Editing Brazil (1985 film) (section)

==Legacy==
===Film===
Other films that have drawn inspiration from ''Brazil''{{'s}} cinematography, art design and overall atmosphere include [[Jean-Pierre Jeunet]]'s and [[Marc Caro]]'s films ''[[Delicatessen (1991 film)|Delicatessen]]'' (1991) and ''[[The City of Lost Children]]'' (1995),<ref>{{Cite book | year=2006 | title=Alien Woman: The Making of Lt. Ellen Ripley | author1=Ximena Gallardo C. | author2=C. Jason Smith | publisher=Continuum International Publishing Group | isbn=978-0-8264-1910-1 | page=158 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k_H3vLIRECgC&pg=PA158 | access-date=5 June 2020 | archive-date=19 January 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119151253/https://books.google.com/books?id=k_H3vLIRECgC&pg=PA158 | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Rocky Morton]] and [[Annabel Jankel]]'s ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)|Super Mario Bros.]]'' (1993), the [[Coen brothers]]' ''[[The Hudsucker Proxy]]'' (1994) and [[Alex Proyas]]'s ''[[Dark City (1998 film)|Dark City]]'' (1998).<ref>{{cite book | author=[[Ronald Bergan]] | title=The Coen Brothers | url=https://archive.org/details/coenbrothers0000berg | url-access=registration | publisher=Thunder's Mouth Press | year=2000 | isbn=1-56025-254-5 | location=New York City | pages=[https://archive.org/details/coenbrothers0000berg/page/148 148–162]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Hicks | first=Adrienne | url=http://wwwmcc.murdoch.edu.au/ReadingRoom/film/dbase/2001/dark.html | title=''DARK CITY'' (1998): Critical Review and Bibliography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319161743/http://wwwmcc.murdoch.edu.au/ReadingRoom/film/dbase/2001/dark.html|archive-date=19 March 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Dunne |first=Susan |url=https://www.courant.com/2006/02/23/welcome-to-dystopia-at-trinitys-cinestudio/ |title=Welcome To Dystopia At Trinity's Cinestudio |newspaper=Hartford Courant |date=23 February 2006 |access-date=17 December 2010 |archive-date=2 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402135830/http://articles.courant.com/2006-02-23/entertainment/0602230323_1_blade-runner-dark-city-film |url-status=live }}</ref>

The production design and lighting style of Tim Burton's ''[[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]]'' (1989) have been compared to ''Brazil''.<ref>{{cite news | last=Kehr | first=Dave | title=Effects Make Batman A Stylized, Dark Adventure | work=Chicago Tribune | url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1989/06/23/effects-make-batman-a-stylized-dark-adventure/ | date=23 June 1989 | access-date=6 February 2011 | archive-date=17 September 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917030524/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1989-06-23/entertainment/8902110834_1_love-interest-vicki-vale-batman-tim-burton | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Tim Burton]] and production designer [[Anton Furst]] studied ''Brazil'' as a reference for ''Batman''.<ref>{{cite news | first=Alan | last=Jones | title=Batman in Production | work=Cinefantastique | date=November 1989}}</ref>

The ending of [[Neil Marshall]]'s ''[[The Descent]]'' (2005) is inspired by ''Brazil''{{'s}}, as Marshall explained in an interview:
{{blockquote|The original ending for ''Brazil'' was a massive inspiration for the original ending of ''The Descent'' – the idea that someone can go insane on the outside, but inside they've found happiness.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/neil-marshall-explains-what-he-learned-from-the-films-o-1641301024|title=Neil Marshall Explains What He Learned From The Films Of Terry Gilliam|last=Anders|first=Charlie Jane|work=io9|access-date=2018-02-18|archive-date=18 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218210437/https://io9.gizmodo.com/neil-marshall-explains-what-he-learned-from-the-films-o-1641301024|url-status=live}}</ref>}}

''[[Jupiter Ascending]]'' (2015) features a scene that is deliberately designed to resemble the bureaucracy in ''Brazil'', featuring Terry Gilliam in a cameo role and a reference to a "statute 27B-stroke-6".

