Terry Gilliam’s Don Quixote film finally hits the big screen after 25 years

Re:Terry Gilliam’s Don Quixote film finally hits the big scr... by satori99 on Monday April 15, 2019 @06:45PM (#19669572)

I think that the plot devices involving terrorism were the most prescient.

When I first saw the film as a young teenager in the 80s, I was fascinated that the terrorists philosophy or demands were never clearly defined beyond "anti-government". Terrorism was portrayed as a regrettable but normal part of life.

Perhaps people who lived through actual terrorist bombing campaigns in British cities can relate to this more, but for me it was a crazy idea that this sort of thing could be normalized to any extent.

And yet here we are.

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Re:Terry Gilliam’s Don Quixote film finally hits the big scr... by lisper on Monday April 15, 2019 @06:56PM (#19669619)

I thought this scene made it pretty clear that the terrorist attacks in the film were false-flag operations carried out by the government:

                                     JILL
                         Who is this war against, Sam?

                                     SAM
                         Well, terrorists of course.

                                     JILL
                         How many terrorists have you met? 
                         Actual terrorists?

                                     SAM
                         Actual. terrorists? Well... it's 
                         only my first day.

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Re:Terry Gilliam’s Don Quixote film finally hits the big scr... by satori99 on Monday April 15, 2019 @07:02PM (#19669648)

Yeah. I can see that. But it's still implied.

I suppose the government would have considered Harry Tuttle to be a legitimate terrorist, but his motives were ... different.

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Re:Terry Gilliam’s Don Quixote film finally hits the big scr... by lisper on Monday April 15, 2019 @07:08PM (#19669676)

Yes, I think that was part of the point too.

In any case, I can see someone having the following conversation today:

Citizen: How many terrorists have been apprehended as a result of increased security at airports?

TSA official (if he's being honest): Well, none. But we've only been at it for eighteen years so there's still a chance.

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Re:Terry Gilliam’s Don Quixote film finally hits the big scr... by satori99 on Monday April 15, 2019 @07:22PM (#19669755)

"We're fielding all their strokes, running a lot of them out, and pretty consistently knocking them for six. I'd say they're nearly out of the game."

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Re:Terry Gilliam’s Don Quixote film finally hits the big scr... by goto11 on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @10:33AM (#19673924)

My impression was that the terrorists didn't exist and the explosions were just due to malfunctioning systems and technology.

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