Because we live in a world that punishes anyone who challenges people to think, Terry Gilliam tends to not get Green lights when it comes to movie ideas. Everyone talks about how great he is but nobody gives him money to actually enhance the cinematic experience above the mind numbing-ness that comes as a side effect of too many explosions and easily resolved problems of a Rom-Com.* For this reason, Gilliam has not made a movie since Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus which was released 3 years ago.**
Luckily, last year he was presented the opportunity to make a short film, THE WHOLLY FAMILY which will now be released straight to fans, ready for viewing on January 23.
Imagine that, viewing something straight from the source without money hungry middlemen, the way things used to be, as TG explained in a lovely fairytale on the films official Facebook Page. Enjoy watching and let's all hope that someone funds his dreams soon!!
*other symptoms may include disillusion that robots are your friends, you car can save the day, your neighbors are superheroes, fear that strangers are super villains, and desires to "meet cute." IN RARE CASES: depression may occur when your barista does not fall in love with you and you realize you can never turn blue and/or move to Pandora. If symptoms occur please stop viewing and immediately pop in BRAZIL to see what you should actually be scared of...
**HE has however been recieving awards left and right for his greatness, which, as I mentioned nobody will take a risk on and fund future greatness.
Love this! Terry Gillian is amazing, can't wait to see The Wholly Family!
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