1884
"Against the background of the film's bleak setting and terrifying ideas, the characters shrink almost into insignificance." One may agree with the fact that the background setting created is bleak, desolate and that we are truly confronted with terrifying ideas, but to simply say that because of this, the characters shrink almost into insignificance is a crude interpretation. One cannot deny that to some extent, the world created in '1984' is so bleak, so depressing and obsolete with awesome displays of power hungry sadism that the characters become a mere triviality. In spite of this, there still remains the fact that the characters in this political work are integral to the work as a whole. Although their individuality is demised, their character and their humanity is the propulsive force that gives the film its ability to collaborate the incredulity of the ideas with the viewer's ability to relate to the film. Also, the anti-Utopian and very much anti-totalitarian notion of the film all relate back to the necessity for character, without Winston, Julia or O'Brien these ideas could not be conveyed to a vast viewing audience. Hence, although there has in fact been created a setting of explicit austerity and futility, the cha
Amidst the complex ideas and criticisms of political constructions, a universally proclaimed theme of human existence is evident - emotion. Winston's rebellion against authority is an attempt to preserve that small circle of privacy and acts as a prime source of interest in two respects. Winston at one stage achieves this freedom, his rebellion in the face of adversity is something many of us can relate to and envisage ourselves, seeking freedom of identity in a conformist world. racters on the whole maintain there significance. With the exploitation of such methods, the audience experiences an assault on the senses in such a way that character is negated as a significant element in the film. Firstly, most of the film concerns his dissent into 'rebellious' thoughts and 'rebellious' love affair with Julia. This is heightened by the employment of irritating music, and insistent noise, the scarcity of colour, the dull, muted lights, and the positioning of imminent propaganda. Essentially, in exploring ideas of suppressing the individual by means of a system pertaining to 'collective oligarchy', it is necessary to cast the characters in a less opulent light. We then witness his intolerable fear of rats, and progression towards feelings of cynicism, depression, disbelief and finally betrayal before his reformation and submission to the will of 'Big Brother'. Thus, it is the characters that emerge from the film most prominently, in the words of Winston, while 'everything fades into mist. Even the parallels between Goldstein and Trotsky are ever presently integrated into the plot. Emotion which is poured out in the forms of melancholy, fear, hatred, guilt, greed, insecurity, betrayal and above all; love. This rebellion is the most significant benefactor, to which the film's audience can cling onto as a sign of credibility, in hope that they too would act in the same faith. One cannot however see even a remote sense of plausibility in the totalitarian political system created. These emotional synergies allow us to relate to Winston as a humanistic individual, augmenting the nature of his character and a sense of being remotely real in this very synthetic world.
Common topics in this essay:
Julia O'Brien,
Brother' Betrayal,
Goldstein Trotsky,
,
Soviet Union,
bleak setting,
human spirit,
terrifying ideas,
significance characters,
bleak setting terrifying,
film's bleak setting,
representation human spirit,
setting terrifying ideas,
world 1984,
created bleak,
stealing chocolate,
character winston,
setting created,
notion rebellion,
characters shrink insignificance,
|
Acceptance Essays
