Directed by Terry Gilliam In The Man Who Killed Don Quixote a burned out tv commercial director returns to the small Spanish village in which he shot his thesis short film ten years previous, only to discover that the shoemaker he cast as Don Quixote is lost in a delusion that he is indeed Don Quixote. … Continue reading The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018)
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The Lego Movie (2014)
Directed by Phil Lord, Chris Miller The Lego Movie is all about the hero's journey, that old tale in which an ordinary person is plucked out of reality and told they're special. It's Neo from The Matrix, Harry Potter and Luke Skywalker, all set in a stimulating world like that of Terry Gilliam's Brazil. Emmet Brickowski (Chris … Continue reading The Lego Movie (2014)
Sorry to Bother You (2018)
Directed by Boots Riley Sorry to Bother You satirizes our own world by constructing one of its own, not unlike those of Terry Gilliam's movies, most notably Brazil. There is a lot going on here, from the commentary on race (adopting white traits to get ahead in the world) to the commentary on Silicon Valley CEOs … Continue reading Sorry to Bother You (2018)