L'equilibrio di
Equilibrium deve essere piuttosto instabile, se invariabilmente chi lo ha visto si divide tra chi lo ama alla follia e chi lo odia.
Personalmente l'ho apprezzato molto, ma riconosco che abbia molti elementi che possono risultare sgradevoli a chi è abituato a modi diversi di "fare cinema".
Il film è oggettivamente un mega-frullato di temi già sviscerati in libri e pellicole precedenti, a partire da
Fahrenheit 451 e
THX 1138; eppure, nonostante il fatto che la storia narrata non sia certo qualcosa di mai visto, la trama resta comunque buona e molto ben caratterizzata e sviluppata.
Il film risulta sempre molto focalizzato sul messaggio che vuole veicolare, senza intrecci laterali o sotto-trame, e questo non è un male in un film che voglia essere
anche un action-movie.
L'ambientazione subisce più o meno lo stesso trattamento della trama: niente di nuovo, se vogliamo, ma tutto è estremamente chiaro e c'è grande attenzione ai dettagli.
Dove eccelle, a mio parere, è nel
fattore tamarro:
John Preston (e anche alcuni altri protagonisti) sono
maragli da morire. Sì, proprio
truzzissimi. Cioè,
zarri un casino. E pure parecchio
sboroni!
Vestiti, dialoghi, atteggiamenti ed azioni: tutto contribuisce a renderli
cool fuori di misura.
Grande ciliegina sulla torta è poi il
Gun Kata, l'arte marziale nata dalla fantasia del regista e sceneggiatore
Kurt Wimmer: studiando migliaia di conflitti a fuoco, si sono determinate delle regole grazie alle quali il combattente possa muoversi e posizionarsi nelle zone che statisticamente siano le meno esposte ai proiettili avversari, ed al tempo stesso siano le migliori da cui colpire. Miscelare il tutto con un po' di abilità marziali, qualche spadata e tanto
close-quarters combat ed avrete qualcosa che vi farà sorridere.
E niente cavi, che al giorno d'oggi non è poco.
La trama: solito futuro distopico post terza guerra mondiale, dove nella città-Stato di
Libria il governo impone la soppressione delle emozioni quale unico mezzo per evitare future guerre (ma anche e soprattutto per mantenere il controllo della popolazione); questo si attua in due modi: da una parte tutti sono obbligati ad assumere giornalmente una dose di un farmaco, dall'altra ogni oggetto d'arte viene sistematicamente rintracciato e distrutto.
Per chi sgarra, ci sono le forze del
Grammaton, addestrate per combattere la resistenza; uno dei suoi membri di punta, non si fa scrupolo di sopprimere prima la moglie (madre dei suoi due figli) e poi il suo collega, per aver eluso le regole. La casuale impossibilità di assumere la sua dose giornaliera di farmaco lo spingerà però ad allontanarsi progressivamente dal suo ideale di ordine senza emozioni, fino ad unirsi alla resistenza.
Nota di merito a
Christian Bale, bravo e agile (molto più che in
Batman Begins).
Voto: 9. indice di tamarraggine: 11. (da vedere e valutare coi propri occhi, perché pare che i giudizi altrui non siano applicabili, ad un film simile)
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Bale, Christian
Nome di battesimo: Bale, Christian Charles Philip
Data di nascita: 30 January 1974
Altezza: 6' 0½" (1.84 m)
Coniuge: Sibi Blazic::(29 January 2000 - present) 1 child
Ultimi lavori: Biografia:The 10th Anniversary issue of "Entertainment Weekly" crowned Christian Bale as one of the "Top 8 Most Powerful Cult Figures" of the past decade, citing his incredible and legendary cult status on the Internet. EW also calls Bale one of the "Most Creative People in Entertainment" after his brilliant turn as the psychopathic yuppie serial killer in American Psycho (2000). And "Premiere" lauded him as one of the "Hottest Leading Men Under 30". Christian Bale has garnered a huge international audience ever since he wowed critics with his devastating performance in Steven Spielberg's WWII epic Empire of the Sun (1987).Bale made his professional debut opposite British comedian Rowan Atkinson on the London West End stage. He auditioned with 4000 other kids for the coveted role of James Graham in Spielberg's Empire of the Sun (1987). Bale received a special citation for Best Performance by a Juvenile Actor from the National Board of Review -- an award specially created for his performance in "Empire". In the following decade, Welsh-born Bale has appeared in Shakespeare, dramas and comedies demonstrating a versatility, depth and range that has made him one of the best reviewed actors today and one of the most popular actors on the Internet. Bale is the youngest in a family of 3 older sisters (Erin, Sharon, and Louise Bale).
Trivia random: Met his wife through Winona Ryder; she was Ryder's personal assistant.
