Equilibrium (2002)

Equilibrium is a 2002 science fiction - action movie. The film is directed by Kurt Wimmer and stars Christian Bale, Emily Watson, Taye Diggs and Sean Bean.

The plot of the movie Equilibrium takes place in a dystopian future. Society conceived as utopia uses a drug to suppress people's emotional reactions. Thanks to this drug, there is no conflict or war in the society.

The movie tells the story of a Grammaton Cleric police officer named John Preston. Preston acts as a regular consumer of drugs used to suppress people's emotions. However, one day he decides that he cannot continue using the drug and this decision forces him to go against the system.

Preston is one of the top members of the Cleric organization, which protects emotional restraints. However, during an operation, he falls under the suspicion of his colleagues as he begins to express his own feelings. Meanwhile, he meets a group of people who feel like him and collect illegal artworks. These people are a group of revolutionaries who do not use drugs and freely express their feelings.

Preston joins these people and begins to fight against the Cleric organization. Meanwhile, he learns that he has been betrayed by the organization's leader, DuPont, and dedicates himself to fighting alongside other members of the organization. The film tells the story of Preston leading the freedom struggle and helping people regain their emotional freedom.

Equilibrium belongs to the dystopian science fiction genre and is notable for its original plot and action sequences.

There is also some interesting information about the intriguing movie Equilibrium.

• Kurt Wimmer, the director of the movie Equilibrium, is also the screenwriter and has a small role in the movie.
• The film is inspired by George Orwell's 1984, Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 and Aldous Huxley's Brave New World.
• Filming took place in Berlin, Germany.
• The costume designer for Equilibrium is Joseph A. Porro, who was also the costume designer for the movie The Matrix.
• The "gun kata" technique used in the movie's action sequences was created by choreographer and martial arts master Jim Vickers.
• Equilibrium was not a huge success at the box office at the time of its release. However, it has become a cult movie in the following years and is loved by fans of science fiction and action movies.
• In the movie, John Preston, the character of the protagonist Christian Bale, performed his own stunts in most scenes. Emily Watson, who also starred in the movie, also did her own stunts in the action scenes.

Director : Kurt Wimmer
Writer : Kurt Wimmer
Director of Photography : Dion Beebe
Music : Klaus Badelt
Production : 12002 - USA - 107 m.
Genre : Action / Drama / Science Fiction

CAST :

Christian Bale

Sean Bean

Emily Watson

Taye Diggs

Dominic Purcell

Christian Kahrmann