Introduction:
The movie that is titled Minority Report was directed by Steven Spielberg and features a lot of stars such as Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, and Samantha Morton. The action is set in 2054 and introduces a fictional concept of individuals who were able to foresee the future (they are referred to as precogs). In this world, police no longer have to investigate crimes: it is able to know where and when a person will commit a crime and prevent it from occurring. However, it appears that the main investigator John Anderton (Tom Cruise) is to kill a person whom he does not know. The movie addresses the issue of determinism and free will, pointing out that when a person learns about the future, one has the power to change it.
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The camera angle that is used is worm's eyes which allow the audience to focus on the face of the main character and reflect that uniqueness of the situation when for the first time the person who arrests others for murder will be arrested himself. In addition to that, the hands of Anderton that are shown are parallel to each other and the viewer might see this as a gesture which reflects lack of readiness to accept the charges. It must be noted that this shot is extremely important to the movie theme since it shows how determinism (seeing the prophecy) and free will (having no intention to kill a person) collide in the mind of a person. Indeed, it is generally expected that people have motives to commit a crime and the main character sees that he kills a person whom he does not know at all. Another point that should be mentioned is that the shot feature intense non-diegetic sounds which contribute to the atmosphere that is represented in the show: Anderton feels that he is being chased by his future (Pramaggiore & Wallis, …show more content…
At first the camera follows the wooden ball with a carved name of the killer being issued; then it shows Anderton's colleague trying to take it, but John takes it instead, engaging his friend in a conversation and asking him to bring some cake. So the general idea of this shot is that the main character was able to trick his colleague and be undetected. The shot is medium close up and the camera angle is low. As it has been mentioned, the shot is quite long and this was, probably, done to contribute to the intensity of the situation. The importance of this shot lies in the fact that Anderton received the wooden ball which is perceived as a mark that is given to a person who will commit a murder in the future. However, it is clear that he does not have any intention to do it. In addition to that, one should point out that there is a great irony that can be identified: the camera shows how Anderton takes the ball and the name "John Anderton" is carved on it. Thus, he must have taken this ball a thousand times, but was never ready that once his name will appear on
“If you've ever had that feeling of loneliness, of being an outsider, it never quite leaves you. You can be happy or successful or whatever, but that thing still stays within you.” Tim Burton.
Death can occur in four ways. A person can die from a physical illness, viruses and infections. A person can die from an accident. A person can commit suicide. Finally a person can be murdered by another person. What if murders could be prevented? In P.K. Dick’s story The Minority Report, and in Spielberg’s film The Minority Report, the future can be altered by using incredible technology. The success of Spielberg’s adaptation of Dick’s short story to film can be determined by the way each was presented.
A few of the camera angles used are long shot, medium shot, high angle and bird’s eye view. A long shot to show the link between characters/subjects and their environment and draws the audience’s attention to a particular aspect of the surroundings. It can also indicate the atmosphere of the film. A medium shot shows a characters facial expression and body language, and for us to get to know the characters and how they relate to each other more closely. A high angle shot makes the person or object look weaker, inferior, under pressure or vulnerable. Lastly, a bird’s eye view gives the audience an overview of where the character or subject is positioned and enables the audience to see what is going on away from the characters immediate
“The Minority Report”, by Philip K. Dick, is set in the year 2054 where three mutants called “Precogs” have cognitive abilities to see into the future and predict crimes before they happen. These Precogs have been plugged into machines that decode their visions to serve the pre-crime division, which arrests individuals before they commit any crime. Founded and Headed by John Anderton, the pre-crime division has gone five years without failure and has cut down felonies by up to 99.9%. In order for this to happen, all three precogs have the same vision of an even. In some cases, the precogs have different visions, and then a computer analyses the visions and produces a majority report (where two precogs have similar visions) and a minority report
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Minority Report is a 2002 science fiction film directed by renowned director Steven Spielberg and is set in the year 2054 in Washington, D. C. The film revolves around an elite law enforcing squad; Precrime. The Precrime Division uses three genetically altered humans called Pre-Cogs whom possesses special powers to see into the future and predict crimes beforehand. After each crime is foreseen and analyzed, Precrime police officers are sent to the crime location to apprehend the future murderers and place them under arrest. The future murderers are then put into a sleep state with a device called a "halo". Based on Minority Report, it suggests that humans are free willed beings and have the ability to alter the future that was predetermined for them.
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