Minority Report - When the Story World Becomes The Villain
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Phillip K. Dick is well known for inspiring some of the greatest story worlds ever put on screen, and Minority Report is no exception. But the design of the technology isn’t the most important part of the story world. The concept of Precrime-arresting people before they’ve actually committed a murder-is the important part of Minority Report’s story world; the futuristic cars, jetpacks, and illogically transparent screens are just cool. In this video we compare three versions of this story-Philip K. Dick’s original short story from 1956, Jon Cohen’s 1997 script, and Scott Frank’s final script-to explore how each tries to establish the philosophy of the story world. We look at how they attempt to persuade the audience to believe in the system of Precrime, and examine how the story world itself becomes the antagonist of the story. Let’s take a look at Minority Report.
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Minority Report asserts that humans have free will-what do you think?
I think we do have free will but we lack a proper understanding of it.
I think we have free will. There is no God.
I have to comment on this because I lack free will.
I knew you were going to ask that.
There is an alternative ending theory. The protagonist is captured and put in stasis, where he dreams whatever he wants. In the movie we see him been freed and he then goes to dismantle pre-crime, but this could all be just a dream he is having, while he is still in stasis.
Of course I have free will, I wasn't given a choice.
Quote of the year.
*nosebleeds for a week*
Someone's been reading Hitchens!
Of course you have free will, it’s your destiny.
bruh moment
There’s an aspect to the film’s end that never sat right with me. The problem with pre-crime wasn’t about free will, but what they did with the attempted murderers. They put them away for crimes they did not commit. Considering at that point in pre-crime, almost all murders were crimes of passion, the perpetrators could instead be given some extensive counseling (and would probably be grateful that they were stopped in time).
That only leaves one ethical matter left: is it worth drugging and enslaving a few gifted kids to save hundreds or even thousands of lives?
Brave New World - Huxley
"The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas", Ursula K. Le Guin
@@creativename8275 Hadn't heard of that, so I looked it up. Excellent reference!
That is valid if you believe most in the ideal of rehabilitation of the criminal and do not enforce the ideal of neutralization. Kinda old and still heated topic.
Oh come on, we have killed way more than that just in medical experiments.
The feeling u get when u see a new lessons from the screenplay is indescribable
The gaping hole I never understood about this story, was the idea that if pre-crime could not be seen to work 100% of the time it should not be used at all for fear of punishing the innocent.
Sure that makes a sense....but why not keep pre-crime running....but just remove the punishment element of the system?
so you still get to intervene and potentially save lives... but no one ends up sleeping there life away for a crime they didn't actual get round to committing.
To be honest, if this existed in reality someone would tie it into targeted advertisements and take over the world.
You mean let the accused walk around free in public?
@@marlonmoncrieffe0728 yes, if he would still be a danger to society they would know, because they can see the future, so they can forgive the almost criminal without fear of reincidence, if they see the murder again after the guy was caught the first time then they punish him
The gaping whole is that the script doesn't work. How could the precogs foretell the actions of Tom Cruise's character? All his actions were a reaction to their accusations so they had nothing to predict.
Probably 'cause it would require the precogs to be wired in, which -- at least Anderton - had come to realise deserved a more humane life.
I randomly watched this movie 2 days ago. I think I willed this video into existence.
I think it took him more than 2 days to make this video haha
@@VendettaMax Nonsense! I am sure he makes them on his iPhone 3G as he is sitting on the toilet!
@@brayancote450 Hahahaha just like I plan on making mine.
Same here! Couldn't believe it when I saw it in my subscriptions
I also randomly watched this movie yesterday
The concept of "pre-crime" reminds me of a series of anime that I enjoy very much, at least the first and third season. It's called "Psycho-Pass", and it takes place in a future where a system that can read the mental state of people has been established. Every person gets assigned a "hue" and "number" (called a "crime co-efficient") that may change depending on the circumstances. A person that somehow gets over 100 in "crime co-efficiency" is to be stunned and transported away on sight, while people over 300 gets marked for immediate execution by "Enforcers" and their "Dominators".
In this world, the future is not preordained, but the concept of "pre-crime" still exists. I can highly recommend the first season of it.
