i have hear about this novel a long time ago and many of my friend have recommend me to read it . i search it in every place and finally find it . this be a book that every man should read and because it be genius and because of it vision . i enjoy every page . i know about the movie and could not wait to see it . when i finally do i be very disappointed and many thing that be in the book be not in the movie ( i do not think that this be a spoiler ) that just make the movie not logical . michael radford might be a good director and but a bad writer . especially a a book adopter . the movie be not dark at all and the writing be really bad and the only thing that be good and even great and be the acting . john hurt be an amazing actor and the only face i myself could see a winston smith . what anger me the most be the people in imdb that call this the best adaptation ever without even read the book . or know anything about screen write . you can only understand the brilliance of the story by read the book and do not consider this a an alternative . a a fan of the book and i be very disappointed . the point i give for this movie go for the acting .