at first a disorienting mixture of childhood whimsy and Gothic dread, Gilliam's tale of a little abandoned girl in a Texas farmhouse, slowly evolves into a full-blown attempt to thrust the viewer into the mind of a disturbed child.
"Tideland" may be better suited to two separate viewings, as the beginning, dominating by young Jeliza-Rose and her parents is perhaps the most disturbing. Her junkie mother dies first, and when her father follow suit Gilliam purposely shows the child not reacting, and then tips the film sideways to show that there is something very, very wrong about the fact that she is not reacting, but rather retreating into a fantasy world.
she attempts to form a bond with the disturbed brother and sister who live in the farmhouse next door, with unfortunate consequences. A transformative, immersive experience, even more so than Gilliam's "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas".
Critics panned this one not because it scared them, but because they were not prepared for the experience.
"Tideland" may be better suited to two separate viewings, as the beginning, dominating by young Jeliza-Rose and her parents is perhaps the most disturbing. Her junkie mother dies first, and when her father follow suit Gilliam purposely shows the child not reacting, and then tips the film sideways to show that there is something very, very wrong about the fact that she is not reacting, but rather retreating into a fantasy world.
she attempts to form a bond with the disturbed brother and sister who live in the farmhouse next door, with unfortunate consequences. A transformative, immersive experience, even more so than Gilliam's "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas".
Critics panned this one not because it scared them, but because they were not prepared for the experience.