Fahrenheit 451 (2018) Hey what's up guys. Today
I'll show you a science-fiction film: "Fahrenheit 451 "! Spoiler ahead, watch out and take care!
The movie begins in a futuristic high-tech system in America. During this time, things have changed
as the civilization relies on the internet called "9", and technologies to operate systems.
Unfortunately, books are banned except the "Bible," "To the Lighthouse," and "Moby Dick." The
country is ruled by "the Ministry," a totalitarian dictatorship that regulates internet contents to
prevent unnecessary opinions from spreading. The Ministry indoctrinates and brainwashes the
"Natives" or the obedient citizens, into believing anything they give. Sadly, creative ideas and
recreational activities are seen as meaningless by the Ministry; so they seek to burn and remove
all of them. Since books are banned, Natives are ignorant of their own history, and only
allow the Ministry to spoon-feed their lies. The Ministry has also changed the role of the
Fire Department, where they no longer put out fires, but instead, they start one as
they burn literature, AKA "graffiti." Meanwhile, the captain of the Cleveland
Fire Department, named Beatty, anoints Montag, the youngest cadet, to be the
next captain. Beatty has raised Montag after his biological father was killed by the Eels. "Eels"
is the derogatory term for a "bibliophile outcast." Montag blindly follows Beatty,
and works diligently in his job. He considers his job an honorable work because of Beatty.
The majority of the city folks own an AI robot in their homes. it acts as a robotic helper for the
Natives to moderate their lifestyles, secure their identifications, and assist them in everything.
The Ministry has programmed the robot to know all information to answer the Natives' queries.
Additionally, the Natives are expected to put on eye drops, so they can forget about their pasts.
If a Native misses a day to apply droppers, they can experience flashbacks from unwanted memories.
One night, the firefighters raid a house after receiving a tip from an informant named Clarisse.
The house is filled with the Eels uploading banned books in the 9. Montag and Beatty lead
the operation, where they mercilessly drag out the Eels from their rooms to prohibit their uploading,
and then confiscate their machinery. Afterward, they broadcast online the bust operation,
to show the Natives how they get the job done. First, they delete the Eel's identity in the 9,
and then lastly, they burn the compiled machinery into crisp, using flame-throwers.
Losing an identity in the 9 is similar to physical imprisonment in jail,
because being unable to access the internet also means losing all the privileges as a Native,
such as having a happy and secure life. After the mission, Beatty brings Montag to
a restaurant, where they meet Clarisse. Clarisse receives payment after the tip earlier, and gives
another location for them to bust, in exchange for reducing her internet restriction years.
Montag watches Beatty and Clarisse doing a secret negotiation. After their transaction,
Clarisse notices him staring, so she challenges him to read a book first
to know the history of the firefighters before burning them. Due to her statement,
a different fire ignites within Montag, and that's to know what's the deal with the books.
Still, Montag remains obedient to do his work well. He wants to
make his dead father and Beatty proud of him. During a second raid, Montag steals a cassette
tape from the two old men they have caught recording a video. The video explains that
Benjamin Franklin founded the Fire Department to extinguish fires, and not to create one. However,
Beatty claims the information is a lie, but the video creator firmly stands his ground,
and answers that it's the truth. Beatty looms over him, and replies that their generation is
soon to disappear, and no one in the present generation will know his ridiculous history.
Montag returns home to hide the cassette tape, along with his vintage collection
behind a bathroom duct. He then lets himself examine an old film, a postcard,
and his father's firefighter helmet. Meanwhile, Beatty spends his leisure
through writing book excerpts on pieces of paper, and then burns them later on.
On the other hand, Clarisse secretly meets up with an Eel too, who informs her about an abandoned
house in the woods containing graffiti. Clarisse pays for the tip, and sends the information back
to Beatty. Afterward, she goes back home to her worn apartment; but before she enters, a pregnant
neighbor warns her to be careful of whatever she sells, because people tend to gossip around
their neighborhood. Clarisse appreciates the caution, and then proceeds to enter her place.
The firefighters immediately pursue the location outside the city. However,
since the signal is poor, they activate a transponder to be still tracked by the radar.
They raid the house but find no activity, except an old woman reading quietly in her
library. Her unaffected reaction causes confusion for everyone. Subsequently,
they use the chance to search the place, and they find a room full of books. Beatty is disgusted
at the sight of the graffiti, and can't wait to see them burn. However, Montag senses hesitation
as he gazes over the multiple books around him. Beatty explains that graffiti only exists to give
misperception to people, because it contains nonsensical and fictional stories. Therefore,
it's better to wipe them all away, to prevent debates or wars from breeding.
