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I’ve always been a fan of the films of Terry Gilliam. From the weird animations he made for Monty Python to Brazil, I’ve always loved his weird ass movies. The guy is a downright visionary, which is not an exaggeration. But, not like any artist not every piece of art can be great. Sometimes, in the course of trying to be weird, Gilliam just goes too far. That’s the case with the visually cool but emotionally empty The Adventures of the Baron Munchausen. It’s the kind of movie that seems much better if you are high on some kind of narcotic substance.
The movie tells the tale of an elderly German aristocrat and teller of tall tales named the Baron Munchausen. He shows up at a play about him being performed in a French town that is under siege by some Ottoman tusks or something. The Baron leaves the city in a hot air balloon to find his old associates to stop the war. He travels to the moon where he encounters Robin Williams as king of the Moon. He then goes to some Greek mythology place to get some other dudes and sees Uma Thurman naked in a shell, (she’s Venus). He then finds the rest of his buddies that have been swallowed by a whale. All the while the angel of death wants to take the Baron’s soul. He returns to the city and manages to defeat the Ottomans. Hooray! Then he dies. Or not. I’m not really sure.
Look, visually this movie is amazing. But cool images don’t make a great movie. The script is ludicrous and not because of the subject matter. It’s just kind of silly. It’s the kind of weird that is more disturbing than fun. The problem is that the movie lacks heart. It’s just a series of weird stuff. Still, like I said, the visuals are great and worth a look.
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