BRAVE NEW WORLD (1998)

The 1998 TV movie adaptation of Aldous Huxley's classic novel "Brave New World" is a interpretation of the original story.

In a futuristic totalitarian society, people are genetically engineered and conditioned to be happy and conform to society. The story follows Bernard Marx (Peter Gallagher), an Alpha class male who feels out of place in this perfect world. He befriends Lenina Crowne (Rya Kihlstedt), a young and naive Beta female, and together they embark on a journey to explore the world outside their controlled society.

Their travels take them to a Savage Reservation, where they encounter John (Tim Guinee), a "Savage" who was raised outside of society and is unfamiliar with its rules and customs. John's presence disrupts the status quo, and his natural emotions and individuality threaten the stability of the World State.

As Bernard and Lenina try to understand John's outsider perspective, they begin to question the morality and values of their own society. Meanwhile, the Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning (Miguel Ferrer) and Mustapha Mond (Leonard Nimoy), the Resident World Controller of Western Europe, work to maintain control and suppress any dissent.

The movie takes creative liberties with the original novel, adding a murder plot and a romantic subplot between Bernard and Lenina. The ending is also altered, with a more hopeful and redemptive tone than the novel's bleak conclusion.

Overall, the 1998 TV movie adaptation of "Brave New World" offers a condensed and modified version of the novel's themes and ideas, exploring the tensions between individuality and conformity in a futuristic society.