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 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 Terry M @RT27321898 Apr 19 I was hoping for a more balanced film as I love George Orwell. He would have hated this far left propaganda piece and that’s exactly what the film turns out to be. The producers wouldn’t in a millions years, thought that the left can be just as easy as extreme as the right. Showing right wing politics in America, Britain and Europe in one clip then switching to images of Hitler and his troops frog marching disgusted me. The film doesn’t project the left in any bad form at all. As I’ve said, this was a propaganda film aimed at sending a message to those leftists that the right of politics is fascism. I guess the film is very 1984 in its political endpoint. If your politics is anything but left wing, you will not enjoy. Very disappointed! 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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