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**plalleste** · 06-11-2012, 03:50 PM

Someone here who's both read the book and seen the film? Comparisons?

Oh, dear .

The Ray Bradbury profile in the LA Weekly People Issue of 2009 quoted him as saying:"Mel Gibson owns Fahrenheit 451 ... The mistake they made with the first one was to cast Julie Christie as both the revolutionary and the bored wife."

While the novel presented an oppressive and bleak society, the narrative was vivid. In the film, the dialog lacked pace, and I thought it was boring. I found out recently that Fahrenheit 451 was Francois Truffaut's first English language film, and he spoke almost no English at the time.

Film versions usually must omit characters to fit time constraints, but how could they leave out Faber.

The big differences are Clarisse, and the endings. I thought that book-people walking around reciting classic novels by rote was especially depressing.

I agree that Julie Christie was miscast, all the more that she was given a dual role, which she didn't pull off.

06-11-2012, 03:50 PM	#17
plalleste Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 579 Senior Member	Someone here who's both read the book and seen the film? Comparisons? Oh, dear . The Ray Bradbury profile in the LA Weekly People Issue of 2009 quoted him as saying:"Mel Gibson owns Fahrenheit 451 ... The mistake they made with the first one was to cast Julie Christie as both the revolutionary and the bored wife." While the novel presented an oppressive and bleak society, the narrative was vivid. In the film, the dialog lacked pace, and I thought it was boring. I found out recently that Fahrenheit 451 was Francois Truffaut's first English language film, and he spoke almost no English at the time. Film versions usually must omit characters to fit time constraints, but how could they leave out Faber. The big differences are Clarisse, and the endings. I thought that book-people walking around reciting classic novels by rote was especially depressing. I agree that Julie Christie was miscast, all the more that she was given a dual role, which she didn't pull off.
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