Equilibrium
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Original Date posted: Sat, 23 August 2003 10:26:40
Post: Why I didn't like Equilibrium
I really didn't like this movie. If it wasn't for Christian Bale and the "gun-kung-fu" this movie incorporates, it would have been a flop. The actual idea of the movie is not plausible however it does allow for an interesting storyline - but this movie does not explore it well enough. We see very little of people's daily life and there are many flaws along with concepts the writers have not thought about. It merely touches the surface of something that could be brilliant.
For instance they did not mention how the people distinguish between what is right and wrong. Even without emotion a human would still have the ability to question something - and as a result of the question an action would arise, simply "to see what happens". However without the guidance of emotion (such as guilt or pleasure) the person cannot know whether the thing that he has done is wrong or not. These can be simple things such as stealing someone's pen or more drastic such as murder. Hence it would not be a perfect state.
Example of a flaw: Towards the end when Preston is on the "emotion detector", the person standing behind him says, "Shit". There are also loads of continuity mistakes.
I think it did snatch ideas from other places and few parts of it are original. There are very strong similarities with 1984, in particular the dangerous children.
I also found "Father's" voice over annoying and the invention of a miracle drug (protium) to remove emotion was IMO a poor way of rendering people emotionless. I did enjoy the twist in the office where his new partner turns him in though and samurai swords are always cool. The fight scenes were moderate - consisting mainly of a man bouncing up and down shooting over his shoulder.
Oh and the Mona Lisa is not painted on a canvas, it's painted on a wooden plate.
Post: Why I didn't like Equilibrium
I really didn't like this movie. If it wasn't for Christian Bale and the "gun-kung-fu" this movie incorporates, it would have been a flop. The actual idea of the movie is not plausible however it does allow for an interesting storyline - but this movie does not explore it well enough. We see very little of people's daily life and there are many flaws along with concepts the writers have not thought about. It merely touches the surface of something that could be brilliant.
For instance they did not mention how the people distinguish between what is right and wrong. Even without emotion a human would still have the ability to question something - and as a result of the question an action would arise, simply "to see what happens". However without the guidance of emotion (such as guilt or pleasure) the person cannot know whether the thing that he has done is wrong or not. These can be simple things such as stealing someone's pen or more drastic such as murder. Hence it would not be a perfect state.
Example of a flaw: Towards the end when Preston is on the "emotion detector", the person standing behind him says, "Shit". There are also loads of continuity mistakes.
I think it did snatch ideas from other places and few parts of it are original. There are very strong similarities with 1984, in particular the dangerous children.
I also found "Father's" voice over annoying and the invention of a miracle drug (protium) to remove emotion was IMO a poor way of rendering people emotionless. I did enjoy the twist in the office where his new partner turns him in though and samurai swords are always cool. The fight scenes were moderate - consisting mainly of a man bouncing up and down shooting over his shoulder.
Oh and the Mona Lisa is not painted on a canvas, it's painted on a wooden plate.
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