Equilibrium (2002)
Angus Macfadyen, Christian Bale, Dominic Purcell, Emily Watson, Francesco Cabras ... (see more) , Matthew Harbour , Sean Bean , Sean Pertwee , Taye Diggs , William Fichtner
In the nation of Libria, there is always peace among men. The rules of the Librian system are simple. If you are happy, you will be arrested. If you cry, the law will hunt you down. If you read a contraband book or so much as look at a smuggled painting, you've committed a crime. To keep the peace, ... (read more) In the nation of Libria, there is always peace among men. The rules of the Librian system are simple. If you are happy, you will be arrested. If you cry, the law will hunt you down. If you read a contraband book or so much as look at a smuggled painting, you've committed a crime. To keep the peace, citizens must take their daily doses Prozium, a powerful designer drug that stops feelings dead and keeps everyone on an even keel. Refuse to take the drug and special police will find you. Up until now, top-ranking government official John Preston has believed in this system, has upheld the system as a highly-trained "Cleric" who seeks out and destroys those who don't take their pills. But then he skips his own dose of Prozium--and discovers an incredible new world of sensation that gives him the passion to fight for freedom.
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R, 1 hr. 47 min.
Directed by:
Kurt Wimmer
Release Date: Dec 06, 2002
DVD Release Date: May 13, 2003
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Fantastic action choreography. Disturbing vision of a very plausible dystopian future.
A little too much mindless gunfire for a movie speaking out against mindlessness. Still, highly athmospheric, gloomy and disturbing. 4/5
Just saw it in Meijers, saw it got crappy reviews, but its got a 7.8 on the imdb machine, so i wanna give it a try
this movie slipped through the cracks because of the matrix. it totally rules though
Can we say, Fahrenheit 451?
What a powerful movie. It goes to show you, there is no such thing as a utopia society. Seems Christian Bale had taken Keanue Reeves role from the Matrix in this futuristic movie. Very well put together with all the cast ... (read more) Can we say, Fahrenheit 451?
What a powerful movie. It goes to show you, there is no such thing as a utopia society. Seems Christian Bale had taken Keanue Reeves role from the Matrix in this futuristic movie. Very well put together with all the cast and crew. Needs to be one of Bales greatest works.
WARNING: DOG VIOLENCE!
Interesting concept, but made me wonder where you draw the line between senses and feeling? The crimes are even called Sense Crimes, but it isn't like they smelled something they shouldn't have....Well, maybe they did.... Kin... (read more) WARNING: DOG VIOLENCE!
Interesting concept, but made me wonder where you draw the line between senses and feeling? The crimes are even called Sense Crimes, but it isn't like they smelled something they shouldn't have....Well, maybe they did.... Kinda makes you think. Has cool fight scenes and Patrick Bateman being called "Cleric," but the dog violence....Movies should come with a warning.
Christian Bale is a beast in this sci-fi movie that unfortunately has many plotholes. How in the world does a totalitarian government have a source of control (pills) that is so easy to avoid taking? That made no sense to me at all. The last action s... (read more) Christian Bale is a beast in this sci-fi movie that unfortunately has many plotholes. How in the world does a totalitarian government have a source of control (pills) that is so easy to avoid taking? That made no sense to me at all. The last action scenes are amazing and many times one will say "that is so badass". A good movie if one doesn't want to be intellectually stimulated.
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It's super- violent, super-serious and super-stupid.full review
It doesn't do a lot of deep thinking, but unlike many futuristic combos of sf and f/x, it does make a statement: Freedom of opinion is a threat to totalitarian systems.full review
It's a long way from Orwell's dark, intelligent warning cry [1984] to the empty stud knockabout of Equilibrium, and what once was conviction is now affectation.full review
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