Fahrenheit 451
Universal Studios - Universal Studios
Release date: 2003-04-01
DVD
Director:Laurent Bouzereau
Actors: Oskar Werner, Julie Christie, Cyril Cusack, Anton Diffring, Jeremy Spenser
Adult Situations, Allegory, Atmospheric, Bleak, Cathartic, Color, Documentary, Drama, Eerie, English, Feature, Fighting the System, France, Future Dystopias, Horror / Sci-Fi / Fantasy, Message Movie, Movie, Psychological Sci-Fi, Questionable for Children, Sci-Fi
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Fahrenheit 451
Date undefinedThis is the best campy 60's science fiction movie ever made. The DVD is full of extra's including a great behind the scenes commentary. You won't be disappointed.
Fahrenheit 451
Date undefined"Fahrenheit 451" would be an ok movie if it was not based on such a good book. The movie, based on a book by Ray Bradbury with the same name, is about a world in which reading is not permitted, books are all banned, people are engulfed by their TVs (not that far-fetched anymore huh?!) and firemen start fires.
Montag is a fireman and has been living the life he is expected to life, carrying out the job he is expected to perform and conforming nicely to a society that controls, bans and censors. His life is turned upside down when he meets Clarisse and he is compelled to read a book. The book deals with conformity, television and the complete absorption into technology.
The movie also shows, although not as well as the book, the damage this has done to human relationships. The movie is ok but it is missing two vital parts: Faber and the mechanic dog. You are better off reading the book.
Fahrenheit 451
Date undefinedI am having a hard time rating this movie. It's not that the movie was bad, but it did absolutely nothing for me watching it. As a matter of fact it bored me. Fahrenheit 451 had no action, it wasn't particularly thought provoking, it hardly had anything to make it even look or feel like a science fiction movie. It might have came from one of Ray Bradbury's most popular stories, but the movie version just didn't do much.
If you are into action you can forget it. There is no action in this movie. I am not kidding. The most action you see is a strange looking fire truck driving around or maybe someone defying gravity by sliding UP a pole. As a matter of fact even if you are not a big action fan this movie will likely bore you to tears. I don't know how else to describe it. I had a very hard time sitting down and actually watching this movie. You can forget looking for any cool tech in this movie. About the only thing I saw that was remotely interesting was a tiny scene where people were using rocket packs to fly around. Too little too late if you ask me.
Usually when a movie doesn't have any action it has a good plot or story to keep the brain juices flowing. Well... it didn't. As a matter of fact I think the whole concept of a society without books happens to be impossible. I mean how could a society with all of its laws, structure and knowledge possibly exist if that knowledge isn't written down so the next guy can learn it? I know this is one of Bradbury's 'what if' stories, but it certainly doesn't translate well to film. Even in spite of that Fahrenheit 451 doesn't really hit the mark as a thinking person's movie. With all of its bad stuff I do admit the acting is good and the movie is very stylish for its time.
Ultimately I can't recommend this movie. I couldn't even sit through it without stopping the movie several times to take a break from it. The sad thing is the movie has good cinematography and great acting. All of the basic ingredients are there but it just doesn't mix right. I suppose some of you might really like it and there are scenes that had me watching with open eyes. However I can't recommend this movie in its current state.
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