Story. Plot. Imagination.

Yesterday I saw Terry Gilliam's new movie The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus--- yes, a month or more after the rest of you saw it--- and I came out of the theater with a theory. But first, a brief review.The movie is dreadfully slow. Much of the dialog just meanders about and doesn't advance the story (apparently a lot of it was improvised by the actors, and it sounds it). Tony, our main