Season 1 only must watch... The others might be enjoyable but not as good in writing/plot than the first
Facts
Severely underrated Cruise, Spielberg, and sci-fi flick
On your point of delivering exposition, I think Annihilation does this brilliantly. For example, when Natalie Portman's character is being interrogated by Benedict Wong, he asks her how her and the group stayed in the shimmer for so long despite the amount of food not being enough for that time period. This single line tells us how long the characters stayed there and that time and space works differently in that area. Even Natalie Portman's reply, that she doesn't remember eating, tells us a whole lot of the effects of the shimmer. I find it to be brilliant writing.
Alex Garland is brilliant and Annihilation is mind blowing
Annihilation uses it well, but the interrogation framing device has got to be well-worn trope at this point. The Usual Suspects, Invasion of the Body Snatchers...
Addendum - I checked: TV Tropes calls it ‘Interrogation Flashback’
How do you get John to go kill Crow? In principle there was no reason to go to that department.
I mean, just giving photos of John's son to this guy Crow is not enough to go to him. Doesn't sound consistent to me. Let's see, once the premonition is seen it is coherent, because maybe John wanted to find out why he would kill someone.
But I mean before, the premonition has no reason to exist.
In the end, the premonition ends up being the CAUSE of the murder, when it should be REVERSE.
This movie is so underrated. The first 15 minutes (not to discredit the rest) is so well shot and choreographed and entertaining and, I mean, damn...
Colin Farell could be in a Mission Impossible
@@johnnylarson867 funny how Jeremy Renner was going to be the replacement in two of the biggest spy movies franchises and neither of them worked.
Wonderful actor, just bad luck I think.
@@johnnylarson867 Oh yeah, I didn't remembered he was in Rogue Nation!! I agree, the last MI movies have been awesome!! Why wasn't he in Follout?
@@asel1124 at the same time he's still a super spy character in a mega superhero franchise, lol. maybe next he's gonna try to be james bond... and imagine if a single guy is practically hawkeye, hunt, bourne and bond at the same time, that would be something to behold.
Jack Draper I do like him as an actor really hated total recall the remake but in minority report he said in an interview he was totally high when filming this
Love Minority Report, feels strangely underrated these days
Everyone's phone is already under surveillance. That has become the norm. The current Zeitgeist would embrace pre-crime. And it does not even need a crime wave for that. Crime is an alltime lows, terrorism is a minor issues compared to 40 years ago. Yet we are willing to allow big brother to control every aspect of our lives for just a bit more security.
When have we become such cowards?
@@Traumglanz Can't wait to get reprogrammed so i don't have to think for myself!
@Thomas Headley No one said they were playing the short game lol
It's definitely underrated, even when it came out. It's one of Tom Cruise's best performances (if not arguably his very best), it's one of Spielberg's most self-assured and mature films at the height of his career, and it's one of John Williams' best scores. And that's completely leaving aside the careful consultation they carried out with scientists and technology experts to come up with very insightful guesses as to what future technologies might look like. Some of these have turned out to be eerily close to accurate, but even the ones that haven't panned out don't feel gimmicky and unrealistic within the story universe.
It's right up there with Spielberg's other overlooked and misunderstood masterpiece, A.I. Interestingly, respected film critic Mark Kermode wrote a retrospective re-review of A.I., apologising for his initial reaction to it when it was released and admitting that he in fact didn't realise at the time what a remarkable work it is. I can't remember if many reviewers were negative about Minority Report when it came out, but it wouldn't surprise me if they found similar reasons to change their viewpoint if they watched it again.
@@tbirdparis nothing beats TC as Vincent in Collateral TBH
i watch videos like these when i want to feel good about procrastinating
haha. I watch videos on how to avoid procrastinating when procrastinating. 🐵🧠
Me too! "At LeAst iM leaRnIng SomEThing"
Me too. As a Psychology masters student it's crucial to learn about screenplay writing.
The concept of exposition In movies always fascinates me. Do you have a favourite exposition scene Michael?
The bee movie opening narration
Kyle Reese explaining everything to Sarah Connor as they're being hunted down in the parking lot in the first Terminator is my favorite, but Apollo 13 is a masterclass in dramatic exposition.
The social network opening scene, there's a video about how to convey exposition
I always liked the opening of Gattaca
The Matrix does a ton of exposition about the world while also being super creepy (creating more questions and the desire to understand) and there being lots of real danger, including the rescue of neo from the real world. they don't need to do a ton of telling because they are so busy showing.
