‘Fahrenheit 451’ Review: Michael B. Jordan’s HBO Adaptation Is a Radically Different Take That’s Far From Revolutionary

There are many changes from book to screen in “Fahrenheit 451,” the new HBO movie based on Ray Bradbury’s 1953 novel of the same name, but one of the simplest is also one of the most critical: Though there are still books to burn in this dystopian future, most of them aren’t made of paper; they exist online.

So the firemen assigned to find and destroy all outlawed written works aren’t always lighting physical pages on fire, but smashing hard drives and building bonfires out of confiscated computers.It’s a well-reasoned update on an older story, especially as Ramin Bahrani’s (“99 Homes”) adaptation shifts from a discussion of ideals to an escape film.

And yet it’s the world-building that’s done well and the ultimate impact that feels unfulfilling.

The upgraded universe in the new “Fahrenheit 451” is exquisite, as news stories (aka propaganda) are

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