diabolical. This film had so much potential, and yet it seems that about half way through the film, all of it's flaws( in my mind precursors to one of the main character's deaths) pile on top of one another and the lack of coherence and unintelligent writing becomes increasingly evident. The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus is a platform for modern day citizens who have become lost and engulfed in their drab and unfantastical daily lives to pass through and experience their wildest imaginations inside of the mind of the Dr. Although, the Dr has made a pact with the Devil, whereby he will abduct the Dr.'s daughter Valentina( a character who really only flaunted her legs and breasts the entire film) on her 16th birthday for his own fiendish indulgences.
OK, that's fine. Then they introduce Ledger's character, who, not at fault of his own acting, probably more or less awful direction, confuses the plot even more. Is he a good guy, a bad guy? Do you want him to sleep with Valentina, is that weird and unsettling? The Dr. also makes a new pact with the Devil to not take Valentina. If the Imaginaruim can capture five souls for the Devil, Valentina will live a free life. Gilliam expected the audience to realize this on their own, as all the characters just keep repeating "five souls, five souls" over and over again with no explanation.
What bothered me the most was the lack of rules in the Imaginaruim. Sometimes souls were captured, sometimes they weren't. The idea was stressed that the Imaginarium was suited for one soul at a time, sometimes two went through and horrendous things didn't seem to cohesively happen each time. YET, through all of the inconsistencies what truly bothered me the most, were the Monty Python references, the Monty Python references that took place in someone else's imagination. The Imaginarium of Terry Gilliam.
The movie ends with the rivalry between Parnassus and the Devil rambling on.
And the climax between Russians, Collin Pharell and children’s organs is so unnecessary and completely irking.
I came out of the film completely disappointed not only in the plot but by the fact that I didn't have bigger breasts.
horrible.
oh ps, what the fuck are those?
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