06-29-2014, 06:34 PM
I'm french. I just saw the film.
I'll be quick as I won't be able to build a big argumentation in english.
I didn't particularly like it. I didn't particularly hate it either but I found the screenplay too light on story. Like it was metaphors and ideas and symbols hanging there but not quite connected to a narrative. So it all felt too theoretical and cold. Gilliam does a good job of illustrating the text and adding other layers of visual satire but the film as a whole seems quite flat due to the lack of a sentimental or narrative core.
I'll be quick as I won't be able to build a big argumentation in english.
I didn't particularly like it. I didn't particularly hate it either but I found the screenplay too light on story. Like it was metaphors and ideas and symbols hanging there but not quite connected to a narrative. So it all felt too theoretical and cold. Gilliam does a good job of illustrating the text and adding other layers of visual satire but the film as a whole seems quite flat due to the lack of a sentimental or narrative core.