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Here’s A Brilliant Idea

Here’s A Brilliant Idea

2016
Animation
1 min
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What are ideas? Tiny fairy burps that invade our thoughts. Invisible worms that sing directly into our brain cells.

Personnel // Cast & Crew

Director Greg McLeod / Myles McLeod

How Viewers Describe This Film

Common themes and sentiments

abstract whimsical conceptual surreal thought-provoking peculiar imaginative unconventional intriguing experimental

Reviews

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Clara Hayes
Apr 16, 2026
4.5 / 5
4.5

In a cinematic landscape often saturated with the predictable, 'Here’s A Brilliant Idea' arrives as a breath of wonderfully strange air. It tackles the abstract nature of creativity by personifying ideas as mischievous, almost biological entities – 'tiny…

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Arthur Pendelton
Apr 16, 2026
3.0 / 5
3.0

This is a film that sparks conversation, primarily about its own peculiar existence. 'Here’s A Brilliant Idea' offers a highly unconventional take on the genesis of inspiration, depicting it as almost a physical invasion of the mind by…

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Sophia Bellweather
Apr 16, 2026
2.5 / 5
2.5

'Here’s A Brilliant Idea' is a film that wears its concept like a badge of honour, perhaps to its detriment. The notion of ideas as 'tiny fairy burps' or 'invisible worms' is certainly memorable, but the execution struggles…

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Marcus Thorne
Apr 16, 2026
4.0 / 5
4.0

A truly original concept anchors 'Here’s A Brilliant Idea', offering a fresh perspective on where inspiration originates. The film visualises ideas as intrusive, yet fascinating, external forces – 'fairy burps' and 'brain-invading worms'. This bold metaphorical approach is…

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Eleanor Vance
Apr 16, 2026
3.5 / 5
3.5

In 'Here’s A Brilliant Idea', the very fabric of thought is reimagined as a whimsical, almost biological event. The film presents ideas as 'tiny fairy burps' and 'invisible worms' that insinuate themselves into our consciousness. This surreal premise,…

FAQs

While the film's stated premise focuses on the origin of ideas in general, its very existence and unique conceptualisation could be seen as a meta-commentary on creative processes. By personifying ideas as external forces, it playfully challenges how we perceive the genesis of any creative work, including the film itself. The director's unknown identity adds to this mystique, allowing the audience to focus purely on the abstract ideas the film presents without the usual authorial context.