Equilibrium
Contributed by Darko (Germany)
Plot:
Contributed by Darko (Germany)After a third hot world war mankind learns that all this pain is created by feelings. In order to prevent themselves from a fourth, they ban emotions from their lifes employing a substance called Prozium and a government enforcing the ban. John Preston (Christian Bale) is one of the finest law enforcers, he is a grammaton cleric whose faith it is to destroy the underground of people who resist the law. However, he is in no way far from feelings...
Ingredients: (out of 10)
This movie is not well known, but that doesn't do it justice. Saying it is a simple sci-fi actionthriller doesn't do it justice either. I had to watch this film two times to understand all connections because even in the beginning there are some feelings in the air and story connections to later sections. The characters are deep from the beginning, the dialogs are nicely made pieces of art. The action, however, is the cool thing you will notice first. It really can't be explained, you just have to see the fighting scenes for yourself. The story is well made, full of stunning points and the atmosphere is almost breathtaking. Definitely breathtaking is the lovely music. Want to read something stunning? The movie's production costs were "just" 20 million dollars. And you never notice it.
Effects: 10
Music: 8
Atmosphere: 9
Philosophy: 7
Characters/Dialogs: 7
Deepness: 8
Credibility: 5
Overall- 7.5
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