Monday, December 13, 2010

Movie Review:Equilibrium

Movie:Equilibrium
Country:USA
Language:English
Release Date:26 February 2003 (Belgium)
Run time: 107 min
Filming Locations:Berlin, Germany
Genres:Action | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Plot:
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. Whe 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.
Director:Kurt Wimmer
Writer:Kurt Wimmer
Stars:
Christian Bale, Sean Bean and Emily Watson

Production:
In Equilibrium, we note the following European fascist and modern architecture, as well as East German Soviet architecture:

    * Hitler's Olympic Stadium (Berlin).
    * Hitler's Berlin Tempelhof Airport, which was completed after WW II.
    * The subway station under the Reichstag Building, as well as the long modern tunnels: Berlin U-Bahn.
    * The decrepit East German neighborhoods, as well as the massive walls of an East German military base.

IMDB INFO:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0238380/

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