Fifi Leigh
Monday, 8.21.17, the day of the Solar Eclipse
I decided to post this video because I thought it makes a good book review for George Orwell’s 1984. Although I have the novel, I still haven’t read it yet, probably because I always end up reading something else or doing something else that I eventually forget about the book. But a couple of years ago, I watched the movie, 1984, on the independent channel, and it was very dark and eerie. I also noticed torture devices in the movie, used to make people cooperate. It looked like it was about a totalitarian dystopian society, filled with Police State, surveillance, depopulation agenda, and impoverished-looking slaves population. It kind of reminded me of The Hunger Games, but for adults. All these movies have the same theme anyway.
In this video, RT’s Abby Martin explains the novel, 1984. She notes and quotes certain areas from the novel. And, I think most of these ideas are already happening in 2017.
I like Abby so much. Many of her Empire Files and Brainwash Updates and several interviews appear in my FB feed. Anti GMO, pro industrial hemp, interviews with Chris Hedges, etc …
It is a good review of the book which I had to read for school so long ago.
I enjoyed seeing this here!
I still haven’t read the book yet. but recently i watched the film 1984 on the independent channel. i don’t think it is a recent film. but it is very dark, especially for the time it was made.
Yeah, I remember when it did actually become 1984 and people brought it up frequently. Groups of punk bands were touring “Rock Against Reagan” (re-elected in ’84). She explains the gist of the book pretty well – it’s about authoritarian control of populations through revisionist history, propaganda, mind control, and oppression … not a big stretch from the way modern governments work. If you’re not opposed to underground rock you might get a kickoff of some 1984 punk bands on You Tube.
which ones were the 1984 punk bands?
A very involved question — This is a good historical film about mid 1984 in San Francisco – we were all really nice kids.
You could fish around from here. — some bands = X, The Avengers, The Mutants, … anyway, you’ll see suggested videos (a lot of which are poor quality) —- https://youtu.be/FYfSt0xcQIk
Oh, and you might like the Nuns – https://youtu.be/LeuLcizBlvg
Avengers — https://youtu.be/iyS8g4cIcQo
Avengers — https://youtu.be/ar9E65h6XK8
X — https://youtu.be/k5ikNYY0JgQ
The Mutants — https://youtu.be/A-5Q88eC18g
Tuxedo Moon –https://youtu.be/1GwdHe5nQSQ
Circle Jerks — https://youtu.be/PHRIvssIfHo
etc,,,,
…. The Slits, X-Ray Specs, The Clash, The Pretenders
Pretenders and Clash sound familiar….
Very interesting
Really interesting Fifi!
I haven’t read the book yet, but at least I finally saw the movie on cable, which was eerie but interesting.
Eerie irks me! SMH!