Some News on Fahrenheit 451

Mad Max RW · Post by **Mad Max RW** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 8:44 pm

[Community -> Update]

I know this isn't quite post apocalyptic, but it deals with oppressive futuristic societies and cool alternate history type stuff. Plus, it's my favorite Ray Bradbury story. Today <A HREF="http://scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.htm ... 13.00.film" target=_blank>Sci Fi Wire</a> spoke with writer/director Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile) who confirmed his role as director of the new Fahrenheit 451 movie.<blockquote>..."Since I was 9 years old I've wanted to make this movie," Darabont said in an interview. "I think it is the most eloquent indictment of political intoleranceÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬Â�fascism, if you willÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬Â�that's ever been written." ...
 Darabont, who has already tapped out a Fahrenheit 451 screenplay, added, "It is particularly relevant to our society today, where the definition of patriotism is being twisted around to mean the opposite of what it should be. Society is always trying to become oppressive, and that's what Bradbury was writing about. He wrote it as a cry from the heart, as a reaction against the McCarthy era. So it's very timely again, in my view. Aside from that, it's just a walloping good story."</blockquote>Darabont goes on to say how disappointing <A HREF="http://imdb.com/title/tt0060390/" target=_blank>Francois Truffaut's 1966 version</a> was and plans on packing his new version with all sorts of crazy special effects they obviously couldn't do some 40 years ago.
 Spotted at: <A HREF="http://scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.htm ... .film">Sci Fi Wire</a>

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 9:01 pm

Awesome, finally a book might get an equivalent cinematic version.

Post by **Retlaw83** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 9:25 pm

With how that Darabont guy kept saying the political aspects of the book are "relevant to our society", I wouldn't be surprised if the Farenheit 451 movie becomes the spiritual sequel to Farenheit 9/11.

fallout ranger · Post by **fallout ranger** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 9:44 pm

farenhiet 451 was awesome. Good book. They made a movie too, but I've never seen it.

jetbaby · Post by **jetbaby** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 10:16 pm

Why the hell do you need all kinds of leety partikule effx? This book was written in what... the fifties? It has absolute rudimentary technology vaguely described like flamethrowers and jets. How hard is it to do that? OMG SPECIAL EFFX FIERM AEKER!!!1

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 11:17 pm

The old one was really bad. Some PARTIKEL EFFKTZ wouldn't hurt it.

airsoft guy · Post by **airsoft guy** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 11:27 pm

jetbaby wrote:Why the hell do you need all kinds of leety partikule effx? This book was written in what... the fifties? It has absolute rudimentary technology vaguely described like flamethrowers and jets. How hard is it to do that? OMG SPECIAL EFFX FIERM AEKER!!!1

I thought I was the only one that didn't get a copy with the laser battle and TIE Fighters.

jetbaby · Post by **jetbaby** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 11:38 pm

I was thinking the same thing. Seriously. What moron needs a trillion dollar CG budget to make second generation jet fighters and flamethrowers. Oh. And a robotic dog. Jesus christ. Oh wait, apperantly Frank Darabont does.

Briosafreak · Post by **Briosafreak** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 1:31 am

S4ur0n27 wrote:The old one was really bad. Some PARTIKEL EFFKTZ wouldn't hurt it.

What?... It`s great, with an unique atmosphere. You kids and your partukile efxxlolz!1111 ...

There are a few american directors that could do some very interesting work with that book, Darabont isn`t one of them , should stick to scripts. Meh.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 1:50 am

The old one was a shitty movie.

Megatron · Post by **Megatron** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 11:05 am

it will be equillibrium, with less guns and more flamethrowers.

ITS GETTING HOT IN HERE
SO TAKE OFF ALL OF YOUR CLOTHE'S!

T-900 · Post by **T-900** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 11:30 am

*cheers* Yay for Equilibrium! =D

By the way, i'm thinking Land of the Dead will involve a dirtier, larger version of that city. Like it in regard to it's high security and huge walls.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 6:01 pm

Equilibrium was a good movie only while you were stoned/drunk. The second time I saw it I was sober and thought it was really an overrated POS.

fallout ranger · Post by **fallout ranger** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 5:01 am

Megatron wrote:ITS GETTING HOT IN HERE
SO TAKE OFF ALL OF YOUR CLOTHE'S!

Nice song reference

atoga · Post by **atoga** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 9:08 pm

FAHRENHEIT 9/11 TOTALLY CHANGED MY POLITICAL PERSPECTIVE OMG, I WOULD NEVER HAVE KNOWN BUSH WAS AN IDIOT IF NOT FOR THE LIKES OF MICHAEL MOORE! OMG CRAZY! NOW I AM A WELL VERSED POLITICO!

A Fahrenheit 451 movie with okay visuals, a good lead, less pithyness, and no action whatsoever would be a good movie in my book.

Ernesto · Post by **Ernesto** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 2:27 am

atoga wrote:FAHRENHEIT 9/11 TOTALLY CHANGED MY POLITICAL PERSPECTIVE.

Interesting you should meantion that. Ray Bradbury actually asked that the "Fahrenheit" aspect of the title be dropped. He felt it tained his fucking awesome book. He's right.

And don't make fun of Micheal Moore, he might take off his shirt if his feelings are hurt.

atoga wrote:A Fahrenheit 451 movie with okay visuals, a good lead, less pithyness, and no action whatsoever would be a good movie in my book.

Wait... Wasn't there some chase scene with helicopters near the end or something? Wasn't Guy Montag running away from the big bad men? Or something? I haven't read the book in 2 years.

atoga · Post by **atoga** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 2:37 am

Yeah, but it wasn't all that action packed or anything. It would be done if the scene was done in a purely psychological way. (Guy loses the police and watches as they track down some other poor hapless sap who is 'beleived' to be him.)

jetbaby · Post by **jetbaby** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 2:54 am

Does someone want to ex-fucking-splain this shit? I never saw the moron's show, so was there ANY corralation betwen Fahrenheit 451 and 9/11, or was Moore just blowing shit into everyons' faces like I think and going for that "OMG SHACK VALU KUZ DEY BURN BUUKZ N TEH BUUK!!!11?!?" ?

Goggles · Post by **Goggles** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 6:58 am

One can only HOPE that it won't action-packed. The novel is psychological and philisophical, not a fast-paced action adventure. Let's not rape this classic like the 'I ROBOT' atrocity, okay Mr. Director?

PS- There's no corrilation between Bradbury and Moore. Moore probably chose the 'Fahrenheit' title to play on the 'oppressive and cold government' connotation we have with the word because of the book.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 2:03 pm

Holy shit awesome avatar.

And yeah, there's no link whatsoever between Moore's Farhenehti and Bradbury's.