Equilibrium

coverNihilist Sci-fi cocktail

Ingredients:

  • Oppressive, emotionless regime
  • Dark, depressing art decoration (see "1984")
  • Fascist architecture (Berlin, EUR in Rome)
  • Strong-looking but brooding protagonist (Christian Bale)
  • Black sidekick (Taye Diggs)
  • Art flick chick love interest (Emily Watson)
  • Anonymous police guys in long black coats
  • Ballet-like martial arts/gun battles (clone from "The Matrix")
  • 'Wizard of Oz' plot twist
Put together, shake well, serve cold. May taste like similar cocktails. Also, a manifesto for a society that's in touch with its feelings may not want to show the hero shooting people in the face.

Posted by cronopio at 05:00 PM, March 01, 2003