‘The Batman’ Writer is Making Orwellian Movie- ‘2084’
George Orwell was, and still is, a well known novelist due to his lucid prose, biting social criticism, opposition to totalitarianism, and outspoken support of democratic socialism. Many of his novels are cornerstone books that many in society view as important material. Scholars are the ones who mostly look at his works and believe that his words should be read, and they should be read as a warning. The stories that Orwell wrote gave a very descriptive look into his worlds that he wrote, and how easily they could become reality. Almost none are as well known as his novel 1984 which eventually was adapted into a motion picture.
‘1984’ is a movie that shows an alternate dystopian reality in which the world the people live in is governed by a repressive regime. In this society, there are laws against nearly everything that has to do with liberalism and democracy. Everyone has had their most basic freedoms taken away and no one can speak out in fear of retaliation by the government or people indoctrinated by them. There is absolutely no privacy in that society as anybody that speaks out, even in their own home, will then have Big Brother listen in and come for them.
Now, we recently found out that one of the writers for the new 2021 film ‘The Batman,’ Mattson Tomlin, is working on a so called “spiritual sister” to Orwell’s ‘1984.’ Tomlin is a new name on the scene, but has managed to find his way into writing for ‘The Batman,’ an untitled Jamie Foxx and Joseph Gordon-Levitt film, and now ‘2084.’ They are managing to keep plot details in short order with no one in the outside world knowing what it is about. All we know is that besides Tomlin writing for the film, there is producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura who has worked on other films such as ‘Transfromers,’ ‘The Matrix,’ and ‘Infinite,’ a new Mark Wahlberg movie.
It is sort of assumed at this point that the new ‘2084’ will be an action-filled take on the original source film ‘1984.’ The story of totalitarianism is one that always shows us a dystopian future of our current society. So the idea is to try and show a world similar to the one we live in, but with absolutely no civil liberties whatsoever. I feel as though it won’t be difficult to come up with a world like that, but deciding on what level to take it to and the level of technology available in that world will truly be interesting to see. All I know is that this is certain to be an interesting film to some degree and it will more than likely be worth a watch.