Dystopian Film;Equilibrium, List of Great Films
Equilibrium remained a great hit in the 2000 era; it was released in 2002 with the star cast Christian Bale, Emily Watson, Taye Diggs and others. Equilibrium belongs to dystopian science fiction films, trend of offshoot utopian is constantly increasing from 90’s the involvement of the high intellectual struggle of thoughts which shows a possible outcome of our present knowledge. Dystopian or offshoot utopian literature could be a significant hyperbolic view of any familiar society which one that exaggerates social ills in order to make point about society’s flaws. It’s also called inverse of utopian literature for creating and constructing a world in which the ideal supposition is actually the worst idea possible, ultimately leading humankind to ruin.
Plot and story:
Equilibrium film revolves around the main character John Preston who played by Christian Bale, one of the law enforcement officer from the army, who have no emotions and are unable feel. They are used special drugs unknowingly to suppressed emotions and feeling so that they could rule over the society. After accidentally missing a dose, john was began to feel and experience emotions, in results he was starting to think his own against his own morality of killing people and makes him question to moderate his actions while attempting to remain undetected by the suspicious society in which he lives. Ultimately, he aids a resistance movement using his martial arts, advanced fighting capabilities, for which he was taught and used for the very regime he is helping to overthrow.
Selected dystopian film:
• Blade Runner (1982)
• Brazil in 1985
• Class of 1999 in 1990
• Fortress in 1993
• 12 Monkeys in 1995
• Brave New World in 1998
• Battle Royale in 2000
• Bones in 2001
• Equilibrium in 2002
• Battle Royale II: Requiem in 2003
• Code 46 in 2003
• District B13 in 2004
• I, Robot in 2004
• Æon Flux in 2005
• The Island in 2005
• A Scanner Darkly in 2006
• Children of Men in 2006
• Babylon A.D. in 2008
• Death Race in 2008
• Gamer in 2009
• District 9 in 2009
• District B13: Ultimatum in 2009
• Never Let Me Go (2010)
• Book of Eli in 2010
• Cloud Atlas in 2012
• The Hunger Games in 2012
• The Hunger Games: Catching Fire in 2013
• Elysium in 2013
• Divergent in 2014
• The Giver in 2014
