“Don’t you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought? In the end we shall make thoughtcrime literally impossible, because there will be no words in which to express it. Every concept that can ever be needed will be expressed by exactly one word, with its meaning rigidly defined and all its subsidiary meanings rubbed out and forgotten. Every year fewer and fewer words, and the range of consciousness always a little smaller. Even now, of course, there’s no reason or excuse for committing thoughtcrime. It’s merely a question of self-discipline, reality control. But in the end there won’t be any need even for that. The Revolution will be complete when the language is perfect.”
Symes’ monologue to Winston Smith in the Ministry of Truth’s commissary, in George Orwell’s 1984
It’s important to keep in mind that Winston Smith caves in the end. Just like Rubashov caves in the end of Darkness at Noon
Larry: How did they finally get to you?
Sam: They gave me a grasshopper.
Larry: What’s a grasshopper?
Sam: Lessee, two parts gin, one part brandy, one part Creme de Menthe…
The point being that everyone breaks. I don’t think I’ve read anything by you on Ronin which surprises me– it seems like your kind of movie.
“Everybody breaks, bro.” – Zero Dark Thirty
I love Ronin! But yes, written nothing on it. Not on purpose, but because there’s no rhyme or reason to what I choose to write about here on this site – it’s completely whimsical what I decide to tackle. so many movies backlogged that I’d love to write about.