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2:53 Doctor Emmett Brown: "Why is everyone so hung up on exposition in the future? I constantly did it for an entire trilogy."
Man, I love getting notifications for your videos!
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Phillip K. Dick’s conceptual work is amazing - so happy you took the time to deconstruct the various improvements in the narrative’s evolution from one story channel (novel) to another (screenplay). As always, top notch work, Michael!
Not just a novel, it's a short story. Which means that people won't be slamming the movie for departing ever so slightly from the book.
@@danielsilva9502 Noted, Daniel. I wasn't referring to the structure in terms of length, but in approach. Maybe a more precise description would be ‘literary’.
@@CraigPatrick839 I know you knew.
The universal message of Minority Report is a great one - a group of people will defend anything if it is successful for them. Anderton only questions the system when it turns on him. Channels Roald Dahl’s, “The matter with human beans is that they is absolutely refusing to believe anything until it is in front of their own schnozzles.”
The precogs knew Burgess was going to kill himself; they lied about it so they'd be set free.
We saw that the precogs had abilities way beyond predicting murders... I like to think they set up John Anderton and caused all the events of the movie.
Ohhh I like that theory!
We see that the girl has more powerful premonitions. The implication that these psychics are enslaved for exclusively the purpose of thought police is ridiculous, wouldn't Burgess use it to become planet dictator? I would. So would you.
I hated it when the guy being cheated was haloed. So he was put to sleep forever while his wife keeps fucking her new bf in her husbands house? Fucking unreal.
Not to mention his wife probably inherited everything he owned, since he wasn't gonna need them anymore.
That theory isn't explored at all in the movie, however without it, the movie falls apart. That's the only way anything makes sense. What motivation does Anderton have to kill a guy he doesn't know without the precogs setting him up?
Good theory.
MR is one of my favorite movie of all time, great mix of Noir, Mystery, and Sci Fi. Thank you for doing a video on it!
Such an under-appreciated film. I’m thankful you’ve brought this sci-fi classic to a new audience and reminded those of us who like it that it’s a film worth revisiting.
Great work, as always. You talent, you!
:) Thank you!
Underapretiated? It was a Blockbuster man
@Jesus
It doesn’t top or make many people’s list of influential and must-watch Sci-Fi films. It’s not a film that’s in the forethought of peoples minds anymore, which is shame because of how good it is.
It was very well received upon release, but we don’t see people praising it like people still praise other Dick adaptations.
@@WenBilson It's on every top 10 Spielberg list I have seen.
@@karlkarlos3545 So, top 10 out of 32? Not that impressive. The movie still isn't recognized to the degree it should be when looking at the Sci-Fi community.
Im just so mesmerized by the footage taken from the movie. Its so well directed- the lighting, the movement the staging and blocking. Just so entertaining to watch
Hello Michael. There's a compelling alternate theory that I came across on IMDb many years ago, and not only does it change everything, but also shows Spielberg's having his frequent sentimental cake and eating it too:
When Anderton is about to be placed in cryogenic suspension and asks "Will I dream?", the caretaker answers "In here, all your dreams come true".
After that point, every one of Anderton's urgent wishes come true and all conflicts are resolved. Too neatly in fact, including a reconciliation between Anderton and his estranged wife, which makes it highly plausible that this all occurred in his dreams, not unlike Sam Lowry (Jonathan Pryce) at the end of Brazil. Except that unlike Terry Gilliam, Spielberg never quite broke the poker face, didn't blink although he did slightly twitch with that exchange between the caretaker and the too-tidy-for-comfort ending.
The ending, the REAL ending, might be much, much darker, but we are still following events from Anderton's perspective, and he's out cold for who knows how many years, while pre-crime has become national policy. Yikes.
Similar to "Vanilla Sky", but in reverse. Cruise dreams through "Sky" and is given the choice to awaken at the end.
@The Bandog Yikes.
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Another of my favorite channels covered this film today. I love little moments of synchronicity, especially around stories having to do with precognition.
Another great commentary. What I love about your videos is not only do you share fascinating information about the films you cover, but you also inspire by pointing out concepts behind screenwriting that are useful and constructive. I also walk away with fresh ideas for my own stories after watching your videos. Thanks a million.
