ASMSG Scifi Fantasy Paranormal Emagazine April 2015 | Page 12

5 Reasons Jupiter Ascending is
Basically Brazil in Space
M Joseph Murphy
By now you’ve heard that Jupiter Ascending did not do well at
the box office. But does that automatically mean it’s bad?
Many movies now considered cult classics bombed at the
box office. My gut tells me, no matter what its Rotten
Tomato score, this is a movie we will be talking about for
years.

1. TERRY FRICKIN’ GILLIAM

When I left the movie I wanted to know if others had sensed
a connection between Jupiter Ascending and Brazil. So I
Googled and "Jupiter Ascending Brazil" and learned that the
one and only Terry Gilliam made a small but significant
cameo in the film.

2. WEIRDNESS ABOUT MOTHER

In Jupiter Ascending, one of the evil guys blackmails Jupiter
into a marriage. What’s weird about that is that Jupiter is the
reincarnation of his mother. She looks exactly like his
mother. Ick. Even though they’re not biologically related, he
believes she is his mother reborn. She looks exactly like her

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