Regarding the movie Brazil: think of it as 1984 but then in today's reality. Even with an all-seeing, all-powerful totalitarian dictatorship in place, there's still the bureaucracy to deal with. And they are rather lazy officials who spend most of their time at work watching classic movies...
I think Terry Gilliam is rather overrated, but Brazil is okay, good. Robert DeNiro is almost unrecognizable with his English accent: he plays a guerilla plumber! Something tells me that Gilliam doesn't know how to deal with women, as his main character's first dealings with a mystery woman are extremely awkward. Perhaps it was intended that way but I felt awkward watching it. Anyway, most of the movie is very good.
Regarding other Gilliam movies I've seen:
Time Bandits: some fantastic scenes but the movie is ultimately too long
First part of Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life: looks to me like the Python team said to Gilliam, "look we need a filler of half an hour at the start, could you help us out?"
Twelve Monkeys: vastly overrated. Brad Pitt acting as a moron, mimicking a monkey ("brilliant" acting...). Wasted opportunity this movie.
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