2081 and Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut
The movie, 2081 by Kurt Vonnegut conveys the theme that by forcing everyone to be the same can cause a disastrous impact on society better than the novel because of its use of visuals, dialogue and characterization.
First of all Harrison Bergeron is less effective in portraying this theme because it possesses vague visuals, dialogue and overdramatic characterization. For example the reader is led on a basis of small visual hints such as Harrison Bergeron possessing the appearance of " Thor" and being " fourteen" which not only leaves everything else in the hands of the readers imagination, but makes it hard to imagine making him difficult to relate to. Also the
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For example Harrison comes off as arrogant, and overly self-confident in the way that he without a doubt believes that he can overthrow the government just by claiming power, you see this as he proclaims " Do you hear? I am Emperor ! Everyone must do as I say!" leaving the reader to see him as "crazy" and not as typically "heroic" in the classic sense, because most classic heroes defy a government in order to benefit others and not themselves .
Thirdly the author seems to fall into the fatal trap of creating two-dimensional, cardboard characters. For example Kurt Vonnegut indirectly describes George as "tired" and "forgetful" in our story, which doesn't truly show how he appears to others or how he operates emotionally or mentally , and since the author does not elaborate, he falls short of defying expectations and leaves the reader with little to no implication as to who George is as a man in the society he has been thrust into existing
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Thirdly characterization in the film is more noticeable because the viewers can actually see them [characters] and don't have to rely on their imaginations, or the descriptions left by the author, or in this case the lack of descriptions left by Kurt Vonnegut. For example in the film the viewer is open to the reactions of the audience which makes it easier to see how others react to the death of Harrison, as well as his