charlie
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*This thread contains Spoilers*
I am watching the movie right now, and it's pretty interesting... set in 2054.
Phillip K. Dick is actually the one who coined the term "precog", and for that I'm eternally grateful to him.
I do however take issue with the mechanics of the whole operation. It is based on the assumption of multiple worlds: there is one timeline where the precogs see the future crime, and another timeline where the precrime unit is able to stop it, and the victim lives on. In the mechanics of precognition, I don't see any evidence of multiple universes/timelines/worlds, if anything, the great connection that precognition has to temporal phenomena is proof that it may be impossible to prove multiple worlds.
At any rate, I think this movie is a great addition to the realm of precognitive discussion and philosophy.
WATCH THE MOVIE!!!!!
"The Minority Report" is a 1956 science fiction novelette by American writer Philip K. Dick, first published in Fantastic Universe. In a future society, three mutants foresee all crime before it occurs. Plugged into a great machine, these "precogs" allow a division of the police called Precrime to arrest suspects before they can commit any actual crimes. When the head of Precrime, John Anderton, is himself predicted to murder a man whom he has never heard of, Anderton is convinced a great conspiracy is afoot.
The story reflects many of Philip K. Dick's personal anxieties, particularly questioning the relationship between authoritarianism and individual autonomy. Like many stories dealing with knowledge of future events, "The Minority Report" questions the existence of free will. The title refers to the dissenting opinion of one of the precogs.
In 2002, the story was adapted into a film directed by Steven Spielberg, which starred Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton, and Max von Sydow. Spielberg's film was followed by a series of the same name, which debuted on the Fox Broadcasting Company on September 21, 2015.
The story reflects many of Philip K. Dick's personal anxieties, particularly questioning the relationship between authoritarianism and individual autonomy. Like many stories dealing with knowledge of future events, "The Minority Report" questions the existence of free will. The title refers to the dissenting opinion of one of the precogs.
In 2002, the story was adapted into a film directed by Steven Spielberg, which starred Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton, and Max von Sydow. Spielberg's film was followed by a series of the same name, which debuted on the Fox Broadcasting Company on September 21, 2015.
Phillip K. Dick is actually the one who coined the term "precog", and for that I'm eternally grateful to him.
I do however take issue with the mechanics of the whole operation. It is based on the assumption of multiple worlds: there is one timeline where the precogs see the future crime, and another timeline where the precrime unit is able to stop it, and the victim lives on. In the mechanics of precognition, I don't see any evidence of multiple universes/timelines/worlds, if anything, the great connection that precognition has to temporal phenomena is proof that it may be impossible to prove multiple worlds.
At any rate, I think this movie is a great addition to the realm of precognitive discussion and philosophy.
WATCH THE MOVIE!!!!!