Storyline
What is the name of the organisation that uses precognitive visions to prevent crimes in Minority Report?
PreCrime
Who plays the role of John Anderton in the movie?
Tom Cruise
What is one major theme explored in Minority Report ?
Free Will vs Determinism
In what year is Minority Report set?
2054
What ethical issue arises from arresting people from crimes they haven’t committed yet?
Punishing people for future intentions violated free will and fairness
What is the name of the main character accused of a future murder?
John (Anderton)
What is the name of the precognitive trio in the PreCrime system? (One name is enough to gain the points)
Agatha, Dashiell and Arthur
What does the eye-scanning technology symbolise on the movie?
Constant surveillance and loss of privacy
What technology does John use to interact with data in the PreCrime headquarters?
Gesture-based holographic interface
Why does John struggle with the idea of killing Leo Crow?
He believes he has free will to choose not to commit the predicted murder
What event causes John to question the reliability of the PreCrime system?
He is predicted to commit a murder himself, prompting him to investigate the system
How does John’s personal tragedy influence his commitment to PreCrime?
The disappearance of his son, Sean, drives his belief in PreCrime as a way to prevent similar tragedies, making his work deeply personal
How does the film use the precognitive to symbolise the cost of societal safety?
The precogs’ exploitation, living in a drugged state to serve PreCrime, symbolises the sacrifice of individual freedom for collective security
How doed the film’s depiction of personalised advertising reflect its futuristic setting?
Eye-scanning billboards that target individuals with tailored ads highlight a hyper-commercialised, surveillance-driven future
How does the film question the morality of using the precogs for PreCrime?
It shows the precogs as exploited, drugged individuals, raising ethical concerns about their loss of autonomy for the sake of preventing crime
How does the Minority Report concept challenge the plot’s central premise of PreCrime infallibility?
The Minority Report is dissenting vision from one of the precognitive, suggesting that the future is not certain, undermining PreCrime’s claim of perfect accuracy.
How does Agatha’s character evolve from passive precognitive to an active participant in the story?
Agatha transitions from a tool of the PreCrime system to a key figure who helps John uncover the truth, guiding him to the minority report and revealing her own humanity
How does the film’s use of water imagery, such and the precog tank or rain, reflect the theme of blurred perception?
Water imagery, like the precog tank and rain, symbolises distorted visions and unclear truths, paralleling the uncertainty of the precogs’ predictions and the moral ambiguity of PreCrime.
How does the use of spider robots in the film illustrates the balance between technological efficiency and invasion of privacy?
The spider robots show efficient law enforcement but also represent invasive surveillance, as they enter private homes without consent.
What moral dilemma does John face when deciding whether to expose the flaws in PreCrime?
He must choose between upholding a system that prevents crime but imprisons innoncent people and dismantling it, potentially allowing crimes to occur but restoring justice
How does the resolution of the plot, with the dismantling of PreCrime, reflect the tension between free will and predetermination in the narrative arc?
The dismantling of PreCrime, driven by John’s choice to not commit the predicted murder and the exposure of flaws in the system , emphasises the narrative’s argument that free will can override predetermined outcomes, restoring individual agency.
How does Director Lamar Burgess’s character arc reveal the moral complexities of the PreCrime system?
Burgess’s arc shows him as a creator of PreCrime who believes in its mission but manipulates it to cover his own murder, revealing his willingness to sacrifice ethics for the system’s survival, motivated be a desire to protect his legacy.
How does the film’s exploration of determinism critique the societal implications of predictive policing, and what symbolic elements reinforce this critique?
The film critiques predictive policing by showing how reliance on precog visions eroded free will, with symbols like the precogs’ confinement and the red ball (representing inevitable crime)
How does the film’s portrayal of the PreCrime system’s technology comment on the ethical risks of over-reliance on predictive technologies in dystopian settings?
The PreCrime system‘s reliance on precog visions highlights the risk of treating flawed predictions as truth, critiquing real-world predictive tech by showing how it can lead to unjust outcomes when unchecked
How does the film use Director Burgess’s actions to explore the ethical tension between utilitarianism and individual rights?
Burgess’s murder to protect PreCrime shows that prioritising systematic goals over individual rights leads to corruption, suggesting PreCrime is unsustainable due to its ethical flaws.