Brasilia!

Brazil, to say the least, was a very interesting movie.  Although really farfetched and awkward, I did enjoy the movie.  Overall, the plot was intriguing, and it was very nice to watch a movie like to as a change in pace of all of the other movies I watch.  Although inaccurate, I enjoyed the futuristic aspect of this film.  I am not sure what time period the movie was set in (was it ever mentioned?), but I liked how it attempted to create an image of the future.

What really bothered me about this film is the recurring dream that Sam had.  It was so ridiculous to watch him battle a machine that spews fire when injured, or watch his "dream" woman being help captive by what appeared to be babies.  The fact that he somehow stumbled upon this woman is completely farfetched, and it really bothers me that he did find her.  When would this ever happen in real life?  Coincidence or irony?  

I noticed many instances in this film where the thoughts were parallel with that of Barnes and Flaubert.  The most prominent one that I noticed was the events that questioned coincidence or irony.  Like I noted in the last paragraph, when Sam found his "dream" (literally and physically), this could either be coincidence or irony.  Another part of the film that begs the question coincidence or irony is the presence of Harry Tuttle.  He was there whenever Sam needed to get out of a tough situation.  Another similarity that I noticed between Flaubert's Parrot and Brazil is the disorder of both.  They are both very scatterbrained jump from scene to scene very frequently.  In Brazil, this left the viewer trying to piece together scenes at the end of the movie, in order to understand what the hell was going on.  

Overall, I enjoyed the film Brazil, despite the disorder and farfetched plot.  It was interesting to see a film that was unrelated to Flaubert's Parrot, but yet had similarities.