Movie #289 Brazil *1985*

I have to admit that I was frightened by this movie.  It is not scary really, I was frightened by it's weirdness.  That is to say that I was frightened away from watching this movie because I had heard of how bizarre it was.  I was so excited to find that while being "different" it was completely impregnable.  I was kindly ushered into this movie and treated with a tale of bureaucracy gone a muck.  

The film centers around a simple typo that causes dozens of people lives to swirl out of control.  I really feel bad because I think I could go on and on about what poetry this movie is, but I have not the time nor the vocabulary to do so.  I don't want to ramble off each actor and tell how great each one was (like I do in most of my reviews).  I don't want to talk about how creative the story is and the way in which that story was conveyed. 

Terry Gilliam was the director behind Brazil if that tells you anything, and it should.  I had gone through a long spell of avant guard films that left me feeling like an outcast and isolated.  This movies uniqueness didn't draw a line between it creators and its viewers.  It smudged any preexisting line that might have already been there. 

If you can't tell I am trying to be as vague as possible in my review.  I don't think I would even know where to begin in explaining this movie.  All I can say is that it is worth you time to sit down and view this movie.  There is nothing to be scared of.  I give Brazil ★★★★.