Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5

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Gregg Y Oct 18 Informative and visually captivating See more RG Oct 13 Very intense and very thoughtful. Agreed with much of it, but its so overtly one-sided that detracts a bit from its credibility. Lots of horrors that humans inflict upon one another shown, but no reference to 9/11 or the October 7, 2023 assault by Hamas. See more Stephen R @Steve_R 4d I believed that this would have been an interesting biography on Orwell. To put if bluntly it was akin to bait and switch. It was a case of the producers abusing Orwell's quote: "There is no swifter route to the corruption of thought than through the corruption of language." The producers turned the biography into an anti conservative diatribe, focusing a lot on maligning Trump. They used the quote: "war is peace" to malign Netanyahu, never mentioning the terrorism of Hamas, Hezbollah, or Iran. The producers projected positive views of Black Lives Matter and George Floyd. Black Lives Matter was a racist criminal extortion racket. Floyd was a criminal who died from a drug overdose. Finally there is the inevitable historical trend. Democratic socialism works for a short period of time before it degenerates. Orwell famously stated "We are all equal but some of us are more equal than others." The producers never reviewed cases were that happened. See more Prim A @RT40016115 May 2 extremely intense - I wish there was a ten-minute break in the middle of the film to regather. I never thought of Orwell as an anti-colonial author, but it really showed me how little I know, and definitely made me rethink his work See more Miriam J @JessicaJones Apr 16 Orwell made a critique of authoritarian regimes and politics. This film just looked at right wing versions of leadership. There was little acknowledgment of left wing political authoritarian leadership. Ironic that is was not balanced and the film would have been far better if both sides had been looked at in a far more balanced and nuanced way. In the U.K. the left wing parties are beyond frightening. See more joanna D @joanna417 Apr 9 What a disappointment. The film to me consisted of three parts - educational as in his life his thoughts, photos and videos including of 1984 and animal farm films which for those whose knowledge is limited is of value. the second part of the visual of the historical totalitarian systems. for some it was educational though completely lazy, uninspiring with no critical thought. it added nothing new to those that never lived under such a regime. I did, and the life is really not what they portraits. the makers were not interested to explore the real side of life which is relevant to today. their view current situation was totally lazy, lack of thought and no discourse. totally predictable and boring. it failed to explore the new democratic totalitarian system we live in now. fabian society play book but it is here and it intensifies. The system of one truth, one narrative, the culture of "if you are not with us you are a racist, islamic or right wing extremist. propaganda pr piece See more Read all reviews

Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5

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