This Post-Modernism Thing

Looking back, I really did enjoy Brazil. For some reason, it didn't really register at the time of viewing, but in retrospect this film was so intricate and thought-out to a tee that I feel like... how could you not like it? I think the reason I like it now is because I understand it a little more (I just read both of the handouts on it) and simply thinking about all the different messages and events in the film makes my mind spin...in a good way. At the time, I was taking it all in: all the action and obscurity, combined with the obvious confusing nature of it. It's so interesting to think that every single background image or seemingly unimportant character had so much significance and that each and every one of the events and every bit of dialogue fit into a, not the, larger theme. That's another fascinating thing: there are so many themes and subtle hints to direct the viewers to these. All those odd quotes above doors and on crumbling brick walls in back alleys have significance: they either help "explain" a theme such as time or are simply post-modern-like phrases. I completely agree with the author of the answers to that Internet Brazil blog: you definitely have to see the movie more than once. I mean, I feel like I picked up on a few of the themes even without reading the handout or at the very least, saw some common aspects with Flaubert's Parrot, but it's like I almost want more. I know there is more out there to figure out and find in the film that I didn't see at all. Finally, actually seeing images of " this whole 'po-mo' thing" helped me appreciate Barnes' book a little more. Understanding, little by little, is still understanding. Ha.