Really love how you compared the three versions of the story! Really insightful! Keep up the good work Michael!:)
Please please never stop doing these amazing videos. I'm not a director, or screen writer or actor, but I'm so into movies and understanding them, and you are very helping
Gosh this is by far one of Spielberg's most underrated movies!!!
Feels like the older I get, the more I appreciate Spielberg.
This is one of my favorite films of all time. I really appreciate you shining a new light on it. Well done!
Beautifully written and edited analysis :)
One of my favorite movies and a magnificent script. Thank you for always doing a great job
One of my favourite sci-fi movies that is thought-provoking while delivering excellent special effects, action and suspense.
Witwer is definitely a character that helps the audience learn about the world of Minority Report while providing conflict to Anderson. Thanks for another great video!
Sibyl system from Psycho-Pass
yea the writer got that inspiration from Minority Report if I'm not mistaken
Have seen this movie so many times. A brilliant screen play, so well explained 👍🏼
We need to see more movies with new ideas like this, and not churning out the same old rubbish!
Love this! Thanks so much for sharing what you've learned from reading! I loved the analysis of alternate endings.
I love this episode!!!!Hope there will be more talk about exposition like this one in the future!
Great video as always, Michael! Any plan on making a vid abou prometheus or covenant?
This statement is always made, but whenever I see a notification from this channel specifically it is an instant watch. Truly wonderful content that we always learn from!
You're probably the only channel I'll stop whatever I'm doing to watch your videos as soon as I see them. Keep up the great content!
So glad you chose one of my all-time favorite Sci-Fi films; I can't even count how many times I've re-watched it over the years. I'm very impressed with your choice to include all three iterations, it fully rounded out the final product and provided an interesting duality.
The segways to your sponsors are perhaps the most elegant on UA-cam.
The main content was great, Michael. As ever. I love it when your notification comes up! :)
I love your videos man.
Thanks for your hard work and well thought out comments!
Your video essays are always top tier!
The show Person of Interest was an awesome adaptation where an AI is developed to monitor the mass surveillance state. I can imagine this vehicle could be used as a link between Robocop, The Terminator series and the Matrix.
Great video on world building. I only recently watched this movie for the first time and I was very impressed. Philip K. Dick is one of my favorite writers and I think this adaptation did a good job of sticking with the feel of the original story.
To me it just completely betrays the core of the story. As Lost in Adaptation put it, it's basically an in-name only adaptation. Even Blade Runner is probably closer to its source material, and that didn't use the same title and billed itself as just loosely inspired by Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep.
Great video as always, Michael! One of my favorite movies, too. Thanks for doing what you do!
Your my only subscription - I love listening to these videos, they're always so informative. Keep up the great work :)
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It's always a pleasure to watch your videos my friend, so many people here in México we love your channel, i send you a hug Mr. Tucker
welp, time to watch this movie again. Great stuff here Michael!
Very pleased with this video! Thanks so much for the effort you put into it and for sharing this with the rest of us. SUBSCRIBED!
I haven’t even heard of this movie before this video came out and I casually found it on tv yesterday and I’m now glad I watched! And I’m even happier I could watch your video which I absolutely love! Great work Michael 😊
Such a fabulous conversation. Have always admired the Minority Report movie and later the short lived television series that was on a couple years back which also explored various ideas of the theme. Thanks so much for sharing...really caught my attention.
I seriously love your channel and your work.
Literally just watched this movie for the first time 3 days ago and here's a LFTS video ! Perfect timing !
Absolutely amazing video essay! Made me want to revisit all Philip K Dick's work!
I adore this movie so much! Thanks for making a great video about it! The world is well realised, and the plot moves along with nice twists and turns and great action set pieces. The scene in Sean's bedroom breaks my heart every time I think of it. Even writing this comment is difficult.
Finally! A video about my favorite sci fi. Im not watching this yet but I cant wait to. Brilliantly shot and gripping story. Much to analyze though. I watched this two weeks ago too.
Excellent work as always. Enjoyed this a bunch.
You have increased my appreciation of this film and of Dick, thanks!
Another great installment! Could you please do a video specifically aimed at techniques to disguise exposition?
That was the most elegant transition to the video’s sponsor I’ve yet seen on UA-cam. Really quality artistry, LFTS.
this film has always stood out for its structure, and a special balance of its elements in the script
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i just watched this yesterday. incredible timing
CONGRATS ON 1 MILLION!
