazil

To be completely honest, I have no idea what to think of the movie Brazil even after seeing it twice. The part about it that I find most similar to Flaubert's Parrot is the chaos of both. Both seem to jump around a bunch and seem as if they are purposely meant to confuse the viewer/reader. Just as with the book, after seeing Brazil I'm left with no definite idea, theme, or explanation as to the craziness. Perhaps the oddest part in Brazil is Sam's dream of him flying and fighting that odd creature who ends up being him. I don't understand what this is supposed to tell the viewer. Not only is this whole dream scene confusing and whatnot, but it turns out in the end that Sam is killed and his escape is also a dream. Maybe Gilliam was trying to tell us that we can't escape from some things in life. As I said before, I really have no idea. This whole post-modern thing is throwing me off guard and I don't know what to think of it. It is an interesting yet bizzare topic which I have yet to understand. Perhaps Mr. Lavender can help enlighten me.