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Harrison Bergeron is a smart kid in a future America where everyone is supposed to be equal, which is interpreted as "the same". On the eve of brain surgery which is supposed to make him as stupid as everyone else, he is kidnapped by the secret rulers of the society, who retain their intelligence to keep things running. When he impregnates his romantic interest and she runs away, Harrison is devastated to find that the secret government has had her brain altered so that she will not be able to pass along information to the dumb society to which she must return. He finds this level of governmental control unjust, and rebels by commandeering the television control room. He exposes the national viewing audience to subversive influences such as jazz, classic movies, and comedy which is actually intelligent and funny--a contrast to the blandness they were accustomed to seeing. He encourages them to remove the mind-controlling apparatus that makes them all equally stupid. He is overpowered by force and later finds out that very few people were actually influenced by the exposure to the former glories of American achievement--most viewers just mindlessly digested it like anything else. This movie is smart, moving, and extremely thought provoking.
Susan, Resident Scholar
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"All men are not created equal. It is the purpose of the Government to make them so." is the overall expression of Vonnegut's story and this film based on the story. The repressive society of Harrison Bergeron controls people to the extent of surgical alteration of individuals who are above average. Harrison fights an inner struggle with his own brilliance, and then fight Big Brother who has taken him in because of his genius.
Mobius, Resident Scholar
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The year was 2081, and everybody was finally equal. Nobody was smarter than anybody else. Nobody was better looking than anybody else. Nobody was quicker than anybody else. All this equality was due to the 211th, 212th, and 213th Amendments to the Constitution, and the unceasing vigilance of the Handicapper General. Everyone was equal every which way.
Harrison Bergeron is an exciting adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.'s classic short story by the same name. This multi-layered depiction of the classic struggle between 14-year-old Bergeron and his arch-nemesis Diana Moon Glampers (who bears a strong resemblance to his mother) will take you on an intellectual thrill ride. Where it stops is up to you. Is this a story of mass repression or personal alienation? The answer just might surprise you.
Pandora Holloway, Resident Scholar
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Plot
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- science fiction story
Repressive Society
Yes
Repression:
- locks you away
- drugs you
- controls your mind
- controls your sex
- kills without good reason
Character operated on/altered?
Yes
Who's being repressed/enslaved?
- humans are slaves
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Genius
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn, straight
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- dictator
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- white/grey
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity
- White
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Physical condition
- average physique
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
Big cities?
Yes
Kind of city
- Beautiful sparkling advanced city
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- impregnation/reproduction
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
Is this movie based on a
- book
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