The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

Sometimes I wonder if Terry Gilliam makes weird movies just for the sake of making weird movies.  I just finished watching The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and all in all, it's not a bad movie.  The story is a little out there, but when you break it down to the basics, it's serviceable.  What's weird however is how Gilliam goes about showing the story.  At one point we see this massive temple that's sitting on top of giant elephants and I couldn't help wondering, who comes up with something like this?

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is probably best known as the last film Heath Ledger ever did, and it was a little sad seeing him on screen, but it did showcase why he was always so captivating.  I wonder how much the story had to change when he died.  Gilliam got 3 actors to fill out the role Ledger played, using Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law to play the same character at different points throughout the film.  Gilliam did a good job giving us a reason why the character changed, but I felt like the movie got cut a little short towards the end and I wonder what the real movie would have been like.

So overall, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus isn't a bad movie to check out.  It's a little weird, to say the least, but I found it entertaining.