``1984'' Premonition and warning of totalitarianism, which is no longer a figment of imagination.

“1984” synopsis

In 1984, the world was divided into three countries. The citizens of Oceania have their thoughts, language, marriage, and every other aspect of their civil life under control, and the thought police monitor almost every action, indoors or outdoors, by the authorities. Winston Smith (John Hurt), an official at the Ministry of Truth, falsifies historical records every day, but one day he begins to have doubts about the system and secretly begins keeping a forbidden diary.

Index

• What George Orwell was afraid of
• A technique created in Japan called “Ginzaku”
• Strong influence from the Soviet Union and the Nazis

What George Orwell was afraid of

From the release of this film to today, we have witnessed the collapse of Soviet communism, the birth of the Internet, and the rise of Putin and Trump. And these felt like foreshadowings of the kind of dictatorship depicted in this film or similar regimes.

It is well known that the futuristic novel `` 1984 '', published in 1949 by British author George Orwell, has long been read as the bible of anti-communists. When Orwell began writing novels around 1945, he feared that fascism, Nazism, centralized economics, and mass conformism would become established, and that the world would become a puppet of totalitarianism. there were. In fact, in a sense, that prediction is correct.

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However, Orwell's ``1984'' exposes the fragility of socialism in general, such as the Soviet Union and the British Labor Party under Stalin's regime, and is not strictly a story that predicts the future. It simply exposes the fraying of totalitarianism during and after World War II. Big, the leader of a future nation that appears in the film, wields power similar to Stalin in the Soviet Union, and Goldstein, who is seen as the core of the anti-government organization, is described as a ``small man with a beard.'' He also reminds me of Leon Trotsky.

``1984'' was supposed to have been written as a warning against the totalitarian rule that Orwell and his generation had already experienced. Despite this, we must be wary of the fact that countries that advocate totalitarianism and controlled societies still exist, albeit with some danger.

Directed by Michael Radford, this film, which perfectly captures Orwell's vision, depicts the horrors of a future world divided and ruled by three totalitarian states, and also depicts the horrors of the 1940s, when Orwell was writing the novel. He has also succeeded in depicting the post-war world.

John Hurt, with his gaunt body and wrinkled face, perfectly plays the role of Winston Smith, the main character envisioned by Orwell. Smith's job is to forge past official documents as an outside party member of Oceania, a future nation that forbids love, individuality, and entertainment. Smith tries to carry out his strong will despite being manipulated by the powerful state power, but the evil hand of public power approaches.

A technique created in Japan called “Ginzaku”