Brazil is one of my favorite films of all time, which is unsurprising given how much I enjoy Terry Gilliam's other work as well. The first time I saw it I was i

Brazil is one of my favorite films of all time, which is unsurprising given how much I enjoy Terry Gilliam's other work as well. The first time I saw it I was in high school and my drummer lent me the DVD. It was aesthetically compelling and fantastical in a way that films simply don't seem to be anymore. When I revisited it as an adult the heavier thematic elements resonated with me much more, i.e. the havoc that nightmarish bureaucracies and technology can wreak on our lives and interpersonal relationships. In the age of surveillance capitalism Brazil is more essential than ever; if you haven't seen it then you owe it to yourself to watch it.