"You should read a book before burning a book"
The movie is not good. The story takes place in Cleveland, a city in the future world, full of high-rise buildings, electronic products, ai robots, and a sense of technology. But the people living here are not at ease and live in panic all day long. Because this is a dictator’s world, it restricts people’s right to pursue freedom, especially freedom of thought. In order to achieve a unified mind, it is not allowed to spread various cultural exchanges. All books, whether e-books or physical books, are destroyed and burned. Those who read books and collect books called "eels" will be found guilty, and the burning point of the paper is exactly 451 degrees Fahrenheit. It is the fire brigade that performs this task. The task of the fire brigade is not to fight fires but to set fires. And every book burning action will be broadcast live to the public through "Yuxi" (similar to an upgraded version of siri) to show the public!
The protagonist Montag (played by Michael B. Jordan) has been a firefighter for more than ten years. He is dedicated and meticulous. He is the proud disciple of the captain (played by Michael Shannon). He focuses on training objects and has a boundless future. He has never doubted his ability and the leadership's teaching in this industry. He felt that burning a book was the right behavior and there was nothing wrong with it. Once the captain took him to see an "eel" informant Clarice (Sofia Podola), and every time the informant gave the captain information, the sentence would be commuted. This time the intelligence gave her a 6-month sentence reduction.
According to the information, the captain led the arson troops to a house in the suburbs and saw a peaceful old woman reading Steinbeck's work "The Grapes of Wrath" under a lamp. This scene was simply a murder scene for the arson troops. . After a careful search, I found a house full of books. Montag had never seen so many physical books in his life. At that moment, he was shocked and he began to hesitate. He knew the fate of these books. Hid a book subconsciously. The captain gave an order to broadcast the book burning. At this time, the old lady tied a circle of books around her waist, stood in the middle of the pile of books, and polished a match by herself.
This action completely changed Montag, he was shaken, he no longer insisted on what he thought was right. He started to read, and changed his mind through reading, and he had a clear judgment of good and evil, and he was sublimated. He decided to join the "eel" to help them save cultural heritage. Montag followed Clarice to the base camp of "Eel", which is simply a bookstore. Everyone here can recite at least one book, and there is a "book-ordering machine" that recites more than 10,000 books. Such a large scale is difficult to be discovered. The captain rushed to their base with a large arson force. At this time, Montag and the captain were already people from two worlds. It is hoped that "turning one into a whole" will be released into the sky, and the cultural heritage will be successfully spread to the world. The captain who was one step late had nothing to do, and the two of them were in a stalemate in the sea of flames...
First of all, I am not a book reader. Although this movie seems to be a science fiction film, it deeply reflects the importance of books, culture, knowledge, freedom, and thinking to human development. This film involves many classics, such as "White Whale", "Song in the Rain", "The Grapes of Wrath", "The Complete Works of Kafka's Novels", "The Notes of the Basement", "Gref's Travels" and so on. They are all exciting books. In the Internet age, how many young people will calm down and put down their mobile phones, holding a paper book in hand, and enjoying a masterpiece! Times are changing, and progress has not benefited from book knowledge and practical thinking. This traditional culture should be continued and passed on from generation to generation. There is a golden house in the book, and Yan Ruyu in the book. It is not books that should be burned, but imprisoned thoughts!
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