1984

[Ranchu]

Thought provoking video on the theme. NSFW, violent.

M.I.A, Born Free by ROMAIN - GAVRAS

http://vimeo.com/11219730

 

[Roger Hicks]

I'll raise a glass to you tomorrow, when the clock strikes thirteen...

Doubleplusgood!

Cheers,

R.

 

[bsdunek]

All of these are really good. I hate everything about what is happening, but like others, I'll learn to handle it.

 

[Sparrow]

Dwaoka; that first photo is excellent

Roger: horribly underexposed, should have gone down the memory-hole

 

[Neare]

They Are Watching.

 

[jbielikowski]

up!

 

[ElectroWNED]

Big Brother even wants your dumpsters

Big Brother even wants your dumpsters

 

[Sparrow]

Stewart, could you give some details about this photo?

snip

Sorry only just spotted this, it's in the Manchester exchange, we were looking at an exhibition and the play was on at the time ... there was no light so the neg is horribly underexposed and shaky xp2, with insufficient DOF

 

[bagdadchild]

Great photos!

Two of the best dystopian reads

The Palace of Dreams - Ismail Kadare

Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury

 

[paulfish4570]

From another thread, but seems to fit here, too ...

 

[jbielikowski]

fit perfectly, it complete whole thread.

 

[paulfish4570]

Thank you, JB. 1984 was a seminal book for me in my youth ...

 

[filmfan]

Some Parisian prison block.
(attached below)

 

[jbielikowski]

 

[tom_f77]

 

[Arjay]

Here's my post-Orwellian self portrait:

We've already gone way past his ideas - unfortunately.

 

[RayPA]

 

[Sparrow]

^ excellent

 

[timpppa]

Outstanding!

 

[biomed]

Something terrible not envisioned by Orwell -