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- In a futuristic world, a strict regime has eliminated war by suppressing emotions: books, art and music are strictly forbidden and feeling is a crime punishable by death. Cleric John Preston (Bale) is a top ranking government agent responsible for destroying those who resist the rules. When he misses a dose of Prozium, a mind-altering drug that hinders emotion, Preston, who has been trained to enforce the strict laws of the new regime, suddenly becomes the only person capable of overthrowing it.
- In an oppressive future where all forms of feeling are illegal, a man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system and state.
- I really don't understand the high rating for this film on IMDb.<br/><br/>It's not clever, it's not groundbreaking, it's predictable. Really there is nothing about this movie that stood out for me. In fact the only thing that made me give this movie a 6 is the action (wich was rather good).<br/><br/>Christian Bale takes on the role as special agent for a government(if you want to call it that) that is trying to keep people from having any emotions. Yes, it sounds silly but its true! They wan't to stop people from having emotions so that there will be no more war. They way they want to achieve this is by eradicating all people who have feelings (wow, ironic isn't it..). The reason for this is a nuclear war that took place (called world war 3).<br/><br/>Besides the stupid and poorly executed story there is also Cleric's (christian bale) sidekick who is not only annoying but seems to show emotion all the time. Sometimes he can be angry, other times he shows a smile on his face.. really can it get any worse? If you want to make a believable story about people having no emotion than make them have no emotion! Don't make them smile or get angry.. it makes no sense.<br/><br/>Anyway, after a while Cleric stops taking his dose of prozium (wich keeps him from having any emotion) by an accident that occurs while he is shaving and so he decides to stop taking it at all. Eventually he winds up in the resistance (or underground as they call it) and decides to take out the "Father" who of course turns out to be his boss all along.<br/><br/>This movie is filled with on cliché after another and it stands out no more than an average Steven Seagal movie. The only thing the movie has going for it is Christian Bale (who i also find fairly weak in this movie) and some awesome action scenes.<br/><br/>So besides all the clichés and utterly predictable story I found this movie to be enjoyable only because of the action.<br/><br/>If you are expecting something groundbreaking and original don't go see this movie.
- I thought I loved The Matrix until I saw this film. The fighting in this film leaves you with your mouth hanging open. You will be jumping up and down wanting more. Neo is a joke compared to Preston, who is a true hero and takes fighting to the next level. I don't know how someone couldn't like this movie. To date I would have to say this is the best movie I have ever seen. Be sure to buy this one. Renting it will not do you justice. There are gun fights and sword fights that make most other movies look like average street fights. The story takes place after WW3 where feelings are suppressed by a drug taken at intervals determined by the regime in charge. Preston goes through a transformation that will take him through things he never even imagined.
- A terrific cast, stylish direction, and elegantly choreographed mayhem help make it far better than it might have been -- Though ultimately silly, Equilibrium's shopworn but stylish synthesis of ammo and ideas is surprisingly engrossing.
- A simple explanation could be:<br/><br/>Preston was driven and watched from the very beginning by Dupont to stop the dose and start feeling so he can gain the trust of the resistance and lead to them as Dupont tells him at the end. With or without the gun swap, he would not have been arrested before delivering the resistance.<br/><br/>Another theory is:<br/><br/>When Brandt takes Preston before Dupont (after Preston is seen crying because he was unable to stop Mary's execution), it is revealed that Brandt's weapons, not Preston's, were the ones used to kill the sweeper team in the Nethers. When Brandt thinks about this, he realizes that Preston must have switched guns with him, and we flashback to the scene in the industrial section of the Nethers, where Brandt offers Preston his gun to kill the sense offenders lined up against the wall. Since this sequence occurs after Preston massacres the sweepers to save the dog, people assume this is a major plot hole, and it is, but it was not intended to be.<br/><br/>In the original script, the following is written: And he flashes back:<br/><br/>TO HIS CAR: The house in the zone burning in the background.<br/><br/>BRANDT: Who will be left to watch...<br/><br/>A beat. Then Preston hands Brandt his gun. It should be noted that excerpt has been taken from an early version of the script (the version in which Mary lives), but the idea is the same: the switch actually took place right before the first time Preston saves the dog from being killed. We actually see Preston hand a gun that was laying on the hood of the car to Brandt before the dog execution scene (although not Brandt handing a gun to Preston), which is never alluded to in the accusations scene.<br/><br/>Further to previous answers, there are scenes and shots missing from the final cut of Equilibrium that would have explained the "gun swap" clearly. Unfortunately, they were left out for any number of reasons such as noticeable camera shake, bad lighting/framing, lack of time/money etc. The "gun swap" plot point does actually work but now needs a little clarification. The tracking system used by Dupont's aid does not work by identifying a gun's specific location but by locating the specific gun that any Cleric is carrying at a given time. Within the the context of the film, the gun swap can be explained as follows:<br/><br/>1. Preston kills the sweeper team in the Nethers with his own gun.<br/><br/>2. Later, when Brandt asks Preston to kill the assembled line of sense offenders, Preston hesitates and Brandt offers him his own gun. Taking it, Preston, (sensing an opportunity) swaps it with his own gun, giving Brandt the gun he used to kill the sweeper team.<br/><br/>3. Later, when Brandt has brought Preston before Dupont, the gun that killed the sweepers is located on or about Brandt's person. Pulling the gun from his pocket and reading the serial code stamped on the bottom, Brandt realises that Preston has swapped the guns. Admitting this to Dupont, Preston interrupts by saying that the only reason Brandt has his gun is because Brandt took it from him when he arrested him. This alleviates Brandt's possession of Preston's gun by making it sound like it was Brandt who killed the sweeper team with his own gun. Unfortunately, Dupont never uses the tracking system to try and locate Brandt's gun, which is actually in Preston's possession and would therefore discredit Preston's explanation.<br/><br/>4. However, Dupont isn't so easily duped as he is shown in his private anteroom at the climax of the film with Brandt next to him, leaning on the desk. This implies that Dupont had allowed Brandt to explain himself and then used the tracking system to locate Brandt's gun on Preston or that it was all part of a master plan and he was just playing along with Preston. It is now up to the viewer to decide which piece of exposition they like the most.<br/><br/>5. Finally, all of this is somewhat moot, given that during the murder scene in the Nethers, Preston is using two guns to kill the guards. At no time do you see Preston handing more than one gun to Brandt. Preston hands Brandt a gun just before the sweeper team starts killing the dogs, and then he swaps a gun with him during the raid scene after the murders in the Nether have taken place. Assuming that the switch did take place between these two times, only one gun would have exchanged hands. When you factor this in, it becomes more than just a plot hole and branches into the realm of film goof. It shows that the regime is rotten to the core and all about power rather than preventing violent emotions, Dupont's office is filled with illicit art, decoration etc and he quotes poetry to Preston in their final confrontation. Dupont (and by implication Brandt and the inner circle) is a hypocrite who breaks the society's own rules by committing 'sense' crime, whilst executing others for doing the same. Preston may suspect this all along as he notes Dupont's anger in a society where it is forbidden and his sliding his hand across the table in much the same way as Preston enjoys the sensation of running his hand along the handrail at the train station. Finally, Dupont states to Preston, "I'm life, I live, I breathe...I feel!" a5c7b9f00b
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