Thought Crime
- Format
- MUSIC
- Episodes
- 1
- Status
- Finished
- Genres
- Psychological
Music video directed and animated by Rabbit MACHINE for the song Thoughtcrime by Yorushika.
The theme of thoughtcrime is plagiarized from George Orwell's novel, "1984." Then, the moment it was declared that it's plagiarized, the plagiarized work changed form into a homage. The line between doing plagiarism and doing a homage seems ambiguous, and the truth is that that line doesn't exist anywhere. It holds true even when the role is reversed. A homage holds a great risk of becoming plagiarism.
The lyrics to this song pays homage to Ozaki Hosai's haiku and his final years of life.
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Thoughtcrime is a fundamental concept introduced in George Orwell's 1949 dystopian novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four. The term describes an occurrence or instance of holding forbidden thoughts or doubts against the ruling Party, reflecting the novel's central theme of psychological control and the suppression of individuality. Orwell conceived the idea to illustrate how the state, through the mechanism of Newspeak and constant surveillance, sought to eliminate even the internal capacity for dissent.
The linguistic construction of the term was designed to be chillingly clinical, fitting the sterile, oppressive environment of Airstrip One. By labeling the act of thinking itself as a criminal offense, Orwell highlighted the impossibility of freedom within a totalitarian structure. Upon the book's publication, the concept resonated deeply with post-war audiences, quickly entering the broader political lexicon as a shorthand for state-enforced ideological conformity and the intrusion of government authority into the private mind.
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