Today I am writing about one of my favourite dystopian films, and maybe one of the best written dystopian books.
The book written by the one and only George Orwell, whilst the film directed by Michael Radford.
The protagonist of the film is Winston Smith, who lives in an unsavoury reality In the superstate of Oceania.
Winston lives under constant surveillance of “Thought Police” in the capital city of the territory, and works for the ministry of truth, with his job being to rewrite history in accordance to the ruling party and its supreme leader Big Brother.
Winston resides by himself, and is tormented by the painful memories of his past, as well as his suppressed desires. Due to this, he keeps a diary of his thoughts therefore breaking the laws of the thought police and creating evidence to his thought crimes.
The story takes an interesting turn when he begins an illicit affair with another member of the outer party, who’s name is Julia. Although he initially suspects her to be a strong outer part member and hates her for it, he finds that they both share certain views of the world they exist in and how they both despise it.
His life is improved with the introduction of Julia, and they both manage to keep their affair secret and undetected.
although eventually, they find that the thought police are much smarter than they anticipated, as things take a turn for the worst.
Personally, I was intrigued by both the book and the film. The intensity of how it is both written and executed is brilliant as it sucks you into this dystopian reality and you can feel the emotions that the characters go through every moment.
It is a story that keeps you guessing what is going to happen, and although there seems to be a possible hope of a better outcome, the control of big brother and the thought police is far too great to resist, even for these wilful characters.
As a fan of Dystopian films, I would absolutely encourage fellow enthusiasts to read the book and watch the film, if you have not already done so.
I guarantee you will enjoy the idea of this world, due to the detail input by George Orwell, and the various ideas that are presented in this world.
it may be a biased view, but I would personally rate the book 9/10, and film 8/10, as naturally the book encourages your brain to think more creatively about the events of this world.
Thanks for reading, any feedback is appreciated.