Movies and TV It's finally here... Fahrenheit 451

Nickhead · 12:33 AM

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 · 01-24-2018, 02:09 PM

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 · 01-24-2018, 10:31 PM

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

Molitoth · 01-25-2018, 09:50 AM

One of the only School books that I enjoyed reading.

stumppy · 01-25-2018, 10:21 AM

Could that trailer have been any less informative?

listopencil · 01-25-2018, 04:46 PM

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Could that trailer have been any less informative?

Are you unfamiliar with the story?

Nickhead · 01-25-2018, 05:29 PM

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Could that trailer have been any less informative?

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Are you unfamiliar with the story?

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

stumppy · 01-26-2018, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by listopencil

Are you unfamiliar with the story?

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

listopencil · 01-26-2018, 11:07 AM

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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 · 01-27-2018, 11:06 AM

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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 · 01-28-2018, 12:59 AM

The new version should have them burning iPhones.

Nickhead · 01-28-2018, 11:41 PM

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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.

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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!

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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 · 01-29-2018, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by JD10367

The new version should have them burning iPhones.

Or Chiefs game plans

**Rausch** · 01-29-2018, 08:04 AM

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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 · 01-29-2018, 07:53 PM

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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.

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