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* BigBrotherIsEmployingYou: John Preston is the top Grammaton Cleric, responsible for tracking down and bringing to justice "sense offenders," the opponents of the Tetragrammaton Council, the government of Libria.
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* AloneInACrowd: John Preston after he goes off his emotion-supressing meds. Probably many of the sense offenders as well, but the movie doesn't focus on them.
* AmbiguouslyChristian: The government is called the Tetragrammaton, which is the Hebrew name for God; the official government symbol is a cross. Moreover, the head of state is called "Father", similar to the pope and other religious leaders, and the law enforcement agents are called "clerics", a traditionally religious title. However, there is no direct reference to any religious themes, even in Father's constant propaganda.
* AmbiguouslyChristian: The government is called the Tetragrammaton, which is the Hebrew name for God; the official government symbol is a cross. Moreover, the head of state is called "Father", similar to the pope and other religious leaders, and the law enforcement agents are called "clerics", a traditionally religious title. However, there is no direct reference to any religious themes, even in Father's constant propaganda.
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* AloneInACrowd: John Preston after he goes off his emotion-supressing emotion-suppressing meds. Probably many of the sense offenders as well, but the movie doesn't focus on them.
* AmbiguouslyChristian: The government is called the Tetragrammaton, which is the Hebrew name for God; the official government symbol is a cross. Moreover, the head of state is called "Father", similar to the pope and other religious leaders, and the law enforcement agents are called "clerics",a traditionally a religious title. However, there is no direct reference to any religious themes, even in Father's constant propaganda.
* AmbiguouslyChristian: The government is called the Tetragrammaton, which is the Hebrew name for God; the official government symbol is a cross. Moreover, the head of state is called "Father", similar to the pope and other religious leaders, and the law enforcement agents are called "clerics",
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* {{Animesque}}: Equilibrium is very shiny, futuristic and borrows heavily from Asian themes such as martial arts, dystopian settings and the Confucian anti-emotion culture common in traditional Asiatic societies. Librian Clerics even make use of {{Katanas|AreJustBetter}}.
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* {{Animesque}}: Equilibrium is very shiny, futuristic shiny and futuristic, and borrows heavily from Asian themes such as martial arts, dystopian settings and the Confucian anti-emotion culture common in traditional Asiatic societies. Librian Clerics even make use of {{Katanas|AreJustBetter}}.
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** The Sweepers themselves are somewhat-less-badass longcoats. Although one of them does [[BadassBiker motorbike through a Resistance stronghold while firing an MP5K one-handed]].
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** The Sweepers themselves are wear somewhat-less-badass longcoats. Although one of them does [[BadassBiker motorbike through a Resistance stronghold while firing an MP5K one-handed]].
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* ChemicalMessiah: The drug Prozium makes people emotionless. The top brass sell it as a solution to man's tendency to war and strife. It isn't addictive, though going off of it can be difficult for people because it's almost like going ''on'' a drug, with a flood of emotions that are hard to control or hide.
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* ChemicalMessiah: The drug Prozium makes people emotionless. The top brass sell sells it as a solution to man's tendency to war and strife. It isn't addictive, though going off of it can be difficult for people because it's almost like going ''on'' a drug, with a flood of emotions that are hard to control or hide.
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* DullSurprise: Possibly the only film in existence that not only justifies its existence, but makes it a plot driven requirement! Specifically, since everyone is on emotion-suppressing drugs, or at least supposed to be, they either lack the capacity to react to the unexpected otherwise, or have to fake such a (lack of) reaction to avoid being outed as sense offenders.
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* DullSurprise: Possibly the only film in existence that not only justifies its existence, existence but makes it a plot driven plot-driven requirement! Specifically, since everyone is on emotion-suppressing drugs, or at least supposed to be, they either lack the capacity to react to the unexpected otherwise, or have to fake such a (lack of) reaction to avoid being outed as sense offenders.
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* FaceDeathWithDignity: Partridge is aware that he's been sense offending, carrying a Yeats book of poetry. [[DissonantSerenity He's cool, calm, composed. Constantly, even when faced with death. When Preston becomes suspicious and finds him in the church, he doesn't look up, doesn't bat an eyelid, totally aware that Preston is armed.]] He even goes so far as to ''read'' from one of Yeats' famous poems, 'The Cloths Of Heaven'. He looks up, questioning everything the system stands for, hoping to get Preston to at least understand what's going on before he dies. [[spoiler: We find out later from Mary that he was her lover and he secretly fought for the Resistance]]. The way he says the line below describes how resilient he is, because he doesn't do anything to prevent his own oncoming death despite knowing what was coming for him. He's going to die fighting for a cause and he wants it to stay that way. If it means dying for your beliefs, he's in no denial.
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* FaceDeathWithDignity: Partridge is aware that he's been sense offending, sense-offending, carrying a Yeats book of poetry. [[DissonantSerenity He's cool, calm, composed. Constantly, even when faced with death. When Preston becomes suspicious and finds him in the church, he doesn't look up, doesn't bat an eyelid, totally aware that Preston is armed.]] He even goes so far as to ''read'' from one of Yeats' famous poems, 'The Cloths Of Heaven'. He looks up, questioning everything the system stands for, hoping to get Preston to at least understand what's going on before he dies. [[spoiler: We find out later from Mary that he was her lover and he secretly fought for the Resistance]]. The way he says the line below describes how resilient he is, is because he doesn't do anything to prevent his own oncoming death despite knowing what was coming for him. He's going to die fighting for a cause and he wants it to stay that way. If it means dying for your beliefs, he's in no denial.
