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From: tim@fisher.UUCP (Tim Snyder)
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: Re: Brazil
Message-ID: <1385@fisher.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 14-Feb-86 14:00:11 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb 14 14:00:11 1986
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Bert says:
> In article <1381@fisher.UUCP>, tim@fisher.UUCP (Tim Snyder) writes:
> > Oh, my heavens, this movie is jumpin'! Highly recommended for those
[more of my babble] 
> 
> I agree that this movie is great to watch and it is certainly extremely
> entertaining, but for me, it had about as much depth/substance as a video.
> I'm sure you could discuss all the effects and stunts and crazy use of the
> camera and editing, but the movie doesn't really have any new or novel ideas
> to discuss.
> :::::::::::::::::::::::::::      Bert S.F. Lo      :::::::::::::::::::::::::::
> ::::::::::::::::::::::::::: lo@harvard.HARVARD.EDU :::::::::::::::::::::::::::

I really disagree with you.  I think Brazil paints the picture of 20th-
century life in such a fashion that we are able to view it with an
omniscience not afforded by "normal" life.

As I mentioned before, it is as if you are dropped into your adult brain
without any of the preceding training, experience, conditioning, or
whatever.  Virtually every aspect of life is illustrated in such a way 
that we can view it for the first time.  Furthermore, this illustrates
the ways in which reality is perceived by those other than ourself, and,
instead of discussing this difference, Brazil allows us to experience it.
There are many other subthemes, such as dealing with this (perceived 
[hence actual]) reality, and the unimportance of events not within its
realm.

I have barely skimmed the surface here.  While I am at it, need we have
a debate about the necessity of "new" or "novel" ideas being the criteria
for quality art?

                                            Behold!
					      Tim Snyder