Phakathi kwamafilimu enginawo ohlwini lwami lwezinto engizozenza, kwaba «I-Tideland«, Engangikhohlwe ngokuphelele ekushisekeleni kwami ukuzivuselela, ngikhohlwe amafilimu eminyaka embalwa edlule. Futhi izolo ebusuku nginqume ukukhumbula, futhi ngikhululekile kakhulu embhedeni wami ngabona ifilimu UTerry Gilliam, ngo-2005.
Omunye umqondisi engimbheka njengohlakaniphile uGilliam. Ngemuva kweBrazil ebabazekayo noma Izinkawu eziyi-12, alikho ithuba lokuphoxeka. Futhi yilokho elikuthembisayo liyakufeza. Nokho, ngaqala ifilimu ngingazi ukuthi imayelana nani, futhi kumelwe ngisho, inzima kakhulu.
Ifilimu igxile kumlingisi oyinhloko, ophethe iphuzu lefilimu ngaso sonke isikhathi. Intombazane, indodakazi yenkanyezi ye-rock ewumlutha wazo zonke izinhlobo zezidakamizwa, nowesifazane owashona ekuqaleni kwefilimu ngenxa ye-methadone overdose. Intombazane ayikafundanga ukuthi iyini into ngayinye ebalulekile ekuphileni, futhi ukufa akuyeki ukumethusa kusukela engxenyeni engokwemvelo yokuphila kwayo, futhi akusekho njengokuqaphela lokho okushiwoyo. Uziba okungaphezu kwalokho okufanele, futhi uhlala ezweni lamaphupho, lapho bonke abaseduze naye bemvikela, futhi bamgcine ekukhohliseni ukuthi umlingiswa ngamunye ugcina engowakhe. Enesoka elagcina limthathela intombi, elingeyona into engaphezu kwesiguli esingokwengqondo nesithuthwane, uGeliza-Rose, intombazane, uhlala ephusheni lama-fairies, izipoki nonodoli abangabangane bakhe abakhulu.
Endaweni yokukhanya okugcwele, nakuba zicindezela ngokungapheli, izimo zikhula ukuthi omunye, ukusuka kolunye uhlangothi lwento, azizwe emgodini wesisu njengobuhlungu ebusweni bokungabi namandla. Ukugula akusekelwe kukona ngokwako, kodwa kunalokho ekungazini okubalulekile, kanye nokushintshela ephusheni lomcimbi ngamunye kanye nemizwelo. Yonke into ihlulwa ukuwina, noma iwina ukuze ihlulwe.
Kulabo abangakayiboni le filimu, kumele ngisho ukuthi ingenye ethinte kakhulu imizwelo yami emahoreni amaningi edlule. Inconyelwe ubuntu nobuhlaza bayo, kanye nenganekwane nobumsulwa, futhi ngenxa yokuthi u-Terry Gilliam ukhuluphele, mkhulu, mkhulu kakhulu.