Equilibrium - 2002

Just finished a magnificient film on telly, Equilibrium (2002). This is the sypnosis: 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. When 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. Christian Bale seemed to developed his character of Patrick Bateman from American Psycho (2000), by maintaining the essence of an icy cold killer, and adding more fighting stunts, which i thought put Matrix to SHAME SHAME SHAME. The battle choreography is inspired by chinese kungfu, and japanese samurai fighting, with the use of new-age weapons. This can be a rather disturbing film, difficult to understand in the beginning, but it begin to make sense at about 30 mins later. All the stunts are done without wires, all flips and leaps were done with a trampoline. Highly impressive. Invincible John Preston (Bale) was dressed all suavely and looked exceptionally sharp. It seemed to me, Christian Bale's preparation of Batman was properly prepared with American Psycho and Equilibrium. Definitely recommend this film to BOYS, GUYS, MEN... the fighting scenes were done with style and swiftness. My jaw almost dropped when they show the 1st and 2nd fight scenes. Unfortunately, becos of the plot, there is quite a long wait between the fights. There are some smaller fight scenes, but the last scene was the best. Look out for the lines that were used. Wit, and charm. Equilibrium is the bridge between American Psycho and Batman.