The Man Who Killed Don Quixote evaluation action
2022-01-13 08:04
The film is a film about the self-examination, summary and oath of the artistic career. Even if Gilliam still uses his most familiar humorous method and sets the story in his favorite medieval Europe, it will not change the film. What is written is the fact that he is himself. In a sense, the film is Gilliam’s "Eight and a half". In the film, the director who accidentally touched the past during the filming process was forced to start a period of retrospect, self-evaluation and reflection. Journey of mind. The story goes from weird to utterly absurd. A director who got stuck in filming Don Quixote and was dragged down by reality, and a countryman who once played Don Quixote and couldn’t help himself, formed his inner thoughts and self-evaluation. The two levels. What Gilliam wants to say is very clear-even if the reality is so ruthless and snobbish, as an artist, he still has to choose to fight against the huge windmill. This simple and straightforward theme was presented in the film by the young film director "inheriting" the old Don Quixote mantle and becoming a new "idealistic lunatic". The process of Gilliam shooting the film itself has become the commentary on the theme of the film
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Extended Reading
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote quotes
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Don Quixote: You think explaining explains anything?
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Priest: You and your film destroyed good people.