My final project was a powerpoint presentation that was used for a class at a made up institution. The presentation was a top ten tips on how a totalitarian utopian society could eliminate or control individuality from occurring in their society. Totalitarian governments control every aspect of society, and many films about utopian societies have depicted these all controlling governments. The tips in the presentation focused on how you could run a utopian society that would eliminate individuality, and I supplied many examples from films screened in and out of class. By examining three of the films I cite in the presentation, I should be able to prove that they depict totalitarian utopias that were defied or overrun by the power of citizens
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In this society books are considered dangerous, so the police force or fire department burn books that citizens are caught with. Guy is apart of the enforcers and the beginning of the film shows him as a follower, so when Clarisse asks him why they burn books he almost can’t come up with an answer to her question. Guy’s wife, Linda Montag, is apart of the proles and seems to spend most of her time at home watching the government run TV stations. Throughout the film she is seen taking pills that calm her down and the news channel she watches seems to be propaganda that promotes how amazing society is. Utilizing propaganda was another tip in my presentation, and this film utilizes that incredibly …show more content…
The first example comes about when Clarisse is fired from her job as a teacher. She tells Guy that she is probably being fired because she is a little more radical than the other teachers, which means that her students aren’t learning the same morals that the Inner Party wants the teachers to preach to their students. Another example is the speech that Guy’s boss gives to him about books. He mentions that he was around when books were still legal, but he mentions that everyone was unhappy. Books divided the citizens, as some were superior in mind. This meant that not everyone was equal, so the government banned books and made everyone blissfully
In this society books are considered dangerous, so the police force or fire department burn books that citizens are caught with. Guy is apart of the enforcers and the beginning of the film shows him as a follower, so when Clarisse asks him why they burn books he almost can’t come up with an answer to her question. Guy’s wife, Linda Montag, is apart of the proles and seems to spend most of her time at home watching the government run TV stations. Throughout the film she is seen taking pills that calm her down and the news channel she watches seems to be propaganda that promotes how amazing society is. Utilizing propaganda was another tip in my presentation, and this film utilizes that incredibly …show more content…
The first example comes about when Clarisse is fired from her job as a teacher. She tells Guy that she is probably being fired because she is a little more radical than the other teachers, which means that her students aren’t learning the same morals that the Inner Party wants the teachers to preach to their students. Another example is the speech that Guy’s boss gives to him about books. He mentions that he was around when books were still legal, but he mentions that everyone was unhappy. Books divided the citizens, as some were superior in mind. This meant that not everyone was equal, so the government banned books and made everyone blissfully