Fahrenheit 451 Film Analysis

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A great way of telling if a movie is any good, is by evaluating the acting. Sometimes, even if the plot is terrible, the type of acting can make the film worthwhile. However, that was not the case in this film adaptation of Fahrenheit 451. The plot and message of the film were lost to me because of the attention I had to pay to the mediocre acting. At one point in the film- the scene where Montag was imagining Clarisse burning in fire rather than the old lady- I couldn’t believe that Clarisse seemed to be smiling while burning. Even if she was happily dying, smiling just seemed so unnatural there. Furthermore, I would describe the rest of the acting as “rigid”. The acting and transitions between actors did not flow smoothly at some points-,