Brazil
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Brazil
“Brazil” by Terry Gilliam is a 1985 film about a man named Sam Lowry who daydreams about flying away from the dictatorial society he currently dwells in. The film is the story of a seemingly futuristic, government controlled civilization in which technology and extreme efficiency has overwhelmed the world. Unlike the film Gattaca where it is blatantly obvious that it is set in the future, Brazil’s timeline remains ambiguous throughout the entire film. The film’s main concern is regarding how technology is corrupt and how a government becomes an omniscient presence in response to widespread terrorism appears to be too farsighted from a modern perspective. In blurring the timeline by saying “somewhere in the 20th century” it suggests that cases of totalitarian societies recurred in past and will continue to do so in the future. The film aims to demonstrate to the public just how flawed a “perfect” society can be.
The film’s events are set into motion by a bug being squished and falling into the machine introducing a typographical error on a government form intended for the apprehension of a terrorist by the name of Archibald Tuttle, which after the stain became Archibald Buttle. This shows how one insignificant bug which is representative of a human can greatly impact on a large and “perfect” system. This situation could have easily been reversed with a little thorough investigation, however when a government’s motto is “We don’t make mistakes” it’s difficult to notify the media of an error.
Humans have taken excessive efforts developing technology and inventing machines that will make our lives more pleasant and enjoyable. This can be seen in the film “Brazil” a perfect society with rooms filled with inventions and machines that make life easier. Yet, the machine that’s supposed to cook the protagonist’s toast to perfection proved to be faulty and on the contrary provides him with a burnt breakfast. The machines...
“Brazil” by Terry Gilliam is a 1985 film about a man named Sam Lowry who daydreams about flying away from the dictatorial society he currently dwells in. The film is the story of a seemingly futuristic, government controlled civilization in which technology and extreme efficiency has overwhelmed the world. Unlike the film Gattaca where it is blatantly obvious that it is set in the future, Brazil’s timeline remains ambiguous throughout the entire film. The film’s main concern is regarding how technology is corrupt and how a government becomes an omniscient presence in response to widespread terrorism appears to be too farsighted from a modern perspective. In blurring the timeline by saying “somewhere in the 20th century” it suggests that cases of totalitarian societies recurred in past and will continue to do so in the future. The film aims to demonstrate to the public just how flawed a “perfect” society can be.
The film’s events are set into motion by a bug being squished and falling into the machine introducing a typographical error on a government form intended for the apprehension of a terrorist by the name of Archibald Tuttle, which after the stain became Archibald Buttle. This shows how one insignificant bug which is representative of a human can greatly impact on a large and “perfect” system. This situation could have easily been reversed with a little thorough investigation, however when a government’s motto is “We don’t make mistakes” it’s difficult to notify the media of an error.
Humans have taken excessive efforts developing technology and inventing machines that will make our lives more pleasant and enjoyable. This can be seen in the film “Brazil” a perfect society with rooms filled with inventions and machines that make life easier. Yet, the machine that’s supposed to cook the protagonist’s toast to perfection proved to be faulty and on the contrary provides him with a burnt breakfast. The machines...