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Harrison Bergeron Movie Analysis
Movies are usually adapted if the story was never originally created for the screen but they tell a similar story and try to relay a similar message. Kurt Vonnegut wrote “Harrison Bergeron” and this told the story of ow every was finally equal in every way and the people who weren't meeting the average mark they were given handicaps to level the playing field for all people. 2081 was produced by Thor Halovenrt and is a movie based on the story of Harrison Bergeron it follows the same premiums but there are some changes that take place during the movie. Halovent must have found it necessary to make these adjustment to the short story to better rely his interpretation of the text and allow the film to hold it aducine. Sometimes when adapting

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