tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post3208044769348818328..comments2024-02-18T08:45:16.295-08:00Comments on The Film Connoisseur: The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus (2009)Franco Macabrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-58518479597851041082010-12-17T09:09:34.766-08:002010-12-17T09:09:34.766-08:00As you probably gathered from the review, Im a hug...As you probably gathered from the review, Im a huge Gilliam fan Shaun, he is one of my top directors. I just love how he's always been a champion of fantasy, and a hater of the proverbial "system". <br /><br />Through his films, he always criticizes burocracy and governments, and comments on how they exist under the illusion that they can control everything, when in reality, its all pretty chaotic. <br /><br />I respect the guy for always standing up for imagination, for the beauty of seeing ourselves in our art. And becoming a better person because of it. And for being such a warrior when it comes to making his films! Any other director would have given up by now, but he has kept making his films, gotta give the guy respect for that as well. <br /><br />But aside from that, he is one of the few directors to truly dive into fantasy. I mean, Adv. of Baron Munchausen for example is one of the best fantasy films ever made! Dont know if you have seen it or not, but wow, I truly love that one. Same goes for TIME BANDITS, 12 MONKEYS and THE FISHER KING. <br /><br />Glad you liked the review Shaun, thanks for commenting!<br /><br />@J.D.: I read about the making of BROTHERS GRIMM, it wasnt an easy movie for Gilliam because of the Weinstein's wanting to control the film too much. He didnt have complete creative control. <br /><br />Agree, its so sad to see a great director like Gilliam have to struggle to make a film! But thats why I love the guy, he's never given up, and I dont think he has lost it yet, I think theres still one awesome Gilliam movie in him: THE MAN WHO KILLED QUIXOTE! Cant wait to see how that one comes together. It will be a personal triumph for him if he ever gets that one done, especially when we consider the fiasco that it was when he tried to make it the first time.<br /><br />I reviewed LOST IN LA MANCHA a while back, its such an amazing documentary. One rarely gets such an in depth view of the downfall of a production! <br /><br />Im crossing my fingers!Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-34645124711048165132010-12-16T09:26:03.163-08:002010-12-16T09:26:03.163-08:00I am a massive Gilliam fan and your review basical...I am a massive Gilliam fan and your review basically conveyed exactly how I felt about this film. I loved it and really felt that it was a return to form for Gilliam. I really didn't care for TIDELAND all that much and actually didn't mind THE BROTHERS GRIMM, but let's face it, it was a compromised film. If you get a chance, Bob McCabe wrote a fascinating book about the making of this film that really gives a blow-by-blow account of what went down. It's a little slapdash in style but still an interesting read for any Gilliam fan.<br /><br />As for PARNASSUS, I agree with you that Colin Farrell did the best of the three actors filling in for Heath Ledger. If memory serves, I also think he gets the most screen time of the 3, which might explain why. As a big fan of Gilliam, it is really frustrating that he has to hustle so much to get financing. He spends more time trying to get a project together than actually making movies! Much like Orson Welles back in the day. It's really a shame because the world could do with more Gilliam films.<br /><br />Anyways, enough rambling. I really enjoyed your review. Nice to see some love for this film and for Gilliam!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164105442273577128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-42076924998359263202010-12-16T06:07:03.545-08:002010-12-16T06:07:03.545-08:00I'm not a huge admirer of Terry Gilliam; the o...I'm not a huge admirer of Terry Gilliam; the only film of his I like is BRAZIL. I know he has endured many difficulties over the years in raising budgets and keeping producers on side, and on the evidence of this awful rubbish you can see why. Although I think this film is garbage, I enjoyed your review tremendously Franco :-)Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]https://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.com