Screenings of the movie version of George Orwell's "1984" were organized to protest Donald J. Trump's administration: we asked viewers in NYC if the film resonated with reality.
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00:00It could become reality, but it's fiction.
00:17We are able to criticize our government.
00:24We're living in part of a reality of 1984 right now.
00:29There's a lot more reality to it than anything.
00:31I think it's a little far-fetched.
00:37When Winston is rewriting history, he's rewriting news story.
00:40This idea of fake news is coming around now.
00:43The new term that's been coined, the alternative fact.
00:46How many fingers am I holding up, Winston?
00:48Four.
00:50And if the party says there are not four, but five.
00:53That was the movie.
00:56People are all aware of that right now.
00:58Whatever you read might not be the truth.
01:00When our current president was campaigning,
01:03the crowd would get riled up and they'll start saying,
01:05lock her up anytime you mention Hillary Clinton.
01:10That scene reminded me of that.
01:12The two minutes of hate.
01:19There's too much resistance and there's too much equality here and democracy.
01:24And I don't see that happening anytime soon.
01:26Things could become much more severe and we could lose control.
01:32When George Orwell wrote the book, it was to tell us to be careful,
01:36beware, be mindful of what could happen.