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rubylith
Fluffy-Esque
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 Posted - 12/12/2006 : 8:12:55 PM
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“Even when your cell phones off, the heat is on." - from New Jersey
Here is the scanned article from The Star Ledger in New Jersey.
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Zachmozach
Fluffy-Esque
USA
1534 Posts |
Posted - 12/12/2006 : 8:52:29 PM
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| Fuck, I'm going to have to either quit trafficing coke or get a new clean phone. No, but seriously that jacked up. I hope people wake up and realize how our government has been completely stolen from us. |
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GuitarGuy305
Alien Abductee
USA
2007 Posts |
Posted - 12/12/2006 : 9:14:17 PM
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| Welcome to 1984. |
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Ranting Thespian
Fluffy-Esque
USA
1283 Posts |
Posted - 12/12/2006 : 9:57:37 PM
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| Brazil is starting to look more like a documentary. |
Not communicating can hurt more than any word that can be said -
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Hopeful Rolling Waves
Alien Abductee
South Sandwich Islands
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dan p.
Alien Abductee
Uganda
3776 Posts |
Posted - 12/13/2006 : 3:05:53 PM
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| holy fuck. i certainly hope that's not true. |
death to false metal. |
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Erich
Fluffy-Esque
USA
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Posted - 12/13/2006 : 5:28:19 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by GuitarGuy305
Welcome to 1984.
and once again, America is behind schedule. |
~pw'oikr
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rubylith
Fluffy-Esque
1916 Posts |
Posted - 12/13/2006 : 10:06:17 PM
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Don't worry, everything is o.k....goto sleep....eat a pill.....watch a show.....work a job....do your homework....worship something...
WAR IS PEACE
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
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Ranting Thespian
Fluffy-Esque
USA
1283 Posts |
Posted - 12/14/2006 : 02:20:31 AM
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| I wonder if anyone knows of Brazil (not the country, the movie) |
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dan p.
Alien Abductee
Uganda
3776 Posts |
Posted - 12/14/2006 : 10:50:39 AM
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yes, i'm pretty sure most of us have. brazil was released in 1985, and takes place in a vague time period ("somewhere in the 20th century.) much like orwell's 1984, this future society has an oppressive government, most notably in the movie, the ministry of information, which is pretty much directly taken from 1984. the characters, due largely to a government mix up, become entangled in a terrorist plot.
the similarities to today would be the torture of terrorists suspects in the movie, the wave of terrorist/counterterrorist attacks and damage to civil liberties.
the movie is essentially a rip off of 1984 |
death to false metal. |
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Hopeful Rolling Waves
Alien Abductee
South Sandwich Islands
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dan p.
Alien Abductee
Uganda
3776 Posts |
Posted - 12/14/2006 : 12:42:08 PM
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| i agree, he's pretty good. |
death to false metal. |
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Ranting Thespian
Fluffy-Esque
USA
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Posted - 12/14/2006 : 10:04:21 PM
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| It's common knowledge that it is based off of 1984. Like how Dr Strangelove is bassed off of the (serious) book Red Alert (which Kubrick bought rights to so he could make the movie, and what a movie). The society is similar to the one in 1984, and the world is, but the story is different. Plus it's half absurd in BRazil, and just mind blowing to watch. |
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dan p.
Alien Abductee
Uganda
3776 Posts |
Posted - 12/15/2006 : 02:07:11 AM
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yeah, i know it's common knowledge. what a strange thing to say. if you want to talk about more in depth so we can impress each other with our knowledge of the film, and film making in general, then just say so. we can use fancy words like "dystopia" and type in academic phrasing.
truthfully, though, i was just responding to "i wonder if anyone knows of brazil" the short answer being "yes." i'm not really prepared to talk about themes and thematic development or how the "stage design" plays a role in that. |
death to false metal. |
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tericee
Alien Abductee
USA
2579 Posts |
Posted - 12/15/2006 : 07:17:12 AM
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Originally posted by Ranting Thespian
I wonder if anyone knows of Brazil (not the country, the movie)
The discerning members of this community are definitely familiar with Brazil. It's always on Fluffy's list of great movies, and there's a Criterion Collection version which I believe we've also listed on the BOARD. |
teri 
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tericee
Alien Abductee
USA
2579 Posts |
Posted - 12/15/2006 : 07:19:03 AM
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Originally posted by dan p.
the movie is essentially a rip off of 1984
That's an interesting take on it. If I were to compare the two, I wouldn't use the term "rip off." Perhaps tribute, or homage. |
teri
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dan p.
Alien Abductee
Uganda
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Posted - 12/15/2006 : 3:52:49 PM
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| that's a fine line to draw. although i suppose that almost naming it "1984 and a half" would indicate some sort of tribute. but isn't brazil part of some sort of thematic trilogy? |
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tericee
Alien Abductee
USA
2579 Posts |
Posted - 12/17/2006 : 5:09:21 PM
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Yep, Terry Gilliam refers to Brazil as the second in a trilogy of movies about the "craziness of our awkwardly ordered society and the desire to escape it through whatever means possible."
The other two movies in the trilogy are Time Bandits and Baron Munchausen.
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Arthen
Alien Abductee
USA
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Posted - 12/17/2006 : 7:00:21 PM
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Haven't seen Time Bandits, but I thoroughly enjoy Gilliam's Baron Munchausen, although I prefer the original:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036191/
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