GCS 023: "Equilibrium" by Kurt Wimmer

In a future where freedom is outlawed outlaws will become heroes.

Christian Bale, actor that became an A-list in less than 5 years. And you can say it all started with:

Equilibrium (2002) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0238380/

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.

Fun Facts:

• In certain scenes, the muzzle flash of the pistols and rifles fired by the Clerics and guards will reveal the Tetragrammaton insignia.

• The pistol-whip fight between John Preston and the officers took only 30 minutes to film.

• The film was not given a wide release because it had already run into profit as a result of overseas sales, and Miramax didn't want to risk turning a money maker into a loss.

• The "kendo"-type swords used during the sparing scene were designed specially for the film and are turned wood which broke quite easily during filming because Christian Bale and Taye Diggs were really whacking each other with them.

And the scene I chose, is the final battling scene, in this movie there are better scenes but since the style of fighting is "gun-kata", I'm bringing you that exact fighting scene:

Video:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=CeHrq_Fs1vk