How Brazil Got Its Sci-Fi Dystopia Right

1985’s Brazil depicts, as many films do, a dystopian future. What makes it different, is that future, I think is far closer to reality to most others.

Brazil follows bureaucratic minion Sam Lowy as he resist promotion and becomes, sort of accidentally, embroiled with a resistance group fighting a heavy-handed government. As you might expect from a Terry Gilliam movie, it’s often surreal, it often uses slapstick, and it’s often quite silly.

But, and I think Gilliam does this very well, has some serious moments.

Films Mentioned:

1984 (1984), Brazil (1985).