Brazil is another good altered-state film. The legendary HoAl once ran a "Mindf&@% Movie Night," at which they showed Brazil, Jacob's Ladder, and Brimstone & Treacle. I was so brainwashed by the end, I hunted down the soundtrack to B&T, because it wouldn't get out of my head. Had to have someone dub it from a record for me.
I thought the acting, particularly the seesawing response to the crazy neighbors as they alternate between conventional requests and insane demands, was extremely well done. This film could keep a classroom full of theatre and lit majors debating for hours. If you're looking for some S&M titillation, this may not suffice...but if you're the type of person who breaks down the images of a movie to suck every bit of meaning out of them, well, this will give you plenty to work with.
reply
share