Review of Fahrenheit 451 (1966) by David Ray G — 06 Feb 2010
The only reason I watched this because the Bradbury novel is a sheer masterpiece of literature. And the movie follows it quite precisely despite some major changes and omissions (like the lack of the symbolic Mechanical Hound and why the hell is Clarisse still alive at the end??) But, as always, the movie never lives up to the book - for instance, Oskar Werner's character (Guy Montag) is FAR more interesting and human in the book than he is in the film.
But generally, it's a wonderful movie. If you manage to see beyond the performances and the few flaws and try to separate it from the novel, then yes, it is a masterpiece. Chilling scenes and spine-tingling humanity, an amazing, unmatched respectful tribute to universal letters, literature and books.
Through this movie, the continuing deterioration of quality in literature seems to be lesser than it really is.I hope the 2010 Fahrenheit 451 remake doesn't dismantle its quality by casting actors like Tom Cruise or Uma Thurman.
This review of Fahrenheit 451 (1966) was written by David Ray G on 06 Feb 2010.
Fahrenheit 451 has generally received positive reviews.
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