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www.qwipster.net - : 1984 is an intelligent and thought-provoking film that casts grim parallels to the state of the world, especially as governments looking for those who are threats to their existence more closely watch us. While Orwell’s novel may be forever relevant, Radford’s film, as competently made is it is, is still a far way off from being a substitute. However, for those looking for a philosophical musing on the state of the future, humanity, and the tendency of those in power to try to mollify the masses, it works quite well. A tough book to adapt, but Radford does a masterful job in this viscerally impressive presentation. more...
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rogerebert.suntimes.com - : Radford's style in the movie is an interesting experiment. Like Chaplin in ''Modern Times,'' he uses passages of dialogue that are not meant to be understood -- nonsense words and phrases, garbled as they are transmitted over Big Brother's primitive TV, and yet listened to no more or less urgently than the messages that say something. The 1954 film version of Orwell's novel turned it into a cautionary, simplistic science-fiction tale. This version penetrates much more deeply into the novel's heart of darkness. more...
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reviews.imdb.com - : ''1984'' the film works because it wonderfully embodies the bleakness that was the book. All of the scenes are drearily set and the film is as depressing and thought-provoking as the book...well, maybe not as thought-provoking. And John Hurt and Richard Burton are fabulous in their respective parts. more...
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