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Subject: Re: Brazil  (the movie) (MANY SPOILERS)
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Date: Mon, 10-Mar-86 14:37:27 EST
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In article <180@cucca.UUCP>, travis@cucca.UUCP (Travis Lee Winfrey) says:
     
>... The end does indeed have a depressing appearance to it,
>unless you consider two things.  First, he did achieve the thing which
>was most important to him, saving his love from the system (competence
>with a computer is worth something!).
     
Sorry, but I believe that the girl died.  As do most of the people
that I've talked to.  When the cops break into the bedroom he tries
to tell them that this isn't the girl they want, but they obviously don't
believe him.  I only saw it once, and I may be wrong, but didn't they have
a gun to her head before they put the bag over his head?
We can't believe he saved her later because remember that every scene
after he's in the torture chair is fantasy.
     
You also complained about the indistinguishable lines Gilliam draws between
fantasy and reality.  This is one of the main points of the film!  And
he accomplishes it brilliantly.  I loved this movie.  Everything about it.
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Michael S. Weiss
The Pennsylvania State University
MW9@PSUVM.BITNET
     
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