Great video without hype or annoyance, just pleasant explanation. Keep up the good work.
The tech of _Minority Report_ coming true is the most scary aspect of this great, underrated film. One thing I never understood was how the precogs came into existence; how did they find them?
Again Michael hits us with one of the best segue into the ad
Thank you so much for analyzing this story! I loved the film! Now I understand better why.
Another fantastic video!
Great take on the conflict between characters. Never saw it like this, and that's why it doesn't seem like too much of an expositional movie... thanks!
Excellent. As always, very well done.
Dude I love your channel ,but now I love your channel even more because this movie is one of my favorite movie and is really underrated.
It would be worth it to subscribe to your channel just to see how sponsors can be wonderfully integrated with the content. This one was insightful, as always.
P.S. I hope Audible paid you an insane amount for that Adaptation video.
This movie is incredible. All aspects of it come together so well.
Always a nice surprise to see you upload a video :)
You should Hell or High Water or Sicario next! Amazing movies!
'Sicario' was a terrible movie actually.
@@marlonmoncrieffe0728 Is that so?
@@michaelv4812
Yes.
@@marlonmoncrieffe0728 Okay, why?
Another great video. Thank you for your hard work.
Great as always! :)
When I get the notification saying you’ve posted a new video I always get excited.
The insight into the difficulties of exposition and expository dialogue is something Christopher Nolan needs to put more thought into.
He can be so pretentious.
Fun fact, designers of the first touch screen smartphones looked at Minority Report as a reference on hand movements with screens. Mainly the gesture of zooming in and zooming out.
Hey man! I really love your content. Thanks
Great video as always.
Re: the delivery of exposition while NOT being devoid of drama, I think that Mad Max Fury Road would be a superb movie to do a video essay on.
Plus... MMFR is friggin awesome. And LFTS is friggin awesome. And I checked to see if you had covered MMFR before and I didn't see it. But my literacy success rate is variable.
One of my favourite movies! Fabulous work, man
It's so good!
I learn so much from your videos.
It's my favorite Spielberg's movie! I'm so glad to see you make a lesson for it!
Wow, really? I mean... Really?
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I know he also directed other unforgettable brilliant works, but this film's Sci-fi theme and style are what I like.
For some reason, I never forget Steven's greatness, but every time I see one of his movies I"m extremely impressed. I love Steven but never expected Minority Report to be so good. Neither did I expect to enjoy Ready Player One. He's magic.
One of my favourite movies, and an underrated (in my opinion) story. Thanks for doing a dive on this!
I love it, too! I'm hoping it comes out in 4K soon.
Great review as always. I will add this - I subscribe to the concept that the story being told actually ends when Anderton is haloed. The reason for this comes from the scene where Anderton visits the chamber where all Pre-criminals have been stored. The guy running the place makes a comment of how the criminals have no idea where they are and that the devices attached to them make them believe they are living their best days ever. Well, after being haloed, Anderton is somehow able to get into Precrime with his removed eyeballs (which should not work as he would be listed as a wanted fugitive at that point), save the Pre-cogs and bring down a flawed Precrime system. Oh, and he also gets back with his ex-wife and we see she's pregnant at the end, helping fill the loss of Shawn. That seems very convenient; however, if you look at it as a VR dream, it truly makes sense and it also gives us a darker ending, which I honestly prefer. But, that's the beauty of film - it's open to personal interpretation!
This channel is so fantastic! My request: Mad Men, please! Thanks for the great content and insight!
i haven't even watched the video yet, but this film is a masterpiece
love the channel!
Awesome video, as usual. I laughed at the very end when you referenced Veritasium's video on the youtube algorithm (which I had already watched). It seems like you guys all know each other and watch each other's stuff!
Man, do i love when you upload a video!!!
Great as always! Thank you.
So wish to hear your take on terminator 1&2
Brilliant video!
When I was a child watching the movie I did not understand why Spielberg focused so much time on the scene where John goes home, gets high, and watches digital memories of a past with his wife and child.
15 years later, I catch myself pouring dry cereal out of the box into my own mouth, and I finally realize the point of the scene. To show how _damaged_ John is. An uncomfortable but necessary realization.
your background tracks are so on point
Great video as always :D