It's finally here... Fahrenheit 451

[Nickhead]

I assumed this was the one 'movie/show' that would never get done as it hits so close to home in our era.

Is an HBO production to boot, so let the counting of days commence

new trailer:

[siberian khatru]

Really looking forward to that, since I love the book and was always a bit disappointed by the Truffaut version (except for the final scene by the river when the snow begins falling).

[Nickhead]

thru school, the only two books i was forced to read that i liked were 'of mice and men' and 'fahrenheit 451'

[Molitoth]

One of the only School books that I enjoyed reading.

[stumppy]

Could that trailer have been any less informative?

[listopencil]

Originally Posted by stumppy

Could that trailer have been any less informative?

Are you unfamiliar with the story?

[Nickhead]

Originally Posted by stumppy

Could that trailer have been any less informative?

Originally Posted by listopencil

Are you unfamiliar with the story?

i assumed it was vague deliberately as a tribute to the subject matter of the series

[stumppy]

Originally Posted by listopencil

Are you unfamiliar with the story?

Yea, Heard it mentioned before but know nothing about it.

[listopencil]

Originally Posted by stumppy

Yea, Heard it mentioned before but know nothing about it.

It's a dystopian story about books (and reading material in general) being banned. The title is a reference to the temperature needed to catch a book on fire. As I recall there are 'firemen' in the story who use fire as a weapon to destroy rather than having the job of putting fires out.

[Molitoth]

Originally Posted by listopencil

It's a dystopian story about books (and reading material in general) being banned. The title is a reference to the temperature needed to catch a book on fire. As I recall there are 'firemen' in the story who use fire as a weapon to destroy rather than having the job of putting fires out.

The movie "Equilibrium" with Christian Bale always kind of reminded me of F451.

I think there should be some similarities.

[JD10367]

The new version should have them burning iPhones.

[Nickhead]

Originally Posted by listopencil

It's a dystopian story about books (and reading material in general) being banned. The title is a reference to the temperature needed to catch a book on fire. As I recall there are 'firemen' in the story who use fire as a weapon to destroy rather than having the job of putting fires out.

paper

Originally Posted by Molitoth

The movie "Equilibrium" with Christian Bale always kind of reminded me of F451.

I think there should be some similarities.

my first thought watching that movie too!

Originally Posted by JD10367

The new version should have them burning iPhones.

you are not wrong, but our computers and big screens are evil too (concept hint btw)

[Stryker]

Originally Posted by JD10367

The new version should have them burning iPhones.

Or Chiefs game plans

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by Molitoth

One of the only School books that I enjoyed reading.

Did no one else read 1984?

And I doubt this gets made without modern politics injected into it.

I can't wait to hear how Clinton/Trump order the burning of books...

[listopencil]

Originally Posted by Molitoth

The movie "Equilibrium" with Christian Bale always kind of reminded me of F451.

I think there should be some similarities.

Definitely some similarities. Equilibrium was goofy but fun. Probably qualifies as a guilty pleasure.