Burn any books lately?

Next review is of Fahrenheit 451.

I chose this movie because I enjoyed the book and because the movie was made in 1966. What does the year have to do with a movie? Everything! Mostly the special effects and the acting. :c)

Summary:
Based on the 1951 Ray Bradbury novel of the same name. Guy Montag is a firefighter who lives in a lonely, isolated society where books have been outlawed by a government fearing an independent-thinking public. It is the duty of firefighters to burn any books on sight or said collections that have been reported by informants. People in this society including Montag's wife are drugged into compliancy and get their information from wall-length television screens. After Montag falls in love with book-hoarding Clarisse, he begins to read confiscated books. It is through this relationship that he begins to question the government's motives behind book-burning. Montag is soon found out, and he must decide whether to return to his job or run away knowing full well the consequences that he could face if captured
(Taken from imdb.com)


Random Quote:
"Trouble between you and the Pole, Montag?"


My Review:
Well, as earlier stated, the movie was made in 1966 and the plan was to make the movie kind of futuristic. For the most part the special effects weren't too bad. The only place they went wrong was when the firemen were using jet packs to fly through the air. Enough said.
The gentlemen who played Montag did a great job at playing his character. The other characters tended to over-act, but I think that has to do with the time period that the movie was made.
The movie was kind of heart wrenching because I'm a book lover. Watching the books burn and to think of a society where people think that books make you unhappy is unthinkable. Ray Bradbury's book was trying to send a message out there. Books really have an affect on society. I feel that the book as well as the movie both got that message across.
If you haven't read the book, you should. If you're not a book lover than you should watch the movie. It might help you appreciate them more.


3 out of 5 stars