Another track from the 1984 Eurythmics album "1984 - For The Love Of Big Brother", music score for the 1984 remake of the movie "1984", an adaptation of George Orwells famous novel about a totalitarian surveillance state in a dystopian future.
I love that song. It's that simple. One of the best songs in the entire Eurythmics back catalogue - imho.
And I adore Suzanna Hamilton in that movie, both as an actress and as the ravishing beauty she is. Her face radiates intelligence and fragility, but at the same time her smile indicates a somewhat enigmatic and mysterious profoundness. Which makes her a perfect choice for the role of Julia, since it never becomes quite clear who Julia really is. That's my take on her character in the movie, so it's highly subjective.
SPOILER ALERT
In the movie (as well as in the novel, of course) people live in a horrible system in which no-one is free, not even in speech or thought. In which there is nothing to your life but Big Brother - the Party - and the "love" and dedication to it. In which truth is a lie one day and vice versa the other, and your perception is what Big Brother makes of it. In which 2 +2 sometimes equals 4, sometimes 5, sometimes none of the above. In which you are deprived of your speech, sanity and common sense only to be fully dependent on what Big Brother tells you to believe. In which your mind is torn apart by being exposed to force fed daily contradictions. In which reality is made only to be destroyed and re-made. On a daily basis. Until you succumb.
Hence the famous line "“Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two makes four. If that is granted, all else follows.”
In that terrifying, mind and soul destructive environment Winston and Julia find a safe spot for themselves where they enjoy important aspects of human nature, among them being trust, love, intimacy, exchange of thoughts and peace of mind. Until that refuge also is compromised. That's what the footage shows.
SPOILER ENDING
Full HD version on Youtube:
https://youtu.be/cgU2IZJzZk0
Disclaimer: My channel is entirely non-commercial, I make no money with it. All rights belong to the artist. If the artist is not ok with me featuring their work here, please contact me and I'll take the video offline.
Please know that I do *not* place any ads on any of my videos. Since I use copyright-protected music, ads may be placed by YouTube automatically to generate revenue for the license holders of the music.
Lyrics-Videos-Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBxKqBbU1t0&list=PL_w2E6bk5bi2DwBQxrqLpLoyraCFGNYcx
