The Psychological Illusion of 1984 and Blade Runner 2049 The book 1984 and the movie Blade Runner 2049 both presented a similar example of how the control of information and history can psychologically affect a country or an individual. In the book 1984 the government has taken complete control over information and is able to modify or eradicate it whenever pleased. This type of access of information is also similarly displayed in the movie Blade Runner 2049, the movie showed how the creators of replicants had tried to t[p9lxznbcc-090--rack down a child that is a key to unlocking a mystery but its information is being altered by an outsider. Both stories have a different type of story but they both contain a similar theme that allows for a comparison. The …show more content…
The book 1984 was published on June 8 1949 and was set 35 years in the future. In the movie 1984 has been set in a dark society that has been under the control of the Party. The party is a very strict political government that prevents any sort of behaviour that seems to be against their views. In the book the lack of information the past has completely been eradicated which forces the society to believe that the reality they live in is completely normal compared to the past. The party has a very strong understanding that the people are defined by the past and if the past is altered then so will the peoples views. The party understands that the humans will reflect from the past and use that to shape the future, so the party will change that and only show how they have the better understanding of society and the past was just the same as the present. In the book O’Brien tells Winston “Who controls