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33. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus - Johnbobb
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Originality: 6
Aesthetic: 5.75
Story: 5.5
Personal: 5.75
Average: 5.75

I'm a fan of Terry Gilliam’s work, with Brazil being my second favorite movie of all time, and somehow I didn't even know this movie existed. Thanks to this nomination, I decided to check out the movie (which was not Gilliam’s best work, but was ok).

That being said, I'm doubtful this cover alone would intrigue me to watch the movie without seeing the names Terry Gilliam and Heath Ledger. There's definitely some unique aspects to this cover such as the checkered-floor cube the characters appear to be in, and most obviously, the dream-like world depicted in the mirror. And a decent amount of story can be inferred from that mirror world showing things like a guy on enormous stilts and a surreal, brightly colored environment. The problem is there's also plenty of the cover devoted to showing off the cast just standing around doing nothing, which prevents the story score from going higher.

And the cover is actually relatively tame for a Gilliam film, providing only a hint of the insanity. But it looks fairly interesting anyway.