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From: wasaunders@watdragon.UUCP (Alec Saunders)
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: Re: A BRAZIL question (SPOILER?)
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Date: Fri, 14-Feb-86 14:21:59 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb 14 14:21:59 1986
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In article <10700133@uiucdcs> mcewan@uiucdcs.CS.UIUC.EDU writes:
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>My question, for everyone who saw BRAZIL: was that a happy or a sad ending?
>I haven't made up my mind yet.
   
Spoiler follows:













The whole film worked on so many different levels that it would be impossible
to classify it as happy or sad. The audience will initially think it is a
sad ending because the bad guys win, at least over the hero (can't even
remember his name anymore). However Jill gets away (she's dead so far as
the world is concerned), and he escapes with her, even if it's only in his
fantasies. From his point of view how can you argue that it's sad? I doubt 
Jill is that concerned about losing him - she wasn't that interested in the
first place, so it's probably not that bad for her either. We would like to
see good triumph over evil, but it doesn't happen.

I have another question - or maybe a theory ... I think that there were
no terrorists. I think that the government was the "terrorists" and was using
fear of terrorism to control the population. Does this seem reasonable to
anyone else? This would make Jill and Harry Tuttle much stronger symbols in
the film. 
				Alec Saunders