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For as long as humans have been telling stories, we have been inspired by tales
of one person setting out to change the world by defying a large and oppressive
group. Whether it is Prometheus stealing fire from the ancient Greek Gods so he
can give it to humanity, or Harry Potter standing up to Voldemort, we like the
thought that one person’s actions can change the world for the better.
The film 2081 presents us with a dramatic portrait of an individual resisting
tyranny. In the year 2081, we are told, everyone is finally equal. But that equality
has been achieved through extreme measures. Beautiful people wear masks to
make their appearance equal to others. Athletic and graceful people wear
weights to slow their bodies down to average levels of skill. And smart people
have unpleasant noises played into their ears, decreasing their ability to think
until they are only as intelligent as the average person.
While this short film doesn’t give us a look at the world that Harrison Bergeron
and his family inhabit, we can be fairly certain that most people in the America of
2081 are like Harrison’s mother. They may have some sympathy for friends and
family members who are heavily handicapped in order to achieve equality. They
may even have some small suggestions about how to make them more
comfortable. But on the whole, they quietly acquiesce and don’t think much
about what’s happening.
Harrison’s mother, Hazel, for example, suggests replacing the unpleasant sound
effects that Harrison’s father, George, hears with chimes on Sunday, “kind of in
honor of religion.” She further suggests that Harrison’s father find a way to rest
his handicapping weights on some pillows, or to secretly lighten them. She is
not, in other words, without sympathy for how her husband suffers. But she
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