minority report review

Jesse Whealy
Minority Report

Speielberg has really out done himself this time. This film not only challenges us to use our minds but it also challenges us to use our emotions. It’s an action packed thriller that tells a story. Tom Cruise plays the lead role as an action hero that can relate with feelings and emotion. This is not just an ordinary sci-fi, action packed, thriller; it’s a moving story that you feel you can almost relate to. It’s also an excellent example of film noir.
Minority Report takes place in a future Washington D.C. where skyscrapers coexist with old monuments and housing still of the 19th century. The year is 2054 and a new branch of the modern crime system now exists, Pre-crime. Pre-crime is a way of seeing a crime (more specifically murders) before they happen. This is done by using three “Pre-cogs” (pre-cognatives) that “predict” the future by seeing the events before they happen. They basically live to see murders. They are kept ali...