Harrison Bergeron: Movie Analysis

There are many similarities and many differences, but one stands out more than the others. The similarity that stands out the most was the ballerinas performing on live television, as the text shows, “On the television screen were ballerinas” page 1, last sentence. This is the most pronounced similarity because if the show was not rolling live, Harrison would not have had the chance to go on stage and show the audience and everyone that was watching television that he was breaking free of his handicaps, thus breaking free of the governments’ chains on him. He also did this because he knew that his parents would be watching, so they would know he was free, but then he was cut short, as he became peppered with bullet holes and was killed by the Handicapper General, Diana Moon Glampers, who used a shotgun to shoot him. The director kept this in the movie because there would have been no other way for Harrison to show that he was breaking free. Perhaps he could have used the radio, but you would not be able to see or feel the emotion flowing
It is easier to understand the plot line of the story much easier what with the flashbacks and such, and being able to see Harrison’s face. There were also some new changes to the plot and some added story, such as the “bomb” that Harrison used to intimidate the people in the theater with, which in fact was actually a device that prevented the broadcast being shut off, the whole S.W.A.T team arriving at the building with intentions of disarming the “bomb”, and the Handicapper General, Diana Moon Glampers’ shotgun changing from a double barrel, ten-gauge to a semi-automatic. In conclusion, this could show that she was capable of killing multiple people if they did not put their handicaps back on, as she would think not having them on is an act of boycotting, which could lead to a rebellion and