Review of Fahrenheit 451 (2018) by Edmund F — 24 May 2018

Allegory reduced to bare polemic and not smoothly done.

This review of Fahrenheit 451 (2018) was written by Edmund F on 24 May 2018.

Fahrenheit 451 has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Weiss W (2) on 05 Jun 2018

I don't know why people dislike this movie.Maybe it is because I'm not an american and didn't read the original movie, so I didn't judged the…

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Books aren't just the stories within, but also the memories and associations they create, paths to other places…

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By Johnny B (564) on 21 Oct 2018

Did the people who made this movie actually read the book? what a disgrace! It wasnt' the govt…

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By Kaitlyn T (33) on 05 Jun 2018

I don't know why people dislike this movie.Maybe it is because I'm not an american and didn't read the original movie, so I didn't judged the…

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By Mel R (39) on 12 Jun 2018

Not seeing the original movie nor reading the book, I thought the movie was well made and kept my interest…

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By Grant D (83) on 29 Sep 2018

C+ A very compelling performance from Michael B. Jordan with an interesting concept, but unfortunately suffers from its own weight…

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By Devin E (27) on 12 Jun 2018

Not seeing the original movie nor reading the book, I thought the movie was well made and kept my interest…

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By David A (1,816) on 11 Nov 2018

Unless you have read the book, this would make no sense whatsoever…

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By Theodosia G (1) on 20 Jul 2018

It's really strange to me why this movie hasn't such low ratings because its really quite good and important for our time…

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By Steven C (1,252) on 07 Oct 2018

Okay, so. The movie itself was good, it had an interesting plot development and world design I must admit…

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