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Brave New World / Brave New World Revisited
by Aldous Huxley
Where do I begin. This is quite possibly one of the most wild and outlandish dystopian/ false utopian novels l've read and yet it is so highly resemblant/ prevalent of our own world today. A truly intriguing novel in terms of thinking where the mind of Aldous Huxley was in 1931.
This book deals with some very shocking issues considering when it was written. From bioengineering humans on a mass production level to controlling over population through eugenics and dysgenics being practiced systematically ("quantity, quality, morality") to brainwashing "Savages", to chemical persuasion and subconscious persuasion, this book provokes some wild subjects to ponder. This was an odd book to read in terms of a storyline but the IDEAS AND CONCEPTS behind this dystopian future was just so profound for 1932.
My main reason behind wanting to pick this novel up was the inspiration behind a favorite childhood movie of mine, Demolition Man, with Sandra Bullock, Sylvester Stallone, and Wesley Snipes.
Where Brave New World is a totalitarian society, Demolition Man takes place in a semi authoritarian state where those who abide by "old ways" are considered to be Savages. They also reside in an overly sanitized world. While Brave New World features sexual promiscuity and demonization of the arts, Demolition Man forbides sexual interaction and features preciosity and lack of violence.
The references in the movie range from Sandra
Bullock's name being Lenina (an MC in BNW) Huxley (the author's last name) to Wesley Snipes shouting
"such a brave new world, sorry you gotta go!"
Nevertheless, it's an interesting take on a false utopian society inspired by a book written almost 100 years
This book deals with some very shocking issues considering when it was written. From bioengineering humans on a mass production level to controlling over population through eugenics and dysgenics being practiced systematically ("quantity, quality, morality") to brainwashing "Savages", to chemical persuasion and subconscious persuasion, this book provokes some wild subjects to ponder. This was an odd book to read in terms of a storyline but the IDEAS AND CONCEPTS behind this dystopian future was just so profound for 1932.
My main reason behind wanting to pick this novel up was the inspiration behind a favorite childhood movie of mine, Demolition Man, with Sandra Bullock, Sylvester Stallone, and Wesley Snipes.
Where Brave New World is a totalitarian society, Demolition Man takes place in a semi authoritarian state where those who abide by "old ways" are considered to be Savages. They also reside in an overly sanitized world. While Brave New World features sexual promiscuity and demonization of the arts, Demolition Man forbides sexual interaction and features preciosity and lack of violence.
The references in the movie range from Sandra
Bullock's name being Lenina (an MC in BNW) Huxley (the author's last name) to Wesley Snipes shouting
"such a brave new world, sorry you gotta go!"
Nevertheless, it's an interesting take on a false utopian society inspired by a book written almost 100 years