The Illustrated Man (1969) Part 04

[fernfeyes]

@ 4:12..are those toothbrushes behind her?

[doctorw2]

god i love sci fi

[xxtiaan]

so they are bitching cos they have everything they could possibly want and can only work 6 months a year, christ its worse than listening to rich people bitch about their problems, this is no farenheit 451.

[boogerhead0]

Not far fetched at all, the walls, anyway, considering this: wimp.com / windowconcept /

[foxgirl100]

I want a house like that

[sonnybono1234]

PROBABLY INSPIRED THE 'Back to the Future" movies

[massawill1]

yo lei este libro y las historias son fantasticas, recomiendo calidoscopio al menos asi se llama la historia en mi traduccion!

[Bronzewhaler82]

Typical shit 60s sci-fi music

[Feraldj]

I hate this particular story in this movie. The director completely misses Mr. Bradbury's point, and misses the subtext in the story.  The addition of the political undertones is unneccessary. As an English teacher, I can't show this to my students except as a way to compare and contrast good writing with bad.

[idak12]

@Feraldj so what happens in the book,sounds like a good book to read.  What is the name of book and author friend

[Feraldj]

@idak12

First, nothing of Bradbury's descriptions hinted at the sterility of the environment. Bradbury paints the picture of a 50s suburbia, not an Orwellian dystopia. Secondly, the kids names were important. In the book they are Peter and Wendy. A direct reference to Peter Pan, and children not wanting to group up.

The crux of the story is Bradbury asking "what if?" What if we had this technology available to us? More importantly, what if we, as parents cede our duty to raise our kids.

[PhotonDrive]

Reminds me of 1984 - the open field they always return to free of Big Brother - except it doesn't exist, it is Big Brother inserting the electrodes in a certain exact place they found that ensures complete memory erasure of what's really happening - they are being tortured to compliance with every irrational thing told them before their execution!

[lilskybaby22]

love this movie.

the parents are stuck in a steral enviorment, nothing goes in, nothing comes out, they're just existing, while the kids travel the whole world in the nursery.

[pallortor]

this movie is really creepy! the scene where the children have the interactive wallpaper scares the crap out of me..