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Directed by Kurt Wimmer - 2002

Directed by Kurt Wimmer - 2002. PLOT OVERVIEW.

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Directed by Kurt Wimmer - 2002

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  1. Directed by Kurt Wimmer - 2002

  2. PLOT OVERVIEW • Equilibrium is set in a dystopian city-state of Libria. After a Third World War devastated the Earth, a totalitarian state emerged whose ideology determined human emotion to be the root cause of conflict. All emotionally stimulating material is banned and "sense offenders" are ruthlessly persecuted. Everyone is required to take daily injections of Prozium, an emotion-suppressing drug. The film follows John Preston, a warrior-priest and officer in the Cleric who enforces these laws.

  3. Themes & Concerns of this time period… THEMES: REAL LIFE EVENTS: The abundance of and overuse of modern drugs which diminish sensory awareness. February 2001 - USA and UK bombed Iraq on the grounds that Iraq was harbouring weapons of mass destruction September 2001 – 911 Terrorist attacks on America The Patriot Act of 2001 gave the CIA power to access citizens cell phones • Fear of technology • Loss of freedom and privacy due to government control • Abuse of power

  4. Kurt Wimmeron Equilibrium… • “It's about numbness I think as brought on by over saturation potentially from the media. It's about numbness that is brought on by self-medication, whether it be over the counter or under the counter...any of the ways that we have made ourselves insensible to the environment around us."

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