In simple terms, the Natives are the epitome of the proverb "ignorance is
bliss." If the Natives know nothing, they can enjoy life without worries.
Beatty leaves and allows Montag to look at the library before they burn it, and Montag grabs
the chance to steal a book for him to read secretly. Next, he joins Beatty downstairs,
and watches his colleagues pour kerosene all over the books. The old woman remains still on
her seat, as they prepare the incineration. She abruptly quotes a passage from a book,
which puzzles Montag and Beatty. Finally, Montag tries to transfer
the old woman beside them, but she stays behind with the books. Montag then stands near Beatty,
where they hear the old woman say "OMNIS", right before she sets herself ablaze with the books.
The word "Omnis" circulates fast in the 9, but the Ministry quickly removes the word to
prevent rumors. The firefighters return to the city, and Montag watches the old
woman's suicide footage in the news, and notices they replaced "Omnis" with the word "coward."
Montag eventually goes home, and reads the book he has stolen. However, he can't read in secret,
because The robot supervises his house. So he travels out of the city to visit Clarisse.
Clarisse hesitates to talk with Montag, until he reveals a book, and admits he's dead if
anyone sees him carrying one. Clarisse decides to trust him, and invites him over to her house for
privacy. Upon arriving in the apartment, Montag asks if she can read him the book. However,
as Clarisse reads the book, Montag finds the story difficult to comprehend.
Clarisse then stops reading to brief Montag on a short history. During the 2nd Civil War,
an old tech company developed a system to predict someone's thoughts. Years later, the tech company
grew, and became the Ministry that sold the people what they demanded, which is the 9
and everything in it. Since their growth, over 6000 languages were reduced to less than 60 for
the sake of universal language, to keep a mutual connection and instant happiness. Additionally,
they converted the fire department from its original role, solely to defend their system.
Sadly, they can't blame the Ministry, for they were simply providing and sufficing the demands
of the Natives, which are ignorance and bliss. Meanwhile, the Ministry and Beatty
initiate a private meeting to discuss the Omnis. They need to act fast, and search for anyone who
knows about the word, because the state of Washington is surveilling their movements.
On the other hand, Montag returns home to apply an eye dropper. but as he's about to put some
on his eyes, he experiences an abrupt flashback showing his younger self approaching his father,
who was giving him a book to read. Next, he attends a meeting in the fire station
regarding the Omnis. Beatty states the details and risks surrounding the Omnis.
The Eels have created Omnis, which is a collective consciousness of mankind in the form
of a microscopic DNA strand. The strand carries all of the artistic creations, masterpieces,
and writings that ever existed, which is comparable to a trillion-year-old knowledge.
The Ministry confirms the Omnis is scheduled for transit to the scientists of Canada. Therefore,
they need to find it before it reaches another country, or else, humanity's chaotic knowledge
will be publicized. They can't allow the Omnis to spread, because it would bring disappointment
to their ancestors, who fought for their beliefs during the civil war. Afterward,
Beatty deploys the unit to commence a widespread search for the Omnis.
During the live search operation, the firefighters comb all places to find
the Omnis. They scatter search dogs to help in hunting. They take out people from their homes,
raid their houses, and interrogate each of them about the Omnis. Unfortunately,
they find no one who's aware of the Omnis. Meanwhile, Montag cooperates in the hunt,
where he encounters a blind family reading a braille. Next, Beatty gathers arrested Eels in
a warehouse, including Clarisse, to interrogate them about the Omnis. Amid interrogation,
Montag can't stand seeing anyone get hurt, especially Clarisse; so he pulls a lever of
the power switch to turn off the lights, and uses this chance to save the Eels from aggression.
Afterward, they raid another house, where Montag encounters a father and daughter hiding inside
a closet. Montag turns a blind eye, and pretends he never saw them at all. However, Beatty stands
in the same corridor as him, so he checks the closet by himself, and catches the two Eels.
The initial operation finishes, and Beatty summons Montag into his office. Beatty confronts Montag
for allowing the two Eels to almost escape. Beatty then guilt trips Montag for being emotional over a
child, and explains it's common for the Eels to use their children as decoys for their schemes.
