We are shown a small glimpse but it is not enough for the viewer to really know how it is used to show the difference between the advanced and intellectual World State versus the primitive people of the Savage Reservation. I also feel as if the Savage Reservation was never really shown into detail or explained in the film. Helmholtz was a troubled character which internally knew that he was different and this aspect allowed us to see many issues with the World State, yet due to his absence in the film we never had a chance to observe the inside works of the World State.
Meanwhile by Helmholtz also not being present in the film also does not show how a law-abiding citizen could also change so drastically and show how the World State was facing many issues. By not having Ford in the film there is an absence of how the society has progressed and how their belief in Ford is centered in their daily lives, actions and beliefs. In the film there was no religious belief and this deviated from the book since Ford was one of the underlying important focuses of the book. Yet in the movie he was not even mentioned once, although we were shown the assembly line in the film.
Not mentioning Ford was a huge difference since the whole purpose of the society was with the presence/belief of Ford. There were also other major absences such as the presence and mentioning of Ford and Helmholtz Watson. We are never shown the internal complexities and issues which Bernard faced in the book and this also causes the plot to become malleable since there is less importance to everything in the movie. Sadly in the movie due to him not being portrayed this way caused him to be more of a supporting character instead of the main character. Bernard in the book is immediately portrayed as an outsider and different especially physically, and when we focused on his transformation it felt more dramatic and shows his character on both ends of the spectrum. In my opinion I felt as if this gave a whole new outlook on the movie. He is seen as a “normal” citizen and is somewhat recognized and it his transformation is never shown. The first difference that I noticed, and that took me by surprise was that Bernard Marx is never really seen as a complete outsider. While watching Brave New World the 1998 version, I was felt a little disappointed since I noticed a lot of changes and felt as if the book was a million times better.
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