ib011f9545i Review of 1984

1984 (1956)

I don't get the hate for this film,see it and decide for yourself.

[7/10 · 7 February 2021]

I am a lover of all 3 versions of the 1984 story I have seen (BBC,1956,1984) but of the 3 this one is the least respected. Other reviewers on here say this film is not grim enough,it is pretty grim I think. We have to view things in context. The world shown in this film is a total police state,we don't need to see violence and nudity to understand the story. I think the name changes for O'brian and Goldstein are for understandable reasons. Edmund o'brian is the star of the film,having a character called o'brian would just be confusing. Not calling the arch traitor Goldstein makes sense to avoid the jewish issue. I am a huge Orwell fan so I know the ideas behind 1984 quite well and this film explains the story as well as the better known 1984 version. This film could have been a lot worse,it could have been set in America for example.