The grim set pieces and area 1984 was shot in have no parallel today in US or Britain.
(true movie fact: Vietnam scenes of Full Metal Jacket were shot in same area!)
Also, 1984 came out as HIV was ramping up. For me that movie will always have a strong metaphorical correlation with that, particularly in regards to the (obvious) association with the Reagan administration.
Additionally, 1984 was shot before much in the way of CGI existed, so the attenuated color palette of the finished film had to be done chemically to the actual film. Nowadays, the color balance/saturation of movies is just a matter of editorial decision and then twiddling some knobs, back then, it was quite a project to do that consistently to an entire movie as scenes were shot on various sets and outdoors under varying lighting conditions.
It is a profound film, an excellent adaptation of a great book, and it was shot and composed with great care and attention. However, it is just so fucking grim and awful in it's impact.
And as I noted, for me, the movie is firmly lodged in the mid 80s timeframe for me, I couldn't make much of an association with it and anything happening now. It's just how and when I first experienced it that made it that way for me.
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(true movie fact: Vietnam scenes of Full Metal Jacket were shot in same area!)
Also, 1984 came out as HIV was ramping up. For me that movie will always have a strong metaphorical correlation with that, particularly in regards to the (obvious) association with the Reagan administration.
Additionally, 1984 was shot before much in the way of CGI existed, so the attenuated color palette of the finished film had to be done chemically to the actual film. Nowadays, the color balance/saturation of movies is just a matter of editorial decision and then twiddling some knobs, back then, it was quite a project to do that consistently to an entire movie as scenes were shot on various sets and outdoors under varying lighting conditions.
It is a profound film, an excellent adaptation of a great book, and it was shot and composed with great care and attention. However, it is just so fucking grim and awful in it's impact.
And as I noted, for me, the movie is firmly lodged in the mid 80s timeframe for me, I couldn't make much of an association with it and anything happening now. It's just how and when I first experienced it that made it that way for me.
YMMV
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