Saturday, 24 January 2015

Missing something to prove nothing

The Zero Theorem (2013)

Directed by Terry Gilliam this film stars Christoph Waltz, Melanie Thierry, David Thewlis and Lucas Hedges. A man searching for his calling is set to work on an equation proving that everything means nothing.

This film of an existential crisis getting in the way of living life is classic Gilliam material that is darkly comic at times. There is more than a hint of Brazil (1985) about the film and maybe some elements such as the mass surveillance are not explored to their full but this is still a really interesting look at the subject matter of “why?”. As with any Gilliam film the sets are amazing and the world created is a visual feast with more than a nod to where our world may be headed.


5/5

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