Ever get the urge to overthrow your corrupt, oppressive government? Ever feel like you’re being trained to be a drone instead of a human being? Root for the underdog but don’t know why? Have you read and enjoyed 1984? If you answered yes to any of these questions you will probably enjoy the movie, Equilibrium, which comes out this weekend.
Equilibrium (2002)
Synopsis: In the nation of Libria, there is always peace among men. The rules of the Librian system are simple. If you are happy, you will be arrested. If you cry, the law will hunt you down. If you read a contraband book or so much as look at a smuggled painting, you’ve committed a crime. To keep the peace, citizens must take their daily doses Prozium, a powerful designer drug that stops feelings dead and keeps everyone on an even keel. Refuse to take the drug and special police will find you. Up until now, top-ranking government official John Preston has believed in this system, has upheld the system as a highly-trained “Cleric” who seeks out and destroys those who don’t take their pills. But then he skips his own dose of Prozium–and discovers an incredible new world of sensation that gives him the passion to fight for freedom.
You can view the trailer here. You know I’ll be there. The movies are the only place I get to see caps peeled off on fascist cogs.
Oh yeah, I liked the movie poster. “In the future where freedom is outlawed, outlaws will become heroes.” What do they mean in the future?