Cornered and defeated, Montag apologizes for slipping in his job, and assures him to do better
next time. However, Beatty continues pressing Montag's buttons, which provokes him to remove
his coat and gloves as a sign of his resignation. Beatty exclaims he can't quit, because he has
already submitted his application as the next captain. Beatty persistently convinces Montag to
take a rest first, before impulsively deciding to leave the job. Montag then quietly exits
the room, leaving Beatty alone. Beatty then reactivates The robot in his office, to call
his henchman and task him to spy on Montag. Montag leaves the building to meet and join
Clarisse and other wanted Eels in their car. From afar, the henchman catches Montag joining
the Eels, and instantly reports to Beatty. In the car, Montag wears a bag over his head
to keep the location confidential. The Eels bring Montag to an isolated secret compound
at the outskirts, where more Eels are hiding from the fire department.
At the compound, Montag finds himself surrounded by Eels, who each claims to have memorized a book.
The book they have memorized becomes their new identity; so its contents live on forever in
their minds, even when the book vanishes. The Eel leader explains that one of their members
has died recently, which is pertaining to the old woman who committed suicide with her books.
As Montag sits with them, the Eels find it difficult to trust him, because they
perceive him as a threat, like a raging fire capable of burning others. So Montag convinces
them that he's trustworthy enough by showing vulnerability, and admitting that books change
his view towards knowledge. He then promises to help them spread the knowledge at all cost.
The Eels confer for a moment, until they decide to test his authenticity. They order him to kill
a fellow colleague from the fire department. Upon hearing the test, Montag pauses to wrap his head
around the challenge. Soon, they deliver him to a separate room to finish the task;
but Montag hesitates because he never wants to kill. However, he needs to do this because lives
are at risk; so he barges into a room, and bolts toward his bound colleague to finish the task;
when suddenly, the Eels intervene and proclaim that he has passed the test.
Soon, everyone is outside the compound, and the Eel leader briefs Montag about the operation. A
boy's mother was a scientist, who encoded and created the Omnis DNA strand. Before she died,
she injected it into the boy's pet starling. Now, Montag needs to accompany the boy and the
starling to the borders of Canada. However, they need a transponder attached to the starling,
so the scientists from Canada can locate them. Once the scientists obtain the starling,
they will be able to duplicate and transfer the DNA across the living animals.
Montag then returns to the fire station, and steals a transponder from the storage room.
However, Beatty corners him, and tests him to see if he's still one of them. Beatty orders him to
read the book, as he burns every page he reads. Montag senses something's amiss, but he rides
along Beatty's wishes. Beatty pretends to be proud of Montag for not straying from the right path,
giving a slight sense of relief to Montag. Montag thinks they're going on another raid;
but he's surprised to see they stop by his house. Montag enters his house, where he sees his secret
stashes of books and vintage collections scattered on the floor. Beatty knows Montag has betrayed
him, so he orders him to burn everything to redeem himself. Montag has no choice but to follow,
but as he burns all of his possessions including his father's helmet, another memory flashes in his
mind, revealing Beatty was among the firefighters, who punished his father for simply owning books.
Upon recalling such a tragic memory, Montag stops burning, to scowl and glare at Beatty
for hiding his true past. But Beatty asks him to continue his job, and so Montag angrily burns his
whole living room. Just then, Beatty drags Montag outside the house, to broadcast his deletion of
identity in the 9. Montag willingly volunteers and allows Beatty to delete his profile.
Just then, the henchman reveals that he saw Montag the other night joining an alliance
with the Eels. Due to this, Beatty orders his henchman and the unit to search for Clarisse and
the other Eels. Montag unexpectedly steals the henchman's flame-thrower to threaten everyone,
and Beatty even provokes him to pull the trigger. Subsequently, Montag incinerates the henchman;
then he throws a canister on the ground, and sets it ablaze to explode. Montag escapes from
the site, making himself a fugitive. Luckily, Clarisse finds him on time,
and together they travel to the compound. Meanwhile, Beatty and his unit travel to the
compound via a shortcut, where they arrive earlier than Clarisse and Montag. The Eels
disperse and hide from the firefighters, as Beatty orders a widespread burn. Momentarily,
Clarisse and Montag arrive; but they're too late, because the place is already burning.
The movie ends with Montag determinedly finishing his task. He enters the barn, with the hope that
the boy and the starling are inside. Inside the burning barn, Montag sees the boy already dead,
but the starling isn't. Subsequently, Montag grabs the starling, attaches the transponder,
and sets it free right before Beatty furiously incinerates him alive. A while later,
the starling successfully arrives in Canada, merging and blending among the flock of starlings
flying in the sky, implying that the scientists of Canada will reach the Omnis DNA information
soon. .
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