1984 (Nineteen Eighty-Four)

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Plot: Michael Radford's adaption of George Orwell's foreboding literary premonition casts John Hurt and Suzanna Hamilton as lovers who must keep their courtship secret. Aside from criminalizing sex and int...( read more read more... )erpersonal relationships, the ruling party in their country Oceania both fabricates reality and reconstructs history for the sake of oppressing the masses. They brainwash their citizens via large, propaganda-spewing TV monitors installed in their living rooms, which also inspect everyone's activities. Hurt and Hamilton are among the few we see desperately trying to fight the system by keeping control of their thoughts and beliefs. While the atmosphere becomes a bit too stifling at times, the images are quite striking with their muted colors and dilapidated sets. In an interesting bit of casting, Richard Burton costars (in his final role) as a government agent who surreptitiously exposes Hurt to the ideas of resistance. Unlike many like-minded films, 1984 does not offer a flashy vision of the future, but then that aspect makes it feel all the more real. In an age when more and more of our everyday activities are being scrutinized, Big Brother may not be so far off after all. --Bryan Reesman

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  • ember22
    ember22
    4.0 Stars
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    November 20, 2008
    Brilliant. Many write this and orwell's origional off as the wrong predicition and say in the end "brave new world" was far more close to the truth, and that this would have only existed if nationalism or socialism had 'overcome' capitalism. However especially in modern times i feel its a mix of the two. Yes inner society is far more remmenisant of how it was painted in "brave new world". However international affairs and "law and order" arent so far off the orwell prediction. wars meaniningless other than to keep the social structure in-tact...not all that absurb is it? Thats not the only aspect of the bleak society portrayed in this wonderful film that comes shocking close to our modern western reality.
  • stefisor2003
    stefisor2003
    4.5 Stars
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    September 4, 2008
    good movie. reality at a higher level. sick scenes of torturing and brain wash. it mixes elements form Stalin as well as Hitler. even the Big Bro's face is a mixture of these two. yeah, shows nowadays reality - if you dont say what the majority says you are condemned as violating the humans rights. crime of thought, ha?
  • jimbotender
    jimbotender
    3.5 Stars
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    September 2, 2008
    Richard Burton's presence prevails all major flaws,not because the book keeps its cards fixated,but for the less agitation of the film's perspectives.The way Radford approaches the plot-line,the more routine it becomes,still....the unearthing images he creates will please even the hardcore fans of Orwell.
  • DrBenway
    DrBenway
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    August 6, 2008
    While many refuse to acknowledge the present reality of this Orwellian nightmare, others know that creeping totalitarianism thrives best when it moves quietly in the shadows

    "In accordance to the principles of Doublethink, it does not matter if the war is not real, or when it is, that victory is not possible. The war is not meant to be won. It is meant to be continuous. The essential act of modern warfare is the destruction of the produce of human labor. A hierarchical society is only possible on the basis of poverty and ignorance. In principle, the war effort is always planned to keep society on the brink of starvation. The war is waged by the ruling group against its own subjects. And its object is not victory over Eurasia or Eastasia, but to keep the very structure of society intact."
    -Winston Smith

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  • december0001
    december0001
    3.5 Stars
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    August 6, 2008
    In this grim future vision the federation of oceania is ruled by the socialistic "party" wich has driven the communistic idelas to the extreme and created a society were individual thought is outlawed. The main character meets a girl and falls in love which means bad news for him. A really cool future movie that focuses on the life of an ordinary man and the philosophy of extreme socialism instead of the ongoing war and all the action. Dirty and raw and very captivating. If you liked equilibrium youll like this one and vice versa.

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