Many people have criticized this film as a rip-off of The Matrix and Fahrenheit 451. I disagree, because, even though there are some ripple effects of the two works, this film stands on its own as a unique vision of a society forbidden to feel.
The acting, especially by Christian Bale, Sean Bean and Emily Watson, is terrific. The gun-kata sequences are unlike any other fight scenes brought to screen, and the Prozium part of the story is also original - watch for the mass drug interval sequence.
However, the best thing about Equilibrium is that the action never overshadows the human element. The two aspects of the film are carefully balanced. We feel for the characters, and cannot even imagine life in a dystopian world that takes away one of the principles of our humanity.
Equilibrium should have got a wider release - it would have been even more amazing on the big screen. I give it a 9/10.
The acting, especially by Christian Bale, Sean Bean and Emily Watson, is terrific. The gun-kata sequences are unlike any other fight scenes brought to screen, and the Prozium part of the story is also original - watch for the mass drug interval sequence.
However, the best thing about Equilibrium is that the action never overshadows the human element. The two aspects of the film are carefully balanced. We feel for the characters, and cannot even imagine life in a dystopian world that takes away one of the principles of our humanity.
Equilibrium should have got a wider release - it would have been even more amazing on the big screen. I give it a 9/10.