In a totalitarian and atheistic society in the future where books are destroyed, the librarian Romney Wordsworth is declared obsolete and sentenced to death by the Chancellor. The librarian believes in God and has a discussion with the Chancellor that allows him to choose how he would be executed. Romney requests a personal assassin that will be the only person to know how he would choose to die and his execution broadcast live to the nation. Near the scheduled hour, Rommey summons the Chancellor to his apartment and discloses that there is a hidden bomb to kill him. He gets his forbidden Bible to read and when the Chancellor tries to leave the place, he finds that the door is locked. What will be his attitude?
"The Obsolete Man" is the last and best episode of the Second Season of "The Twilight Zone". The plot makes the viewer immediately recalls George Orwell dystopic society in "1984", Ray Bradbury´s "Fahrenheit 451" and Franz Kafka´s "The Trial". Burgess Meredith has a great performance in the role of the librarian Romney Wordsworth that uses his knowledge and experience to lure and give a lesson to the notorious and arrogant Chancellor. My vote is nine.
Title (Brazil): "O Homem Obsoleto" ("The Obsolete Man")
"The Obsolete Man" is the last and best episode of the Second Season of "The Twilight Zone". The plot makes the viewer immediately recalls George Orwell dystopic society in "1984", Ray Bradbury´s "Fahrenheit 451" and Franz Kafka´s "The Trial". Burgess Meredith has a great performance in the role of the librarian Romney Wordsworth that uses his knowledge and experience to lure and give a lesson to the notorious and arrogant Chancellor. My vote is nine.
Title (Brazil): "O Homem Obsoleto" ("The Obsolete Man")