Why Brazil (the movie) terrifies us

Why is Brazil (1985) a dystopia? How does it reflect our world?

I talk about what makes Brazil a classic movie: It shows what happens when the whole world is run by a rational, efficient bureaucracy.

You don’t have to have watched Brazil to understand this video (no spoilers), but you should still watch them both.

0:00 why modern life seems like a dystopia
1:20 the efficient state
4:02 the total state
8:35 the dehumanization of everyone
12:03 resisting dystopia

Links:

Terry Gilliam on Brazil:    • Terry Gilliam on Brazil | #BFISciFi  

Kino’s Corner on Brazil:    • Brazil Tried to Warn You - Literally ...  

Some states charge people for their own imprisonment: https://www.ctpublic.org/news/2022-08...

Summary of Max Weber on bureaucracy: https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Book...

What is the state?    • What is the state?