Living in the Inside

        It is a group that people just love to hate. It is a group that works to keep order and security in our lives. This group is all about authority. This group is the government. Governments are what hold a society together or least keeps a society from falling apart. The news gives people a look into what can go on within the government but Brazil shows its perspective on authoritative government in a country with similarities to the United Kingdom. The films follows the working life of Sam within different government agencies. More important the film shows what life is like within terrible agencies.
        Before the main character is even introduced, the viewers see what ruthless actions that the government displays. They have that strong authoritative power and huge ego that they cannot possibly be wrong in their decisions. For example when Jill told Central Services that there must have been a mistake with the name but they assured her that they never make mistakes (then drop the new roof). Information Retrieval even uses torture techniques such as the coat that goes over prisoners even blocking them from speaking and also how the agency tortures prisoners such as the ending when Sam is strapped to chair with all sorts of torturing devices nearby. It is amazing how there could be such a nice society when the government is this awful.
        From watching the film, the agencies themselves seem to be in classes. In both departments there is a sense of simplicity and everything looking the same. There is the beginning of the film with workers keeping busy and all the desks looking equal and simplified. There is a sense of the workers being at the low end of the government world and men like Mr. Kurtzmann standing above them all with a place to his own. When Sam is transferred to Information Retrieval, is does not appear any different. It appears to be a step up from his original place since he gets his own separate office but it is very confined. The lower ranks are still given bad living conditions with living in a sort of solitary confinement and still sharing stuff such as the table with his next door neighbor. Speaking of the neighbor I could see that the solitary confinement was getting to him. Along with all of this the agency leaders still get power and control over anyone else.
        We hear or at least hear from others how bad the government can be. From watching the film, it presented a mockery and even a sense of realism into the life of someone working on the inside. In the film, working in a government agency is not as easy as it appears. Working in the government appears the same as any other company. There can still be those in charge with all the power making all the decisions (mostly bad) and then the workers who are the low class working ants. I can see why Sam wanted to have good dreams every night.