Written by James M. Tate / 6/18/2017 / No comments / adaptation , eighties , john hurt , richard burton , science-fiction
JOHN HURT & RICHARD BURTON IN GEORGE ORWELL'S 1984
John Hurt very belated Memorial from 1984 YEAR: 1984 |
In the 1984 version of the George Orwell adaptation of 1984, despite being purposefully overboard to capture the essence of symbolism, it's difficult to find anything lucrative about this particular totalitarian government in which most of the people are forcefully, methodically content: The dilapidated streets resemble bombarded post-War Germany, and on giant movie screens is the image of a man that looks like Adolf Hitler, somewhat, and there's no turning off the repetitious propaganda ranging from battle front updates to how much chocolate will cost "next week." Meanwhile, the people confess their "sins" to the leader and to "Big Brother," especially those who have read a book by a man named Goldstein (no, he doesn't play basketball at Carver High): his philosophy attempts to delete this horrendous future with no value whatsoever. Hell, there's not even a cool red lightsaber.
Nineteen-Eighty-Score: ***1/2 |
This part of the movie is rather slow, which is probably intentional. While we get a bellyful of the kind of propaganda citizens are force-fed with those screens that never turn off, the "Big Brother is watching you" aspect isn't as played out... at least not up front... to gain momentum and suspense. Rather, it's an ingrown "vibe" throughout. What's mainly centered on for the story's metronomic buildup is Winston's job inside a large gray office building: he rewrites history to suit the constant, word-spoken headlines. Like Phillip Kaufman showed the inside-out of how the Pods take over the world, in his own remake of a 1950's sci-fi thriller, INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS, director Michael Radford effectively shows the mechanics of this particular society to follow the monotonous chore of the leading character. Through John Hurt's Winston we learn everything about the masses. Or, more fitting, the mass.
Oh why the hell not show this album cover dammit! |
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