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Is Gilliam's Fantasy Trilogy his personal Star Wars Trilogy?

posted 15 years ago by TalesfromTheCryptfan
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I say so, i mean think about for a minute. "Time Bandits" is like "Star Wars" a first great of a trilogy, then "Brazil" which is almost better and darker just like "Empire Strikes Back" and "Adventures of Baron Munchausen" which is the weakest of the trilogy just like "Return of the Jedi" but solid. Now "Brothers Grimm" is the "Phantom Menace" of the Gilliam Fantasy saga but not too bad.

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[–] HapHazzard 15 years ago

I can see where you're coming from by making the connection to Star Wars via inherent quality....but beyond that, there's no comparison. The good news is that reviews of Parnassus are starting to filter in and it sounds like possibly his best film yet.

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[–] chris-1826 15 years ago

It is, kind of. The three films show the fantasies of a child (Time Bandits), a grown man (Brazil) and an old man (Munchausen), therefore the three ages of man.

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