Citazione random: "I always like that. Whenever there's a project where everyone's going, 'Oooooh, it's a bit dodgy,' I always like it. If you actually look at it, there tends not to be anything risky at all. Why did I start acting in the first place? I didn't do it to be mediocre or to please everybody all the time."
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Equilibrium (2002)
Regista: Kurt Wimmer Scrittore: Kurt Wimmer Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Valutazione: 7.7/10 (38767 voti)
Durata: 107 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:Trama:In a futuristic world, a strict regime has eliminated war by suppressing emotions: books, art and music are strictly forbidden and feeling is a crime punishable by death. Cleric John Preston (Bale) is a top ranking government agent responsible for destroying those who resist the rules. Whe he misses a dose of Prozium, a mind-altering drug that hinders emotion, Preston, who has been trained to enforce the strict laws of the new regime, suddenly becomes the only person capable of overthrowing it.
Trivia random: Body count: 236
Citazione random: Mary: You can't do this! You cannot do this!::John Preston: Tetragrammaton. There's nothing we can't do.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
Regista: François Truffaut Scrittore: Ray Bradbury,
Jean-Louis Richard Genere: Sci-Fi, Drama
Valutazione: 7.1/10 (6795 voti)
Durata: 112 min
Paese: UK
Lingua: English
Cast:Trama:Based on the 1951 Ray Bradbury novel of the same name. Guy Montag is a firefighter who lives in a lonely, isolated society where books have been outlawed by a government fearing an independent-thinking public. It is the duty of firefighters to burn any books on sight or said collections that have been reported by informants. People in this society including Montag's wife are drugged into compliancy and get their information from wall-length television screens. After Montag falls in love with book-hoarding Clarisse, he begins to read confiscated books. It is through this relationship that he begins to question the government's motives behind book-burning. Montag is soon found out, and he must decide whether to return to his job or run away knowing full well the consequences that he could face if captured.
Trivia random: The Sorrows of Young Werther
Citazione random: Book Person: 'Martian Chronicles': I'm The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Batman Begins (2005)
Regista: Christopher Nolan Scrittore: Bob Kane,
David S. Goyer Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Valutazione: 8.3/10 (116749 voti) [#96 nella top250]
Durata: 140 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: Mandarin, English
Cast:Trama:In tone with the early "Batman: Year One" style comics. As a boy a young Bruce Wayne watched in horror as his millionaire parents were slain in front of his eyes, a trauma which led him to become obsessed with revenge but his chance is cruelly taken away from him by fate. After disappearing to the East where he seeks counsel with the dangerous but honorable ninja cult leader known as Ra's Al-Ghul, he returns to his now decaying Gotham City overrun by organized crime and dangerous individuals manipulating the system whilst the company he inherited is slowly being pulled out from under him. The discovery of a cave under his mansion, and a prototype armored suit leads him to take on a new persona, one which will strike fear into the hearts of men who do wrong - he becomes, Batman. In the new guise, and with the help of rising cop Jim Gordon, Batman sets out to take down the various nefarious schemes in motion by individuals such as mafia don Falcone, the twisted doctor/drug dealer Jonathan 'The Scarecrow' Crane, and a mysterious third party that is quite familiar with Wayne and waiting to strike when the time is right.
Trivia random: Due to his part in Maquinista, El (2004) (aka The Machinist), Christian Bale was vastly underweight (about 120 pounds on his 6 foot+ frame) when he was under consideration for the part. After being cast, he was told to become as "big as you could be" by Christopher Nolan. Bale underwent a dietary and exercise regimen and ending up weighing about 220 pounds (about 40 pounds above his normal weight). It was decided that Bale had became too large (friends of his on the film's crew dubbed him "Fatman") and he quickly shed about 20 pounds to have leaner, more muscular frame.
Citazione random: Earle: [to Lucius Fox] I am merging your department with Archives, and I am firing you. Didn't you get the memo?
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
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THX 1138 (1971)
Uomo che fuggì dal futuro, L'
Regista: George Lucas Scrittore: George Lucas,
George Lucas Genere: Sci-Fi, Drama
Valutazione: 6.7/10 (7902 voti)
Durata: 86 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:Trama:George Lucas adapted this, his first film, from a short he made at University. THX 1138, LUH 3417, and SEN 5241 attempt to escape from a futuristic society located beneath the surface of the Earth. The society has outlawed sex, with drugs used to control the people. THX 1138 stops taking the drugs, and gets LUH 3417 pregnant. They are both thrown in jail where they meet SEN 5241 and start to plan their escape.
Trivia random: Publicity photos and some foreign posters and video covers feature a shot from a scene not included in the final film: The police robots approaching the dead body of the OHM priest (who SEN killed earlier) and checking for a pulse.
Citazione random: [THX's case has been terminated]::Chrome Robot: We have to go back. This is your last chance to return with us. You have nowhere to go. You cannot survive outside the city shell. We only want to help you. This is your last chance.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb. 
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