1984

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Caleb C The film nails the bleak, oppressive feel of Orwell’s world—cold, gray, and lifeless. Visually, it’s spot-on. But where the book pulls you deep into Winston’s thoughts, the movie keeps you at arm’s length. It’s slow, emotionally distant, and hard to connect with. A few moments land, but most of it feels like you’re just watching people go through the motions in a world designed to be empty. It’s not terrible, just underwhelming. The message is there—but the impact doesn’t hit like it does in the book. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 05/14/25 Full Review Isaiah Y Impossible to get all the depth from the book, nevertheless a faithful adaptation of a classic novel featuring great performances from John Hurt and Richard Burton in his final film role Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/08/25 Full Review Yash B I read "1984" for the first time just a few years ago, and thought it was a thought-provoking classic novel. I decided to check out one of the movie adaptations and felt the film version from 1984 felt fitting. This movie is really bleak, like the source material, and often mundane. However, I think the mundane feeling is by design and think the movie does the best job it could to portray this dystopian tale. I feel the story is best suited for the book medium, and can't imagine a movie or television series ever matching the quality of it. A lot of the themes are what make this a timeless story and a necessary cautionary tale. Overall, I don't think it is a movie anyone would seek out for entertainment value, but like the novel it is based on, it does leave a considerable impact and raises a lot of topics worth discussing. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/28/24 Full Review Connor E It is essentially just 1:1 with the original book by George Orwell. I think the movie could have captured the “dystopian” world and society a little more, and sometimes the music choice felt a little odd, it has a really “80’s” music feel (which I guess 1984 is the name of the title) but I feel as though orchestral scores would suit this movie better. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/20/24 Full Review Hasno R this is literally 1984 Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/20/24 Full Review Davi D Não é ruim, e está longe de ser, sem falar que é a adaptação que apresentou o partido e toda a ditadura da história da melhor forma possível, com destaque na arquitetura da cidade e do ambiente opressor que o filme consegue passar. Entretanto, o filme se atrapalha na hora de desenvolver os personagens, tornando-os vazios em personalidade e carisma, sem falar que muitos trechos importantes do livro foram adaptados de forma muito superficial, e outras foram completamente descartadas. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/14/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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