1984

The film is gray and drab, setting an atmosphere of hopelessness and despair...for those awake to the true reality. Others among the Sheeple wouldn't know any different. The film does a good job of sticking to Orwell's novel, but I came away wanting more. More of the inner workings of the Party and more of Winston's daily life of meager existence. If you've read the book, you'll be able to fill in the pieces. You are required to use your imagination a bit and this is where having read the book will help immensely. I once read that one page in a script translates into one minute on screen. To do Orwell's nightmare justice another thirty minutes would have been welcomed. All in all, this is a great movie. Ever try to find it for sale? Wonder why it's so hard to get...What's scary is the parallels to today's times. In the book Orwell states that the war is never meant to be won, but all that matters is that it be indefinite. War on Terror anyone? Goldstein was the Party's favorite whipping boy. Osama Bin Laden perhaps? Quite a useful tool these past ten years, but even the political string pullers knew his usefulness had come to an end - He either died in Tora Bora or shortly thereafter of renal failure. The ever present telescreens with Big Brothers face? Cameras everywhere we turn these days recording our every move, and not to mention the proles all to eager to give every bit of their personal information away on Facebook. And yet they randomly complain about privacy settings. Ever watch Wag The Dog? How easy is it to pull off a hoax and get the brain dead public to believe a lie?What didn't exist before 9/11? The DHS and the Patriot Act. But you didn't really need those Constitutional rights and freedoms anyway. Did you? The ever present and never ending War on Terror was born. Ever since there's been a high profile botched terror attempt here and there...that we somehow magically stop in the nick of time! Let's all cheer and agree we need to lose more of our freedoms in support of this war. The book parallel? That female voice once again telling us about some small victory won in the latest battle. Here's an excerpt from the book that fits. Think of this every time there is a staged attack or attempt:"Once when he happened in some connection to mention the war against Eurasia, She startled him by saying casually that in her opinion the rocket bombs which fell daily on London were probably fired by the Government of Oceania itself, `just to keep people frightened.'" Anything to keep the public school graduates believing the lie.Recently the crowds gathered outside the White House to cheer Osama's killing. Reminded me of the Two Minutes Hate for Goldstein and his associates. And what about Big Sis Napolitano's plan to use Facebook and text messages to keep us informed about how scared we should be as well as how glad we are that our freedoms are rapidly vanishing? Just like the omnipresent female voice blaring out of the telescreen. Just visit a Wal Mart and you'll see the telescreen.No need to think for yourself in these times. The public school system has taken care of that. Just vote for one of the two major parties. They're both bought and paid for and voting for one is really a vote for the other. At the end of the day, they're the same. It's all a card game with a stacked deck not in our favor.False Flag attacks have been a tool used for a long time. Hitler burning the Reichstag; Johnson sinking the USS Liberty, Operation AJAX, Gulf of Tonkin, and Operation Gladio to name a few.Read the book, watch the movie and think about these times we're living in. Ask yourself who profits and what is the reaction by the government after these staged attempts.Wake up people. The TSA will soon be at the mall and train and bus stations. It won't be long before we have to go through a scanner at every major sporting event. I guess the reasoning is violating non-Middle Eastern descent American citizens' Constitutional rights prevents Islamic terror?Orwell's vision is a warning where we are headed...it's just too bad that message is lost on those more interested in American Idol and Dancing with the Stars.

As the owner of the four adaptations of the Orwellian classic "1984" brought to the screen, this version is the second to the perfect adaptation of the 'Utopia Gone Sour' novel written by George Orwell.The first version, "1984" was produced in 1954 by the BBC for English television. It is a fair version, bringing the novel to the light of the small screen. It added a lot of details of conversation that the book had, although in the end, it was rather cheesy.The second version, "1984" was produced in 1956 in England. This was the version a lot of us in High School saw at political assemblies, and it introduced us to Orwellian concepts. In the earlier version, Big Brother was made to look like a heavyset mean bully. In this version, Big Brother was made to look like Jack Webb's "Joe Friday" in the Dragnet television series- a truly disturbing and frightening countenance. This version also tried to remain true to the Orwellian vision, although it was infused with 50's moral values superimposed in a Big Brother society. In both the versions mentioned so far, Donald Pleasance of "Halloween" fame delivers outstanding performances. These versions are worthy of finding and purchasing for the viewing of Pleasance's performances.The third version "1984" was produced in 1984 by Radford. This version is the quintessential version that is more Orwellian than Orwell! This version is far more subtle and menacing than the previous versions. Even the picture of this Big Brother is so subtle and frightening! By the time of the movie's ending, we know what kind of smile is hidden under Big Brother's mustache! John Hurt is the perfect Winston Smith, even to his similar appearance to George Orwell! Richard Burton's role as O'brien is the crown jewel of his entire acting career. Ever so soft spoken, ever so patronizing, ever so menacing and ever so cruel. This movie was filmed in desaturated colors, faithfully replicating the mood of Orwell's novel. And the soundtrack performed by the Eurythmics was the perfect marriage. Those fortunate enough to have purchased this version on VHS tape should hold on to that tape, because it is a valuable contribution to the art of movie making.The fourth version "1984" was made in the early 2000's by MGM. It is the Radford version made in 1984, sans the desaturated colors and sans the Eurythmics. It is disappointing for several reasons. The original Radford vision is ruined by the saturated colors, that alone destroys the mood of the film. Also missed is the Eurythmics soundtrack. Also there are few bonuses on this DVD version for the USA. What a disappointment. Yet it is still worth having, because the Orwellian vision remains intact.If you want choices in the DVD, purchase the English PAL version at the English Amazon site. Then purchase an all format DVD player so you can view PAL formatted DVD's. Until MGM decides to upgrade their USA version, this is the only true option you have.

We really disliked the fact that this movie has what appears to be Chinese subtitles it really takes away from the picture

Fonctionne très bien avec un lecteur dvd/blue ray MULTIZONE , alors avant de l'acheter vérifier vos appareils. J'ai acheter un lecteur multizone sony chez Amazon et il fonctionne très bien.

Det har är den tyska utgåvan och är region: free! Det är inte mycket extramaterial att tala om. Men det finns en kortare dokumentär som intressant.En riktigt klassiker som bygger på George Orwell's helt fantastiska roman! Filmen är lika lysande och dystopisk som förlagan Eller vad sägs om skådespelarlistan: John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton, Cyril Cusack, Gregor Fisher, Bob Flag! Har du inte sett den så har du missat något! Boken gavs ut år 1949 och utspelar sig år 1984. Och filmen inte bara utspelar sig år 1984 utan spelades även in då!!! Kan du tänka dig någon bättre marknadsföringskampanj?!? Och den förutspådde både vårat kontroll samhälle och myntade benämningen Big Brother.5 övervakningskameror av 5 möjliga.

Si !nel BLU RAYsi può selezionare anche la lingua Italiana,e anche i sottotitoli in Italiano..un ' FILMONE ' cosi va visto più volte anche ' leggendo il testo' P.S.ovviamente i sottotitoli e la voce del film, come in quasi tutti i film, NON CORRISPONDE !non coincidono.. ma appunto per questo lo si può capire ancora meglio !.. sarebbe semplicemente da ascoltare in LINGUA ORIGINALE..... con quello che stiamo vivendo oggi 2021 non si puòNON AVERE QUESTO FILM.

Muy buena!

It's the movie. What else could you want?!