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Movies: Minority Report
The following is a movie I've watched and reviewed. Contrary to popular belief, I'm not selling DVDs. This is not a list of movies that tell you "the truth about UFOs". Simply said, I like movies. Each review is as simple and non technical as possible.
By Michele Bugliaro Goggia - last modified: March 30, 2006 10:43 PM
Full title: Minority Report.
Year: 2002.
Director: Steven Spielberg.
Starring: Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton, Max von Sydow, Kathryn Morris, Tim Blake Nelson, Peter Stormare, Lois Smith, Jason Antoon, Neal McDonough.
Language: English.
Price: 12.99 €
Rating: 
Description: Year 2054. Chief John Anderton is a Chief policeman in Washington,
in charge of the district's Pre-Crime Unit. Formed by three psychics called “Pre-Cogs” who
are able to foresee all murders in the city, enabling the Pre-Crime to stop
the crimes just before they happen and arrest the would-be killers. No murder
has been committed in Washington for six years! Federal agent Danny Witwer
arrives to monitor the program and look for flaws in the so-called immaculate
system. “If there’s a flaw, it’s human,” Witwer says. “It
always is.”
Anderton doesn't appreciate his job to be checked.
Burgess fears the federal government wants to take over the program. Soon
after, the Pre-Cogs report a future murder and Anderton is stunned to see
he is the killer. He kidnaps Agatha, the most powerful Pre-Cog, and runs
away: he has 36 hours to solve this case and prove he's innocent. His colleagues,
now led by Witwer, are after Anderton.
Spielberg has made quite a good paranormal thriller movie. When I saw Minority Report in 2002, I was impressed and I still am. If Anderton is basically a disturbed cop, the story has been written in a way we think to know the end. Despite the fact we know there is a minority report (only one Pre-Cog who has a vision), the story concentrates on Anderton's destiny until the end.
The idea of the Pre-Cogs, born from mothers with heavy drugs problems, is quite an unethical good idea. Samantha Morton, playing the role of Agatha is brilliant: hallucinated by her psi abilities, not at ease in the real world, yet still able to lead Anderton thanks to her continuous precognitions. The scenes of the eyes surgery and the spider chase are strong.
I admit pre-crime is no feasible future. I hardly doubt we will ever use ESPers to preview crimes.
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