Review of Fahrenheit 451 (1966) by Shane S — 31 Jan 2010
Though its production values have aged terribly, Francois Truffaut's "Fahrenheit 451", based on Ray Bradbury's illustrious novel, is nonetheless a conceptually interesting if somewhat unexciting science-fiction.
Oskar Werner plays an employee of a totalitarian government that outlaws books and burns any contraband reading material it finds, denouncing the readers as "antisocials". Only once he starts reading an old copy of "David Copperfield" does he discover the value of the art form, but at great risk.
The film is a bit prophetic in its presentation of the death of literature in the face of newer, less intellectually stimulating technologies such as television. Its message is ultimately redemptive: that the written word cannot be destroyed so long as the lessons they impart stick in one's mind.
This review of Fahrenheit 451 (1966) was written by Shane S on 31 Jan 2010.
Fahrenheit 451 has generally received positive reviews.
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