For Those Of You Who Have Not Seen The Equlibrium Trailer.
A broad science fiction thriller in a classic vein, Equilibrium takes a respectable stab at a Fahrenheit 451-like cautionary fable. The story finds Earth's post-World War III humankind in a state of severe emotional repression: If no one feels anything, no one will be inspired by dark passions to attack their neighbors. Writer-director Kurt Wimmer's monochromatic, Metropolis-influenced cityscape provides an excellent backdrop to the heavy-handed mission of John Preston (Christian Bale), a top cop who busts "sense offenders" and crushes sentimental, sensual, and artistic relics from a bygone era. Predictably, Preston becomes intrigued by his victims and that which they die to cherish; he stops taking his mandatory, mood-flattening drug and is even aroused by a doomed prisoner (Emily Watson). Wimmer's wrongheaded martial arts/dueling guns motif is sheer silliness (a battle over a puppy doesn't help), but Equilibrium should be seen for Bale's moving performance as a man shocked back to human feeling.
If you liked The Matrix and havent seen Equilibrium yet. I would tell you to go rent it tonite.
Its worth seeing. ^_^
The Matrix, F 451, Equilibirum, 1984, and Brave New World all ahve one thing in common, Control. The Matrix itself is the ultimate form of control. I mean what better way to control your enemies than to put them in a fake world. In F 451, books are burned to control people (by firemen lol). In Equilibirum and BNW, people take drugs to rid themselves of emotion, a way of control. I haven't read 1984, but I heard its similar to the way Stalin ruled Russia (Big Brother is ALWAYS watching). Let me know if there are anyother books/movies that fit into this catagory of control.