"Po-Mo" and Brazil

I began to understand more of the artistic and creative side of the film after reading "Kitsch and Postmodernism in Brazil". Hamel helped me understand what this movie was trying to achieve as far as postmodernism goes. The futuristic past is achieved well but at the same time helps to confuse the viewer. After reading the Frequently Asked Questions, I can understand more of both what Gilliam has achieved with his main character and also the multiple problems going on world-wide. As trippy as this movie was, one could really get inside of Lowry's head and kind of see why he became so crazy. The world in which he lived was wild, with censorship, lust, comedy, and killing. Reading those handouts really helped me realize that this movie is actually really good. i'd like to see it again so I could pick up on some of the clues that the packet was talking about. Still though, it helped me understand postmodernism a little bit more.