===Television===
Production design of the Time Variance Authority depicted in the Disney+ series ''[[Loki (TV series)|Loki]]'' is inspired by the "fun sci-fi bureaucracy" and dystopian design elements of ''Brazil''{{'s}} Ministry of Information.<ref>{{Cite web|title="Marvel Studios: Assembled" The Making of Loki (TV Episode 2021)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14176558/|access-date=21 July 2021|website=IMDb|date=21 July 2021|language=en-US|archive-date=20 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720175241/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14176558/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the ''[[Rick and Morty]]'' episode "[[The Ricklantis Mixup]]", the ending of ''Brazil'' is referenced through a subplot involving a character who is attempting to escape the wafer factory where he works. He is captured but lives with the illusion that he has escaped, as with Lowry.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mufson |first=Beckett |date=2017-09-26 |title=Every Pop-Culture Reference (So Far) in Season Three of 'Rick and Morty' |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/every-pop-culture-reference-so-far-in-season-three-of-rick-and-morty/ |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=Vice |language=en}}</ref>

In the ''[[Futurama]]'' episode "[[How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back]]", [[Matt Groening]] and others in the DVD audio commentary cite ''Brazil'' as having influenced the depiction of the Central Bureaucracy.<ref>"How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back". ''Futurama''. DVD commentary (2003). Episode no. 11, season 2. 20th Century Fox.</ref>

===Technology===
The highly technological aesthetics of ''Brazil'' inspired the set design of Max Cohen's apartment in the film ''[[Pi (film)|Pi]]''.<ref name="CityPaper">{{cite news | last=Adams | first=Sam | title=Pi Brain | newspaper=Philadelphia City Paper |date=23 July 1998 }}</ref> ''Brazil'' also served as an inspiration for the film ''[[Sucker Punch (2011 film)|Sucker Punch]]'' (2011),<ref>{{cite news | last=Boucher | first=Geoff | url=http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011/01/16/sucker-punch-zack-snyder-says-big-crazy-fairy-tale-influenced-by-brazil/ | title='Sucker Punch': Zack Snyder says 'big, crazy fairy tale' influenced by 'Brazil' | work=[[Los Angeles Times]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110117002732/http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011/01/16/sucker-punch-zack-snyder-says-big-crazy-fairy-tale-influenced-by-brazil/ | archive-date=17 January 2011}}</ref> and has been recognised as an inspiration for writers and artists of the [[steampunk]] subculture.<ref>{{cite news |first=Ruth |last=La Ferla |title=Steampunk Moves Between 2 Worlds |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/08/fashion/08PUNK.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=8 May 2008 |access-date=6 February 2017 |archive-date=11 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511203417/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/08/fashion/08PUNK.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Peter |last=Bebergal |url=http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/articles/2007/08/26/the_age_of_steampunk/ |title=The age of steampunk Nostalgia meets the future, joined carefully with brass screws |work=[[Boston Globe]] |date=26 August 2007 |access-date=22 October 2009 |archive-date=14 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080414184624/http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/articles/2007/08/26/the_age_of_steampunk/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Brian |last=Braiker |url=http://www.newsweek.com/steampunks-twist-tech-102747 |title=Steampunks Twist on Tech |work=[[Newsweek]] |date=30 October 2007 |access-date=23 January 2014 |archive-date=14 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140114233003/http://www.newsweek.com/steampunks-twist-tech-102747 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The dystopian premise of the 2018 video game ''[[We Happy Few (video game)|We Happy Few]]'' was largely inspired by ''Brazil''.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/uY5WK5vCt1k Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20160617031621/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY5WK5vCt1k&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media |last= Hatfield |first= Daemon |title= We Happy Few Gameplay Showcase - IGN Live: E3 2016 |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY5WK5vCt1k |website= IGN |via= YouTube |access-date= 29 June 2016 }}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.destructoid.com/we-happy-few-is-a-roller-coaster-of-creepy-vibes-and-eccentric-humor-357304.phtml | title = We Happy Few is a roller coaster of creepy vibes and eccentric humor | first = Ben | last = Davis | date = 24 April 2016 | access-date = 29 June 2016 | work = [[Destructoid]] | archive-date = 27 July 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160727180250/https://www.destructoid.com/we-happy-few-is-a-roller-coaster-of-creepy-vibes-and-eccentric-humor-357304.phtml | url-status = live }}</ref>