Still, it's all really interesting and admittedly much more viscerally exciting than the book (although less intellectually exciting). The concept of the Savage Lands makes no sense, in that the people there didn't choose to be there and there's no explanation of how society was bifurcated in that way. The idea that this entire city could basically be run on drugs is unpersuasive. Unfortunately the makers don't design their society with the same rigor as Aldous Huxley. But in an age where we're seeing the limits and dangers of technology, this adaptation smartly grabs the worries of today and plugs them into this story from yesterday. This may be true for the book, which was based on the idea that technology could be effectively used to make most people happy and that people in power would actually do that.
I read a review which complained that Brave New World was not a good entity for 2020. There's lots shootings and stabbings and orgies and some mystery involving the society's origins.
The story involves a futuristic caste society where a couple of high-caste citizens go slumming and wind up adopting an angry young man who proves incompatible with the society. Part of that vision would involve actually following the structure, plot, and character development of the original, as opposed to what this miniseries does, which is to take the character names and a handful of loose concepts and turn them into an entirely different story that is more World World than Brave New World. When I was a college film student I used to think about how I would film Brave New World, which is to say I have a vision for it. Not that I don't like those things but at a certain point I just want to watch a good show, not soft core. I do appreciate the fact that they didn't go overboard with the sex and nudity. cutting corners on certain things like character development, or simply just trying to hard to be edgy. Meaning it still felt like a TV show at times. Good acting followed by some not so good directing and producing. It's scary / crazy to think that it is a possibility in the near future and it's even crazier to think that people can't see it coming like a freight train.Įither way the show was pretty great. But, you can bet if it was you'd see a society a lot like this one. Example, This book was written in 1931 and while it's still not truly real life because our scientific technology isn't there.yet. We tell ourselves it will never be like that, it's too far out there. I honestly think a lot of people do not like this show because it directly points out hypocrisies that we see everyday in society, and points directly at them and their ideologies. I like how it hit on a lot of political ideals and ideologies that we're seeing today without even trying.
BRAVE NEW WORLD TV SERIES MOVIE
Undoubtedly a good watch, for those who have both read the book, and those who haven't and of course for those who enjoy Science fiction, this is a forgotten movie classic to be enjoyed, so I urge for those who know of its where abouts to go see.Overall I liked this show. Trying to recreate Huxley's Brave New World is akin to creating a land of Oz governed within Stalinist Russia, I'm sure many directors would find it near impossible to effectively portray the right amount of comedy, tragedy and realism in a adaption of Brave New World, and here we have a fine example of how it can be done. Clearly this movie was made for TV and feels like a mini space drama, but the genius of Huxley's vision is evident on screen. The subtlety of this scene played out in such a extravagant setting is a good example of how well the director and the actors understand Huxley's world. One of the most subtle scenes is when John Savage is told he can have what ever he wants to eat by pressing a button on the machine, and he presses the button about four times, then when he is asked why he has ordered so much food, his reply is 'I don't know'. As I have mentioned despite this movies more obvious faults, there is essentially a strong narrative running through this movie, the characters are all believable, well played and fitting with the irony of the culture that they represent. How accurate this movie is to it's source I have yet to discover, but as a sci-fi movie which depicts society, and culture it is perfect, this movie is truly inspiring. This 1980's interpretation of Brave New World, despite the wobbly sets, despite the Buck Rogers style acting, despite the made for television feel, this is an awesome movie.
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