FAHRENHEIT 451 "Do You Ever Read the Books You Burn?"
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Stumble ThisRay Bradbury's cautionary near-future parable of a society where books are banned and firemen start fires is a classic must-see film by director Francois Truffaut.
This is an edit of that film focusing on Clarisse's question to Montag, "Do you ever read the books you burn?" that she asked him the first time she talked to him.
If you were a fireman like Montag, would you read the books, even though they were forbidden and you would be "re-educated" for reading one?
What do you think... do you have the answer?
This is an edit of that film focusing on Clarisse's question to Montag, "Do you ever read the books you burn?" that she asked him the first time she talked to him.
If you were a fireman like Montag, would you read the books, even though they were forbidden and you would be "re-educated" for reading one?
What do you think... do you have the answer?
The film hasn't aged well, but it was fascinating to see the 60s version of our future, especially the 'walls' which is now reality in the form of flat screen TVs. The final scene with the falling snow and all the book people walking reciting their respective novels was one of my favorite moments, I wish I could sift that seperately.
Ray Bradbury has stated himself that he wrote the book originally against the onslaught* of television, but like all great books it started to stand for more, government censorship and thought control in general, in our current world of government secrecy his work is even more relevant today.
You can see the full film at http://www.videosift.com/video/Fahrenheit-451
* - hat tip detlev409