The movie is, apparently, not great. I've never watched it through. Only scenes. De Niro and Irons, though, so...
Regardless, the soundtrack is one of the most beautiful things ever written. It is... Sublime. Morricone obviously did a whole bunch of stuff (ranging from Clint Eastwood to Cinema Paradiso to Once Upon a Time In America), but this is his Magnum Opus - his 9th, if you will.
Makes me sad, though, because Brazil fucking blew up the waterfalls where the film is set (largest by volume in the world) in the 1980s some time, because they could, essentially...
The movie is extremely Catholic (context is Jesuit missionaries in Paraguay, in a region that is being "transferred" from Portugal to Spain, trying to convert the natives), but this is an excellent quote, from the end, nonetheless:
"So, your Holiness, now your priests are dead, and I am left alive. But in truth it is I who am dead, and they who live. For as always, your Holiness, the spirit of the dead will survive in the memory of the living.”
The movie is, apparently, not great. I've never watched it through. Only scenes. De Niro and Irons, though, so..
I always felt the movie was excellent. Uncompromising and violent at times. Well worth a watch if/when you have time. It's always stuck with me, especially the ending.
You're right about the music, though, and that's because it was composed by none other than the incomparable Ennio Morricone.
His score for Once Upon Time In America is still probably my favourite. Cockeye's theme is one I listen and think about often. It's such a beautiful piece and absolutely stands the test of time.
The movie is, apparently, not great. I've never watched it through. Only scenes. De Niro and Irons, though, so...
Regardless, the soundtrack is one of the most beautiful things ever written. It is... Sublime. Morricone obviously did a whole bunch of stuff (ranging from Clint Eastwood to Cinema Paradiso to Once Upon a Time In America), but this is his Magnum Opus - his 9th, if you will.
Makes me sad, though, because Brazil fucking blew up the waterfalls where the film is set (largest by volume in the world) in the 1980s some time, because they could, essentially...
The movie is extremely Catholic (context is Jesuit missionaries in Paraguay, in a region that is being "transferred" from Portugal to Spain, trying to convert the natives), but this is an excellent quote, from the end, nonetheless:
"So, your Holiness, now your priests are dead, and I am left alive. But in truth it is I who am dead, and they who live. For as always, your Holiness, the spirit of the dead will survive in the memory of the living.”
I always felt the movie was excellent. Uncompromising and violent at times. Well worth a watch if/when you have time. It's always stuck with me, especially the ending.
You're right about the music, though, and that's because it was composed by none other than the incomparable Ennio Morricone.
His score for Once Upon Time In America is still probably my favourite. Cockeye's theme is one I listen and think about often. It's such a beautiful piece and absolutely stands the test of time.