John Cleese plays as likable a Robin Hood to be seen with his almost overly polite manner. The film is also very funny in many parts, due in large part to a great cast. Still, Gilliam delivers a pretty good film both visually stunning in certain sequences and brimming with philosophical questions such as the necessity of evil and the election of choice in life. The film is grand in its scope and still wanting, for it is tackling a story of epic proportions. Gilliam transports them and us through time to meet such interesting notables as Robin Hood, Napoleon, Agammenon, and the Evil Genius(devil-like entity). They use the map to steal, at which they have little skill, and become rich, at which they miserably fail. ![]() Thus the bearers of the map can go forward and back in time as they please. ![]() This map holds all the secrets to time holes in the fabric of creation. The film tells the story of a group of dwarf-like "crooks" who leave their jobs with God(the Supreme Being) for a life of crime via a map they have "stolen" from their job place. Time Bandits is certainly no exception, but rather a stepping stone for greater works such as The Fisher King and the wonderful Brazil. His films easily bear his stamp of absurdist humour, witty dialogue, sheer fantasy, dream-like sequences, and always a generous dose of black comedy. ![]() For my money, Terry Gilliam is one of the more innovative, creative, and fantastical directors of the last two decades.
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