2081

I stumbled upon this when I was imdb-ing "The Social Network" (after having seen it). I found myself drawn to Armie Hammer and wondering why he looked familiar (I then found out it was from a stint on "Gossip Girl").

However...

It led me to a short film based upon the short story "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. I highly suggest you click on the link for "Harrison Bergeron" because I love-love-loved that short story. It actually turned me onto Kurt Vonnegut, Jr (but then I found his other stuff is just a tad overstretched and bizarre to me).

I actually have 4 short stories I can't go without...

But I digress. (I'll include the links at the end of this post)

ANYWAY.

So "2081" is the movie version of that. All 26 minutes of it.

Yes, they dragged it out with some backstory plot line and some extra dialogue, but overall I found it enjoyable. It stayed true to the spirit of the story, and even my bf admitted to enjoying it (he tends to shy away from stuff that he isn't aware of, or older films--"classics"). He said he didn't like characters that became "soapboxes" BUT what ya gonna do? (He likened it to "V for Vendetta" and how he disliked the character of "V," played by Hugo Weaving; I actually rather enjoyed that movie, SO...) <- I like the dystopian-future-type stories (hence "Brave New World" and "1984" being some of my faves of classic lit)

Just go watch it.

It's only 26 minutes!!

AND READ THE SHORT STORY.

In short, my bf gave it a B (B-), but I'll give it one grade up. I enjoyed "Harrison Bergeron" and I enjoyed "2081." Although it wasn't a tearjerker, it was worth it to me.

A- for "2081"

Much <3

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Short stories Links (funnily enough, "Harrison" ain't here!) <- I'll copy and paste these to my book blog as well ... with some comments (o;

* A Sound of Thunder <- the movie of which I heard was awful (and it's a short story!! can't believe they made it into a full-length feature, adding elements that probably became more Hollywood than stayed true to the story; HATE when Hollywood bastardizes themes and stories)

* The Monkey's Paw <- of which my 8th grade English teacher showed us the Simpsons ep

* The Most Dangerous Game <- chilling. In a way I haven't been chilled the way And Then There Were None did

* The Landlady <- I didn't know children's author Roald Dahl had it in him!!