Posted on 08/03/2023 6:08:55 PM PDT by ValleyofHope
https://youtu.be/xxLhqVIhIWQ
The movie Harrrison Bergeron, made in 1995, based on Kurt Vonnegut's short story of the same name. Enjoy!
Is the link Diana Moon Glampers approved?
I remember this adaptation. If I remember correctly the President of the United States is chosen at random from everyone in the country. Sounds like a hella good system...
Ping for later viewing!
“The year was 2081 and everyone was finally equal”
2081 isn’t far away, and we’re heading that way at breakneck speed. Vonnegut was prophetic. One of my favorite short story. Here’s the text.
https://archive.org/stream/HarrisonBergeron/Harrison%20Bergeron_djvu.txt
The movie is okay. It’s entertaining and it sort of makes the point of the original story. But in order to make it into a full length movie I think they have taken too many liberties with the story, especially the ending. Folks owe it to themselves to read this great short story. A movie just can’t do it justice.
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