This essay deals with what is the Terry Gilliam`s perception of the reality which is projected in his films. Gilliam`s Films combine the reality with fairy tales delicately. They usually deals with a journey of an adventure or a quest. We can extract ...
This essay deals with what is the Terry Gilliam`s perception of the reality which is projected in his films. Gilliam`s Films combine the reality with fairy tales delicately. They usually deals with a journey of an adventure or a quest. We can extract some binomial pair of Gilliam`s sense of values from his films and then we can find out he thinks a fantasy is more valuable than the reality. He also uses various black humors and ironies. In addition, his images have very high density. The problem is that his films do not just come to an end by the fantasy`s superiority. When the fantasy is over, his films show the bitter perception of the reality. He prefers a take-a-round type of stories which goes far and comes back to where it starts. This is the way Gilliam deals with the bitter reality in his film, and the reason why he adheres to deal with fairy tales or fantasy at all times.