We finally watched Terry Gilliam's Tideland. It begins with a brilliant introduction by Gilliam in which he confesses that many people are not going to like the film, and exhorts us to remember that children are "resilient" and "designed to survive." I didn't like Fisher King much, but otherwise I love all things Gilliam. Tideland might be my new favourite. Like Philip Pullman in his Dark Materials series, Gilliam treats childhood suffering and magic-thinking survival strategies with rare insight and genuine respect. It's a ghoulish and supernatural film, but, next to Todd Solondz' Welcome to the Dollhouse, it is the most realistic film about a little girl that I have ever seen.
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We finally watched Terry Gilliam's Tideland. It begins with a brilliant introduction by Gilliam in which he confesses that many people are not going to like the film, and exhorts us to remember that children are "resilient" and "designed to survive." I didn't like Fisher King much, but otherwise I love all things Gilliam. Tideland might be my new favourite. Like Philip Pullman in his Dark Materials series, Gilliam treats childhood suffering and magic-thinking survival strategies with rare insight and genuine respect. It's a ghoulish and supernatural film, but, next to Todd Solondz' Welcome to the Dollhouse, it is the most realistic film about a little girl that I have ever seen.
- sally mckay 6-12-2007 7:56 pm