巴西
(Brazil)
泰瑞吉連 Terry Gilliam
1985｜UK｜Color｜132 min
播映時間與地點
電影：11/28 (六) 20:30
蘇格貓底二手書咖啡屋
看完《巴西》這部片，絕對會讓人腦中的思緒翻騰洶湧，情緒久久無法平復。實在是非常精采的一部片！片中充滿了奔放的狂想，畫面顏色非常飽滿，並且充斥著黑色幽默，視覺上目不暇給，思緒也是不停的運轉著。片中大量運用象徵手法去諷刺「科技」與「體制」，雖然討論的是嚴肅的話題，但絕不沉悶，許多希奇古怪的幽默讓人捧腹大笑，卻又在笑完後深刻思考。
這部電影的導演Terry Gilliam是電影界中一位怪才導演，以靈活的場面調度和美術設計著稱。他的電影總是充滿了奇幻的元素，鮮豔的畫面，並且經常諷刺著官僚體制。泰瑞吉連在 1969 年崛起的原因，是因為他是《飛行馬戲團》(Monty Python`s)電視影集的唯一美國成員。在這個影集中泰瑞吉連除了參與構思與部份演出外，所有的動畫都是他一手包辦，這也使得飛行馬戲團出現極具代表性的吉連動畫Gilliamations (Gilliam's Animations)。另外值得一提的是，電影中飾演一位反抗體制的、英勇而活力十足的水電工Harry Tuttle，居然是年輕勞勃狄尼洛(Robert De Niro)，非常有趣。
電影雖然非常精采，看完後我還是一直有個疑惑沒被解開──到底片名《巴西》跟電影內容有什麼關係呢？原來是因為電影中一直重複的輕快主題歌曲，是 1932年的老歌 “Aquarela do Brasil” (aka Brazil)
“I've been dreaming about you
No, not like that. I mean, I love you.
In my dreams I love you.”
而歌詞跟電影內容又有什麼關係呢？就等待你看完電影後心中的體會了。
（撰文：薛光利）
Regarded as a black comedy feature film,Brazil is definitely one of the best Science-Fiction movies in 1980s. It is directed by Terry Gilliam, and released on February 22, 1985 in the United States.
Instead of focusing on one particular subject, Brazil consists of many different themes which weave together- love, fear and black humor easily to be found in the movie, last but not least, the struggle between technology and humanity.
It revolves around Sam Lowry, a young man who has been trying to find a woman that appears in his dreams. Sam's perception of the world alternates between being trapped as a mere "cog in the machine" in a grim world of paperwork, and escaping from his miserable existence by becoming a hero in his own wonderful dreams. His life and these dreams begin to blend with each other...
（撰文：徐珮芬）
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