I watched the first episode of the new FOX sci-fi show
Minority Report the other day and really enjoyed it. I heard the ratings were not that good and
this saddened me---because I believe the show has a lot of potential and fear
it getting cancelled too early.
2 Episodes in I decided to revisit the movie as well which is basically a springboard for the show. Here are my thoughts on both the movie and the show.
2 Episodes in I decided to revisit the movie as well which is basically a springboard for the show. Here are my thoughts on both the movie and the show.
Minority Report : The Movie 9 out of 10 2002
I loved this movie.
It is probably my favorite movies that Tom Cruise has been in. A big factor in my loving the movie is that
it was directed by my favorite director Steven Spielberg who as far as I'm concerned can do no wrong. Another factor is
that it was based on a Phillip K Dick story.
Some of the best sci-fi movies have been based on Phillip K Dick stories
such as Blade Runner and Total Recall…..This movie belongs in that great class
of films.
The plot is kind of like the plot for Logan’s Run --in that the main character is a cop that
ends up on the run himself. In Logan’s
Run the main character is a cop that has to hunt down anyone that runs once
their lifespan has been scheduled to expire.
In Minority Report the main character played by Tom Cruise is a cop that
arrests criminals before they commit crimes based on a program called
Pre-Crime. Pre-Crime relies on three precognitive
telepaths that are able to see murders before they happen. The problem is all of a sudden his name shows up as a murderer and he runs knowing that he doesn’t plan to
murder anyone. The movie follows him as he tries to prove
that he is innocent and uncovers some things about the program that throw the
whole program into doubt.
The movie has a fun and exciting plot with some solid
action sequences. The look at the
future is visually appealing and some of the concepts from this 2001 film feel like they are starting to
happen already. Speilberg is one of the
best there is and as usual delivers a good film with a satisfying ending…. If you like Sci-Fi and Spielberg this film is a must see.
Here is the trailer for the film
The TV Show:
The TV show is off to a great start with a story that
jumps off from the film years later as Pre-Crime has been abolished. The Precogs that were sent to live a normal
life at the end of the film are now the center of this TV show. The story follows one of the Precogs (played by Stark Sands) that has
taken upon himself to try and stop the murders.
He secretly teams up with a cop (played by Megan Good) and together they try to solve crimes
together. Megan Good is excellent as the cop and Stark Sands (interesting name) plays socially awkward well as Dash. This is a typical fish out of
water cop team up story like Castle or Sleepy Hollow with he interesting
twist being the Precogs themselves. There
is an interesting background story involving the 3 Precogs that I hope the show
gets around to revealing. The show
feels like a natural extension of the movie incorporating many familiar
elements.
This isn’t a reboot –but instead a cool sequel that makes use of the cool elements from the film. Check the show out while you still can
This isn’t a reboot –but instead a cool sequel that makes use of the cool elements from the film. Check the show out while you still can
Here is the trailer for the TV show
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