The 17th Best All-Time Film

(5th Post -1998) 


 

Minority Report (2002)

When it comes to Spielberg films, my 17th all-time favorite film is the second highest. Higher than ā€œJurassic Park,ā€ higher than ā€œSchindlerā€™s List,ā€ higher than ā€œJawsā€ and certainly higher than ā€œE.T.ā€, ā€œMinority Reportā€ is almost his best-ever film. Maybe it comes from the Kubrick influence that came from ā€œA.I.ā€ the year before. Maybe it is just the move to embrace more challenging and ambiguous material like ā€œCatch Me If You Canā€ that would come out in the same year.

Whatever the reason, ā€œMinority Reportā€ combines a compelling and exciting story with philosophical and ethical quandaries that lend themselves to multiple viewings and discussions. And they arenā€™t just stereotypical science fiction topics, but real-world questions. (Such is often the case with good sci-fi!)

What sort of topics await a viewer of ā€œMinority Reportā€? Free Will, fate, criminal justice, guilt and innocence, government control, safety vs. freedom, and on and on. And if that werenā€™t enough, thee debate surrounding the end of the film is intense and perhaps irresolvable.

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