I've not read Huxley's Modern-Classic Brave New World.
Seems like most everyone's saying that this 1998 made for television version is, at best, wildly unfaithful to the Literary novel. Bummer, I guess!
Has Brave New World ever been made into a another movie/mini-series/et al, ya know, like a good, faithful-to-the-source one, like better than this one?
I have read the book, and know the premise, I think this version was BRILLIANT in its re-interpretation of the systems presented in the original book.
The issue with bringing the book to life is that it is too far out there for almost ANYONE to really grasp and relate to. That is where this version delivers: converting nearly all aspects presented in the book, into the MODERN TAKE arena and I felt it fit perfectly. No, does not LOOK like the book at all, but, yes, it DOES deliver everything from the book, in a way that modern audiences can grasp it.
There are many ideas presented that even when spoon fed to new generations, they might not "get it" because it is so far against the grain, we don't really comprehend WHY people act like that... but in the BNW universe, it all made perfect sense.
I enjoyed this version a LOT, and even bought the Blu-ray.
You can catch the older 3 hour TV version of BNW on you tube somewhere, but it is really hard to watch.
I thought this was a brilliant twist of a way to put the Brave New World tail into modern day refelction. And worth the watch.
There is a 1980 movie (mini-series?) with Keir Dullea as Alpha-Daddy and
Kristoffer Tabori as his son, "John Savage", which is much, much better
than this one, IMO.
It's on YouTube ... the quality isn't phenomenal, but it is quite watchable
(I just watched it recently) and it's just generally better overall than this
awful 1998 version. (IMO, of course )
Demolition Man is by far, the best.
shareYes, see the 1980 version to get the more complete experience. It gives you the character backstory and sets up the world of the book, so that when things get going you actually understand the tragedy and the gravitas and the irony of the situation and everyone involved.
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