Post by Endymion on Jul 22, 2008 11:22:17 GMT
Dad and I sat up last night and watched this bizarrely attractive, and on a deeper level somewhat unsettling, tale of what could be the future of Britain and other so-called civilised countries around the world. I was delighted to see Roger Allam in a major role! In fact, I recognised his deep, smooth voice long before I saw him.
Roger plays Lewis Prothero who is also known as The Voice Of London, despite the fact that he fails to put forth the opinions of the common peope of London. Instead, he spouts propaganda on behalf of London's High Chancellor - which may or may not be another title for a dictator - Adam Sutler (John Hurt). He's a distinctly unlikable, egocentric and vain man who clearly does not believe the arguments which come out of his mouth and is played to absolute perfection, as always, by Mr Allam. Hats off to you, good Sir!
I doubt this will be a film for everyones tastes. Be warned that it does have a lot of head-scratch "huh?!" moments and a fair bit of gruesomeness about it, but for those with wits and stomachs to handle it, its a very thought-provoking tale of one man making a stand against a corrupt society easily as dangerous as any that have gone before.
It smacks incredibly strongly of George Orwell's 1984 and stories of that ilk (on a sideline, the ideas put forth in 1984 of "Big Brother watching you" is frighteningly close to becoming the norm, now, dontcha think?) and well worth a look if only for the cream of British talent on display.
Enjoy!
Endymion.
Roger plays Lewis Prothero who is also known as The Voice Of London, despite the fact that he fails to put forth the opinions of the common peope of London. Instead, he spouts propaganda on behalf of London's High Chancellor - which may or may not be another title for a dictator - Adam Sutler (John Hurt). He's a distinctly unlikable, egocentric and vain man who clearly does not believe the arguments which come out of his mouth and is played to absolute perfection, as always, by Mr Allam. Hats off to you, good Sir!
I doubt this will be a film for everyones tastes. Be warned that it does have a lot of head-scratch "huh?!" moments and a fair bit of gruesomeness about it, but for those with wits and stomachs to handle it, its a very thought-provoking tale of one man making a stand against a corrupt society easily as dangerous as any that have gone before.
It smacks incredibly strongly of George Orwell's 1984 and stories of that ilk (on a sideline, the ideas put forth in 1984 of "Big Brother watching you" is frighteningly close to becoming the norm, now, dontcha think?) and well worth a look if only for the cream of British talent on display.
Enjoy!
Endymion.