Fahrenheit 451 (2018)

In a terrifying care-free future, a young man, Guy Montag, whose job as a fireman is to burn all books, questions his actions after meeting a young woman - and begins to rebel against society.

Director:

Ramin Bahrani

Writers:

Ray Bradbury (based on the novel written by), Ramin Bahrani (screenplay by)

Stars:

Michael B. Jordan, Aaron Davis, Cindy Katz

Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael B. Jordan	...	Guy Montag
Aaron Davis	...	Child Montag
Cindy Katz	...	Yuxie (voice)
Michael Shannon	...	Captain Beatty
Mayko Nguyen	...	Newscaster
Dylan Taylor	...	Fireman Douglas
Saad Siddiqui	...	Fireman Stone
Katherine Cullen	...	Girl Eel
Edsson Morales	...	Guy Eel
Jordan Baker	...	Reciting Child
Nathanial Buzzanga-Silveira	...	Reciting Child (as Nathaniel Buzzanga-Silveira)
Charlotte Flint	...	Reciting Child
Luke Flint	...	Reciting Child
Malakai Fox	...	Neighbor
Marni Hogg	...	Neighbor

Storyline

In a terrifying care-free future, a young man, Guy Montag, whose job as a fireman is to burn all books, questions his actions after meeting a young woman - and begins to rebel against society.

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Plot Keywords:

dystopia | book burning | flamethrower | emoji | based on novel | 

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Taglines:

Knowledge is a dangerous thing

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Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

Author Ray Bradbury never did any fact-checking in regards to the title. He asked a fire chief at what temperature book paper burned, and was given the answer "451 degrees Fahrenheit." He liked the title so much that he didn't bother to see if it was the correct temperature.Although there is no standard tests for determining ignition temperatures, 451F has been measured to be paper's ignition temperature.

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Goofs

At around 54 Minutes into the Film, Michael Shannons character Cpt. Beatty speaks to his men with a megaphone. This scene is completely mirrored, as Beattys Leathercoat has his Button Row now on the left side, and the 451 on the Fire-Truck is mirrored, too.

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Quotes

Clarisse McClellan: Why do I always make you nervous?
Guy Montag: You don't.
Clarisse McClellan: When I see you burning up Eel's lives, you don't look nervous.
Guy Montag: That's because I'm very good at my job.
Clarisse McClellan: Hmm. Have you ever thought, even for one second, why you do what you do? You should try reading before burning.

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Connections

References Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)

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Soundtracks

Native Tongue
Written by Ben Shemie (as Benjamin Shemie), Max Henry, Liam O'Neill and Joseph Yarmush
Performed by Suuns
Courtesy of Secretly Canadian

User Reviews

Unfortunately Not So Good - Hit And Miss

Though it was strong in a couple moments, for the most part I was disappointed with this, it really could ave been so much better, especially considering the immense resources of HBO. It goes back and forth between completely ridiculous to somewhat interesting. Unfortunately it is also a pale imitation to the novel its based on, only using the bare skeleton of the story, and not delving into what truly made the novel profound. Michael B. Jordan's character was so completely ridiculous and different than the novel version in the first 15 minutes that I nearly stopped watching it, but thankfully that subsides. There were many things from the book I expected to see, only to piss me off when they were either not there at all, or altered in some way for no justifiable reason. So while many of the basic plot points are there, tough some of them changed, it just didn't possess what the book did.

I did like Michael Shannon's character and his acting, and while Jordan's character is completely off-putting, it does get tolerable as the film goes on. There were a couple of meaningful discussions, but the essential meaning of the book burning is completely missed, it was to create a people void of free thought, and while that is hinted at, for the most part its nowhere near as deep and introspective as the novel, its a very basic rendering of and incredibly deep story. I for the most part was disappointed, it could have been so much better, all the had to do was pay attention to the source material, and not just scan over it. Also the re-writing of many of the characters is inconceivable to me, no idea why they would do it.

Meh... I didn't like it very much.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 May 2018 (Russia)

Also Known As:

Fahrenheit 451

Filming Locations:

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

HBO Films, Noruz Films (I), Outlier Society

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1