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    Minority Report is an oddly misplaced mystery/action movie about a cop who is accused of a future murder. Set in early 21st century Washington, DC, the police have the ability to stop murders before they happen with the help of three psychics. They use technology to enhance the visions of these psychics, referred to as pre-cognitives (or “pre-cogs”) to generate not only the name of the victim and perpetrator, but also the evidence against them: hence the crime of murder is reduced to a black and

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    The 2002 film, Minority Report, seems to contain the aspects of a Kantian approach, but when analysing the movie in further detail, does it hold its place? The Pre-crime program punishes individuals for having the intent to murder another, even when the action does not take place. Kant elaborates his standards pertaining ethics in Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals, where Pre-crime can be further understood. Minority Report takes place in the year 2054, crime is virtually eradicated from

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    Minority Report is a 2002 film based off of many themes seen in science fiction writings. The film was written by Scott Frank and Jon Cohen and directed by the very influential and well known Hollywood director, Steven Spielberg. Tom Cruise stars as the main character, John Anderton, along with the other well-known actors/actresses Samantha Morton, Max von Sydow, Colin Farrell, and Tim Blake Nelson. This is a top rated film that uses different film techniques and has a well-developed plot that is

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    Said to be inspired by the curiosity of our future and impacts our rapid advancement in technology on future society, the 2002 film minority report, by Steven Spielberg is set in the futuristic setting of America in 2054. The film has a theme of free vs determinism and can be seen thought out the film. A world without murder “Utopia” and a system called pre-crime is able to stop murder from happening by seeing it before the event takes place. John Anderton a father of one is a leader of the system

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    In this paper I will be reviewing the movie Minority Report directed by Steven Spielberg released in 2002. In the entire review of this film, I will be discussing some specific aspects such as few scenes from the movie, some technical aspects and the intended audience of the film. In addition I will add my own opinion to all the aspects throughout this paper. Finally I will round off my review by concluding why this film is worth of watching both for personal entertainment and academic purpose.

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    P.K. Dick’s The Minority Report and Steven Spielberg’s The Minority Report Death can occur in four ways. A person can die from a physical illness, viruses and infections. A person can die from an accident. A person can commit suicide. Finally a person can be murdered by another person. What if murders could be prevented? In P.K. Dick’s story The Minority Report, and in Spielberg’s film The Minority Report, the future can be altered by using incredible technology. The success of Spielberg’s

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    Minority Report is a 2002 science fiction film directed by renowned director Steven Spielberg and is set in the year 2054 in Washington, D. C. The film revolves around an elite law enforcing squad; Precrime. The Precrime Division uses three genetically altered humans called Pre-Cogs whom possesses special powers to see into the future and predict crimes beforehand. After each crime is foreseen and analyzed, Precrime police officers are sent to the crime location to apprehend the future murderers

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    Minority Report Minority Report, the most contemporary of the movies that we have analyzed, is set in a future dystopian Washington D.C. where law is able to be predicted and everyone’s eyes are linked to the same system that allows to government to monitor you. The film depicts a few areas of law differently than anything we have studied so far. The first is the monetization of law which leads into the second, which is the questioning of the morality of certain types of law Monetizing law. The

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    Stephen Spielberg’s Minority Report, based off Phillip K. Dick’s short story, takes place in the year 2054 and centers around a crime prevention program pilot-tested in Washington, D.C. by the “pre-crime division” of the police force. With crime rates down 90%, the prevention program has proven to be extremely successful; however, in a world of pre-punishment the question remains: is it possible to treat someone in a certain way because of what they may do in the future, even if it hasn’t occurred

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    The text “The Minority Report” by Philip K. Dick is a commentary on the concept of innocence and one’s freedom of choice. It is often said that stories change significantly when becoming movies. The movie by the same name Minority Report directed by Steven Spielberg is based off the same ideas and concept the unpredictability of life and choices. It is a prime example of how the short story and movie differ even if the basic concepts remain unchanged. The movie and short story share many similarities

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