Incannerax What a waste of my time!!!

Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!

Comwayon A Disappointing Continuation

Chonesday It's one of the most original films you'll likely see all year, which, depending on your threshold for certifiably crazy storylines, could be a rewarding experience or one that frustrates you.

RaspberryLucozade Many years back, I got chatting to a man in a pub. We got chatting about things we liked and disliked. One of the things I told him was that I was a massive fan of Gregor Fisher. It was then that he recommended this film to me. His exact words were: ''It's ideal viewing for Gregor Fisher fans!''. With this, I duly gained a copy and tuned in. Sadly, as the end credits rolled, I came away feeling greatly disappointed.'1984' ( made the same year ironically as it's title ) is based on George Orwell's 1940's novel of the same name. John Hurt was leading man Winston Smith. I won't even bother to describe the plot as I am sure many are already familiar with the book.I really could not follow the film at all. Much of what was in the book clearly did not make it to the screen ( the film would have been too long otherwise ) but it seems much of what was left out was the more vital parts which would have the film semi-logical.Aside from boring me, much of the movie got my blood boiling. For instance, the scene in which a member of the Thought Police punches Julia in the stomach had me seething with anger!John Hurt is extremely robotic as Winston and Suzanna Hamilton failed to do much better as Julia. Richard Burton was in ill health at the time and died shortly after production so his performance seemed somewhat tired. Gregor Fisher did his best with the little he was given ( I know, I'm biased ) but his efforts were in vain. The worst offender in the cast was Cyril Cusack as the two-faced Mr. Charrington.I don't denounce those who like this film. If it is your bag, then more power to you. Personally, it is just not my cup of tea.

CineMuseFilms When a US Presidential spokesperson recently used the term alternative facts to explain away inconsistencies between the White House version of truth and objectively verified truth it triggered a global revival of interest in the George Orwell classic Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949). Single- handedly, the term alternative facts caused a run on the 68-year old novel and led to cinemas across America re-screening the 1984 film adaptation. Acknowledged as one of the most important literary works of the modern era, 1984 has been adapted to film, television, radio, stage, music, and other popular culture platforms and it continues to resonate as a contemporary dystopian warning about how power can be used as a weapon to crush truth.The film's plot line, setting and acting are starkly minimalist. Oceania is an imaginary futuristic totalitarian society that is in ruins from perpetual war. The people are under constant surveillance and there are screens everywhere broadcasting propaganda that keeps the masses devoted to leader Big Brother. The Party controls everything, including human thought and the facts of history. The masses must publicly demonstrate their loyalty to Big Brother, personal relationships are banned, and any ideas contrary to Party Policy are thought-crimes punishable by death.The film's protagonist, Winston Smith (John Hurt), is a nondescript Party apparatchik whose job it is to review historical documents and insert alternative facts to suit ever-changing Party policy. He scans newspapers and books for items officially deemed 'fake news' and expunges the record. Anyone who has contradicted Party policy has their entire identification "vaporized" as if they never existed. Amidst this dystopian oppression, Winston knows that what he is doing is wrong but is powerless to act until he meets a likeminded worker called Julia (Suzanna Hamilton) with whom he can discuss his innermost thoughts. Their illegal affair is uncovered by the Thought Police and senior Party figure O'Brien (Richard Burton) tortures Winston, ultimately re-programming his brain so he can believe contradictory facts and opinions.This is a film rich in metaphor and ironic distortions. The key institutions of Oceania exist solely to manufacture 'fake news' and to psychologically manipulate the will of the people. The Ministry of Truth produces endless falsehoods and historical revisions while the Ministry of Love specialises in torture, brainwashing and executions. The Ministry of Peace ensures that war is constantly waged against vaguely defined enemies to keep the masses from complaining about the food shortages that are disguised as surpluses by the Ministry of Plenty. The Party succeeds by controlling the only accepted language called Newspeak, the sole purpose of which is to minimise vocabulary so people cannot articulate their own memories because the words no longer exist. With memories gone and facts invented, Party control is complete.In terms of contemporary cinematic standards, 1984 stands up exceptionally well for a film made 33 years ago. The principal actors are brilliant in depicting an expressionless and alienated existence. The late John Hurt had the rare ability to express his thoughts entirely through terrified eyes that stared blankly from an impassive face and he used this to full effect in some truly frightening scenes. Excellent cinematography conveys the claustrophobia of a world diminished by totalitarianism. The use of a desaturated and depressive colour palette creates vivid contrasts with scenes where Winston imagines what the real world must have looked like.Some may wonder how the depicted extreme nihilism of Orwell's 1984 can have any relevance to politics today. While the dystopian world that Orwell predicted has not materialised in a physical sense, his warnings about the manipulation of truth and political corruption are entirely prescient. The fabricated worlds of alternative facts, fake news, and policy spin are corruptions of modern political life and their threat to civilised discourse can only be contained by the power of language to speak the truth.

learner_good I never read a book and never watched the old version. This movie isn't only about war and power, its about the human's original thought and psychological. It really touch the corner my heart for its beautiful storytelling. The movie is successful to show such complexity of human thought and psychological strength. The beginning of the movie is not much appealing and not much entertaining but it's engaging. And the climax scene has everything.2+2=? the question not much as simple as it used to be. it's feel so unusual but it's very natural for me. We experienced these things in our life and now we used to it. 2+2=4 if it's approved math.I love it.

bkoganbing It's 1984 and George Orwell's vision of the future hasn't quite arrived yet. Maybe Orwell should have been slightly more optimistic and named his futuristic pessimistic novel 2084.In any event the world is now in three different conglomerate countries and John Hurt as our protagonist Winston Smith is in the country of Oceania. It's all one continual war as Oceania is forever fighting with one or both the other two and sometimes one of the other two is in alliance. All we know is what the Faux News tells us. One thing is constant, you've got to keep up the martial spirit of the citizenry to hate the designated enemy at the moment.John Hurt has a nice bureaucratic job, but he's starting to question just what is being given out for news and a whole lot more about certain assumptions this totalitarian society is based on. He's even taken to fornicating for the pleasure of it, specifically with Suzanna Hamilton. They've even set up a love nest of sorts.But you can't keep away from the all seeing eye of Big Brother. And soon both of them are being rehabilitated by the State of Oceania.The state here is represented by Richard Burton who was ill at the time and gives an almost somnambulant performance. I suspect health was the reason. John Hurt however is fine as Winston Smith and he's a fine everyman protagonist for a very frightening future.