I had read Fahrenheit 451 years ago but never got around to watching the movie adaption. As always the movie pales in comparison to the book, but it was nonetheless very enjoyable.

The film hasn't aged well, but it was fascinating to see the 60s version of our future, especially the 'walls' which is now reality in the form of flat screen TVs. The final scene with the falling snow and all the book people walking reciting their respective novels was one of my favorite moments, I wish I could sift that seperately.

Ray Bradbury has stated himself that he wrote the book originally against the onslaught* of television, but like all great books it started to stand for more, government censorship and thought control in general, in our current world of government secrecy his work is even more relevant today.

You can see the full film at http://www.videosift.com/video/Fahrenheit-451
* - hat tip detlev409

You folks might be interested to read this interview with Ray Bradbury. He explains how 451 was never meant to be about censorship or governmental control. Rather it was about the people abdicating their intelligence to the "opiate" of television.

It's an interesting read, anyway.

Tags changed from "fahrenheit 451,ray bradbury" to "fahrenheit 451,ray bradbury,complete" by gold star member choggie.

People accuse it of being a ripoff of The Matrix, but it really isn't. If anything, it's inspired by Fahrenheit 451 and Brave New World, but with more guns involved. And there's nothing wrong with that. Plenty of movies are inspired by their predecessors and don't turn out half as well. The important thing to realize is that this was a low budget movie, yet the director was able to stretch his budget quite a bit.