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Admiral Duarte, The Expanse, Season 6, Episode 4

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Review : Fahrenheit 451 (2018)

Ray Bradbury’s seminal classic Fahrenheit 451 sits among the upper-echelon of cautionary dsytopian tales.  The story, though seemingly outlandish, is rooted in very real ideas and concepts, thus making it easy to connect with.  Legendary director Francois Truffaut brought a classic version of the story to the film world  in 1966, but after half a century, the times had moved past the film.  Enter HBO and director Ramin Bahrani to bring us the gold we didn’t know we needed in the form of a modern-day remake.

In the wake of the Second Civil War, an event that has turned the future into a dystopia, Guy Montag (Michael B. Jordan) is a firefighter known for his commitment to eradicating the ‘wrong’ literature just like his mentor, Captain John Beatty (Michael Shannon).  The duo is known throughout Cleveland and further as a force to be reckoned with, with their TV appearances and monumental book burning efforts making them modern-day legends.  Things change, however, when Beatty keeps Montag away from a key informant named Clarisse (Sofia Boutella).  Montag is intrigued with her and the role she plays, and his intrigue grows when a tip leads to the burning alive (and eventual cover-up) of an informant living with a massive book library.  Montag begins to question what he’s been taught, as well as the role he plays in the efforts he now questions, forcing him to seek out information from the Eels (book-readers) he sits in opposition of.  Through meetings with Clarisse, as well as growing suspicion from Beatty, a chain of events is set into motion that could alter the balance of power and the restriction of knowledge to the masses.

Although a classic in its own right, the Francois Truffaut version of Fahrenheit 451 has been a victim of time, thus dating the film and limiting the overall experience to a degree.  The limitations of the original film are the exact areas where the HBO update is allowed to succeed.  Wonderful modern date updates are made in both direct form and indirectly as well.  One to one connections of the modern day are made via the ‘See Something, Say Something’ and ‘It’s Time To Burn For America Again’ slogans, as well as the reality-TV show aspect of book burning coverage.  The lore is expanded to include the Internet, with The 9 (the extremely restricted version of the Internet) serving as the flow of information.  Youth are indoctrinated early on to hate before they are given the ability to reason, making them blind devotees to the powers that be.

Misinformation and revisionist history also play key roles in the film.  Opinions and outright lies are disseminated as fact, and with the flow of information vastly limited, the people do not have the capacity (or even the drive) to formulate their own opinions.  Any questioning of information is easily debated against, many times by the computers that control the homes, eliminating the need for human watchdogs in all but the most extreme cases.  The overall practice of eliminating diverse thought for the goal of a social singularity is essentially already instilled in the reality of the film.

The original film faced technical limitations as well, but that is certainly not the case in the HBO update.  Simplistic widescreen televisions are replaced with extremely intrusive, paranoia inducing 360 security cameras and flat-screens that take up the sides of entire buildings at times.  The classic shots of book-burnings, the tools used by the firefighters, and even the ever ominous fire itself are all given drastic facelifts with modern day methods.

The original ideas that are holdovers through the HBO version are expanded upon quite well.  The already militaristic firefighter force is made to look like a torch-wielding SS Occupying Force, with their book-burning missions playing out eerily similar to the procedures used by American forces during the Gulf Wars and beyond.  The ideas of entertainment and medication being used to quell the masses are also given greater significance, mirroring our currently reality in a way that is jarring, unsettling and very much a wake up call.

Michael B. Jordan brings a refreshing air of confidence to the role of Montag, making him less of a reluctant protagonist and more of an engine of free will.  Michael Shannon continues his amazing string of compelling antagonists, bringing in elements of character that make him equal parts admirable and despicable.  Sofia Boutella stands out as Clarisse, toning down the militant edges and instead opting to provide her choices with a foundation of basic human need to educate and excel.  The collective Eels that make up famous novels/authors, while not given tons of screen time, all help drive home the fact that there will always be opposition to injustice, no matter how bleak the circumstances seem.

A new version of Fahrenheit 451 may not necessarily be needed, but after checking it out, it’s certainly welcome.  This film definitely would have been drowned out in the noise surrounding major releases, but HBO created a winner for themselves that Netflix may want to study up on for their attempts in the future at original material.

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Could I get a follow back?

— DylanTaylor (@DylanTa29145084) Wed Apr 22 03:13:11 +0000 2020

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— shontrese🦋 (@Shontrese2) Wed Apr 22 03:33:42 +0000 2020

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