I finally saw the 1984 version of the movie "1984" by George Orwell, since I had only read the novel and never seen any of the movies. While I did enjoy the film, I still enjoyed the novel better, but the movie got me to thinking about the novel and torture specifically in regards to trying to convince the character Winston Smith that he saw 5 fingers when only four were being held up. Well, I have to say, this reminded me of the two part episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation entitled Chain of Command in which Captain Picard is abducted and tortured by the Cardassians. Gul Madred drugs and tortures Picard by various methods and tries to get the Captain to admit that there are five lights when there are only four. I read that this aspect of the episode was meant to be an homage to the novel 1984! Both "1984" and the episode Chain of Command are worth the time to read and watch. I enjoy the stories because they show us how little human nature has changed and the need to manipulate and control others exists within us all and that is why it is important to be educated, aware, and learn to use critical thinking skills to think for yourself no matter the circumstance.
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