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18 June 2012

A 1984 remake is apparently coming

Written by Katie Schenkel
Movie News 1984, Fahrenheit 451, media manipulation, movie adaptation, movie news, Noah Oppenheim, reboots 6 Comments

Oh look, I get to talk about adaptations and remakes again. Regular readers know my feelings on these films: they’re not inherently bad, but everything can go down hill very, very easily if not handled by the right film makers. Hence practically every horror reboot in the last 10 years. It’s so easy to become jaded when you hear about mainstream production companies deciding to take on a book adaptation or a movie reboot or a movie reboot of a book adaptation. Well, it looks like we’re getting the latter of the three – Image Entertainment is developing an adaptation of 1984, which was last made into a movie in … 1984. This could honestly go either brilliantly or go really, really badly.

Between 1984 and Fahrenheit 451, I enjoyed 451 more simply because there was an optimism to it and a focus on the freedom that comes with literature. Not to spoil 1984 for anyone, but it is incredibly dark compared to 451. In many ways, 1984 makes you think more about how far the human spirit can go before being splintered. What I want to know is if the filmmakers (who haven’t been announced) will keep those intense and hard to face themes that are the backbone of the story. The worst thing they can do in a story like this is change the ending or soften the ending. Put a silver lining on this story and you miss the entire reason for it.

Something to note: Image Entertainment has chosen Noah Oppenheim to write the script, but Oppenheim is best known for producing reality, news and talk shows on NBC. Considering 1984‘s focus on media’s manipulation of the public, Oppenheim will either completely understand this theme or will completely ignore it. And like I said earlier, the worst thing you can do to this movie is ignore the main themes of oppression and manipulation.

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6 Comments

  1. Ruprecht Reply to Ruprecht to Ruprecht" aria-label=' Reply to Ruprecht to Ruprecht'> Reply to Ruprecht
    June 18, 2012 at 5:15 am

    I will be interested in a 1984 remake. Loved Radford's version, but, interestingly, haven't yet seen the '56 Anderson version.

    Big fan of bleak films such as this …

  2. SexCpotatoes Reply to SexCpotatoes to SexCpotatoes" aria-label=' Reply to SexCpotatoes to SexCpotatoes'> Reply to SexCpotatoes
    June 18, 2012 at 11:59 am

    I saw a very good series on Amazon, it's under Masterpiece Contemporary: The Last Enemy (but on IMDB it's just The Last Enemy) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0966151/ starring Benedict Cumberbatch. It's about the implementation of Total Information Awareness system in Great Britain.

    I don't want to post any spoilers, but it's very 1984-ish with all the spying on the ordinary people.

  3. Brandon J. Carr Reply to Brandon to Brandon J. Carr" aria-label=' Reply to Brandon to Brandon J. Carr'> Reply to Brandon
    June 18, 2012 at 6:49 pm

    PREDICTION: 1984 will be redone as a reflection not of oppression and media manipulation, but about widespread voyeurism and removal of privacy from society via social networking, reality programming, etc. In this version, Big Brother will be the public and the overall theme will be that we ourselves are the oppressors.

    • Kschenke Reply to Kschenke to Kschenke" aria-label=' Reply to Kschenke to Kschenke'> Reply to Kschenke
      June 18, 2012 at 6:52 pm

      So, essentially Hollywood will be blaming us for media distortion.

      … yeah, I can totally see that happening.

  4. John Eddy Reply to John to John Eddy" aria-label=' Reply to John to John Eddy'> Reply to John
    June 18, 2012 at 7:01 pm

    When it comes to literary adaptations, I have trouble thinking of it as a 'remake' and not just another adaptation of the book.

    Would you consider Batman Begins as a remake of Keaton's Batman? Or just another adaptation of the Batman comic book character.

    • Kschenke Reply to Kschenke to Kschenke" aria-label=' Reply to Kschenke to Kschenke'> Reply to Kschenke
      June 18, 2012 at 7:05 pm

      Very true. Although I consider Heston's Ben-Hur to be a remake of the silent film … I don't connect it to the last 19th century novel. Maybe it depends on how well known the book is?

      With Batman there are so many adaptations in both the comics and the other media that it's hard to say just what Batman Begins adapted, you know?

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