November 2019 Recommended Reading/Viewing

[Coír Draoi Ceítien]

Halloween has past, Thanksgiving is on the horizon, Christmas is brewing, and the year is almost over. Welcome to November! Let's dip once more into the world of science fiction for this month's choices with some landmark titles.

Reading: Fahrenheit 451 (1953) by Ray Bradbury

Perhaps Bradbury's most well-regarded work, this is the story of Guy Montag, a "fireman" whose duty is to burn books in a shallow future society dominated by viewscreens and artificiality. When he discovers what is one of the last remaining copies of the Bible, Montag is drawn into the subversive world of literature and soon finds himself an enemy of the state. A cautionary tale of the distractions of media and a decreasing interest in reading, this novel has remained constantly in print since its publication and still strikes a nerve to this day. Definitely one for the ages.

Trade: https://www.amazon.com/Fahrenheit-451-Ray-Bradbury/dp/1451673310/ref=tmm_pap_title_1?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1572720202&sr=8-1
Hardcover: https://www.amazon.com/Fahrenheit-451-Ray-Bradbury/dp/1451673264/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1572720202&sr=8-1
Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/Fahrenheit-451-Novel-Ray-Bradbury-ebook/dp/B0064CPN7I/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1572720202&sr=8-1



Viewing: Metropolis (Fritz Lang, 1927)

One of the masterpieces of the silent film era by one of its greatest visionaries, this film is set in an age where a great society of towering skylines is maintained by an abused working class in the underground factories; the son of the master of the city joins forces with an idealistic young female  social worker to bridge the gap between the classes, while the master himself commissions a scientist to build a robot duplicate of the worker to quell any chance of rebellion, little suspecting that the scientist has plans to take control of the city himself. Originally met with mixed reviews, the movie has gone on to become one of the most influential science fiction films, noted for its expressionistic art style and political overtones; originally severely edited after its initial release, with much of it being deemed lost, a near intact print was discovered in Argentina in 2010 and meticulously restored, thereby giving modern audiences a near-complete vision of the original. It's a film everyone should see at least once in their lifetime.

DVD: https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Metropolis-Alfred-Abel/dp/B0040QYROA/ref=tmm_dvd_title_5?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1572722653&sr=8-2
Blu-Ray: https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Metropolis-Blu-ray-Brigitte-Helm/dp/B0040QYROK/ref=tmm_blu_title_1?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1572720209&sr=8-6


I hope this keeps you all satisfied. See you next month for the two-year anniversary post!