Three Reasons: Brazil

[@flannerymonaghan-morris7461]

I remember watching this movie at 16-17 in a high school film studies class. We watched the British version, and I immediately felt a kinship to the Lowery character, with his socially awkward mannerisms and introverted ness/difficulty with talking to people. I have ADHD (which I was diagnosed with at 5 years old), and then Autism (which I was diagnosed with at 2 years old). The world felt like how I felt towards the adult world: too fast paced, too neurotic, too overwhelming, and I was a bit of a daydreamer. I didn’t feel like I fit in with the crowd, and was a bit of a loner. After watching this movie, I was immediately interested in checking out the rest of Terry Gilliam’s filmography.

[@johannes914]

One of my all time favourite ... So much creativity in 142 minutes.

[@KitAkira1989]

1: The visual style. Terry Gilliam's visual style is incredible and imaginative, whether directing movies or doing animations. 2: The controversy behind the film's U.S. release. It is the sort of thing that you might expect to be the story of its own movie, and it's an incredible thing to read about, and it's helped develop the film's cult status. 3: The themes of consumerism and escapism through imagination, and its satire of bureaucracy. Rather than try to explain that, which would be difficult, it's best to watch the movie and see for yourself.

[@angeloszormpas8427]

I'd remove the "orwelian fantasy" reason and replaced it with "satire that is still relevant".

[@gustavomarcondes307]

One of my favorites movies. I'm a brazilian, and this title for me when i ever watched at the first time sounded strange 'cause is the name of my country.

[@stephanytorres9672]

descobri esse filme agora e to pensando nisso tambem kk

[@buddhull]

Hey Gustavo, it’s named after your country for no real other reason than the Ary Barroso song “Brazil” (“Aquarela do Brasil”) that plays throughout the picture repeatedly in different forms. It adds a semi-nonsensical but certainly whimsical element to a film that does what it can to make the viewer consider everything they see, hear and feel about it.

[@yot-su]

LOVE this movie

[@GuyWithADeepVoice]

Good list, one of my all time favorite films. I would have listed "Uncompromising Ending" as one of my reasons instead of the last one, but that's just me.

[@irresponsible1390]

1. The Nightmarish Reality 2. The Dream's 3. The Production Design

[@isabelaoliveira9270]

Simplesmente amei o uso de Aquarela do Brasil na trilha sonora!

[@FireheadLazzo]

Well, I'm sold.

[@lukeduan6291]

love the soundtrack

[@Psergiorivera]

Wow! What crazy ideas...

[@CancunMimosa]

If this was shown as a trailer at the time of release, it would have sold me immediately.

[@talbrott]

I skipped school to watch this at the time and there was one other person in the cinema

[@unfortunatelebanese]

@@talbrott it's such a shame only very few people saw it in the cinemas. would be cool as hell to be one of those people.

[@michellem.1749]

Love this movie.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

1. The excoriation of big government 2. The dark humor. 3. The oppressive yet wonderful visuals.

[@danielmen5444]

I wan My copy of Brazil in Criterion but is so expensive 😔😔 .

[@unfortunatelebanese]

God I love this movie

[@paulspanbauer4125]

My favorite film of all time.

[@mikekay6124]

and me

[@Pancrasio-it9qd]

This movie is on my top 10 😎

[@connorwaltman4966]

I got the movie on normal Blu-ray. What's the difference between the normal edition and the Criterion Edition?

[@Okdude1234]

Connor Waltman Brazil is meant for people who enjoy learning more about the film, there are tons and tons of special features that allow you to learn a lot about how the film came to be.

[@pitchingwedge7546]

I'm years late but I'll explain it for anyone else reading in the future. Brazil is a rare case where it's actually best to own both blu rays. There are actually 3 main cuts of the movie. The 132 minute theatrical cut, the 143 minute director's cut and the 94 minute Love Conquers All cut made by the studio behind the director's back. The regular Blu Ray contains the 132 minute theatrical cut while the Criterion blu ray contains the 143 minute director's cut, the 94 minute Love Conquers All cut and multiple documentaries about the making of the movie. In terms of quality, the director's cut is best, theatrical is okay, LCA is ass. If you have the money, the Criterion release is absolutely worth the price, even if you have the regular blu ray.

[@MrWoodyanders]

0:44. Ubiquitous British bit player Fred Wood as the giant man holding a bottle.

[@illuminatiopress3755]

nobody noticed that everything in his apartment is numbered G9110

[@IStehSHIT]

nobody almost didn't notice that nobody even noticed

[@SamM_Scot]

A timeless surreal classic :-)

[@Sardonic15]

I love this movie, so happy to see how good this blu ray release looks.

[@EdPlays1997]

While not a fan of the film, here are my three reasons: 1) Great style. 2) Brilliant acting from all of the cast. 3) Subtle satire on bureaucracy.

[@seamac206]

Fear and Loathing too

[@lonesurvivalist8514]

No 4, Kim greist is sexy in this and manhunter ,5 it's more real today than ever

[@Whoa802]

I had a teacher that looked and sounded just like her with short hair. 😍😍😍

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

De Niro in this film...just saying.

[@TheStockwell]

Ha Ha. That's funny.

[@imajeepster]

get that thing off my head!!