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* GambitPileup: There are a few reveals in quick succession right before the climax. [[spoiler:First there is Preston who [[FrameUp gets Brandt arrested]] and supposedly [[DeadlyEuphemism processed]] by switching their guns. Then Brandt appears next to him at the start of the interrogation, revealing it was all just a part of the plan. Afterwards Father appears on the screen in front of Preston, claiming he's been used as an UnwittingPawn from the beginning. And when Preston expresses his doubt how Father knew about him if they never met, the image on screen dissolves into... the face of [=DuPont=], who's been secretly ruling Libria himself while posing as Father this entire time. And finally, Preston reveals he came prepared to the interrogation with [[NothingUpMySleeve guns up his sleeve]]]].
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* GambitPileup: There are a few reveals in quick succession right before the climax. [[spoiler:First there is Preston who [[FrameUp gets Brandt arrested]] and supposedly [[DeadlyEuphemism processed]] by switching their guns. Then Brandt appears next to him at the start of the interrogation, revealing it was all just a part of the plan. Afterwards Father appears on the screen in front of Preston, claiming he's been used as an UnwittingPawn from the beginning. And when Preston expresses his doubt about how Father knew about him if they never met, the image on screen dissolves into... the face of [=DuPont=], who's been secretly ruling Libria himself while posing as Father this entire time. And finally, Preston reveals he came prepared to the interrogation with [[NothingUpMySleeve guns up his sleeve]]]].
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* MonaLisaSmile: The Mona Lisa is one of the paintings which is captured and burned in the opening. Adding to the tragedy is that the main character, initially a ruthless enforcer of the totalitarian regime, has no idea about the significance of it.
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* MonaLisaSmile: The Mona Lisa is one of the paintings which that is captured and burned in the opening. Adding to the tragedy is that the main character, initially a ruthless enforcer of the totalitarian regime, has no idea about the significance of it.
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* OffhandBackhand: Pretty much any shot Preston makes falls under this trope, since GunKata eliminates the need to actually aim.
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* OffhandBackhand: Pretty much any shot Preston makes falls under this trope, trope since GunKata eliminates the need to actually aim.
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* PropagandaMachine: Father's lectures are constantly being broadcasted around Libria, from giant TV screens on outside walls of buildings, inside homes or work places and on the zeppelins flying overhead. At least we see that those in the home can be turned off, unlike in ''Literature/NineteenEightyFour''. [[spoiler:In the finale, Preston destroys the control center for this, shutting them all down.]]
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* PropagandaMachine: Father's lectures are constantly being broadcasted around Libria, from giant TV screens on outside walls of buildings, inside homes or work places workplaces and on the zeppelins flying overhead. At least we see that those in the home can be turned off, unlike in ''Literature/NineteenEightyFour''. [[spoiler:In the finale, Preston destroys the control center for this, shutting them all down.]]
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* SurprisinglyMovingSong: John Preston uncovers a secret stash of emotionally-stimulating contraband (literature, art, music, etc) and he takes the time to listen to an old record of Music/LudwigVanBeethoven. Having spent most of his life under an emotion-suppressing drug enforced by the state, it moves him to tears.
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* SurprisinglyMovingSong: John Preston uncovers a secret stash of emotionally-stimulating emotionally stimulating contraband (literature, art, music, etc) and he takes the time to listen to an old record of Music/LudwigVanBeethoven. Having spent most of his life under an emotion-suppressing drug enforced by the state, it moves him to tears.
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** [[spoiler:The BigBad lets Preston, the highly trained Cleric who has killed multiple FacelessGoons and proven himself a serious threat, walk into the main headquarters without even bothering to search him for weaponry. He then tells Preston the master plan, and as soon as his villainous monologue ends, Preston pulls out some firearms and fights his way to the boss's room. In a deleted scene, it would've shown earlier that the metal detectors are at the ''next'' door Preston walks through after taking the lie-detector, which raises the question of why they put the anti-gun security measure ''there'' instead of ''before'' the room they planned to spring their trap in.]]
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** [[spoiler:The BigBad lets Preston, the highly trained Cleric who has killed multiple FacelessGoons and proven himself a serious threat, walk into the main headquarters without even bothering to search him for weaponry. He then tells Preston the master plan, and as soon as his villainous monologue ends, Preston pulls out some firearms and fights his way to the boss's room. In a deleted scene, it would've shown earlier that the metal detectors are at the ''next'' door Preston walks through after taking the lie-detector, lie detector, which raises the question of why they put the anti-gun security measure ''there'' instead of ''before'' the room they planned to spring their trap in.]]
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* AfterTheEnd: The setting takes place after World War III and a nuclear exchange that devastated most of the nations of Earth. One of the surviving states is Libria, ruled by the Tetragrammaton Council that blames the freedom of human emotion as the cause of this war.
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* AfterTheEnd: The setting takes place after World War III and a nuclear exchange that devastated most of the nations of Earth. One of the surviving states is Libria, ruled by the Tetragrammaton Council that which blames the freedom of human emotion as the cause of this war.
* BatmanColdOpen: The action-packed opening raid showcases Preston's abilities as a skilled Grammaton Cleric.
* CapturedOnPurpose: The resistance group around Jurgen let themselves be captured in order to further their plan of getting Preston close to Father.
* ConvenientPhotograph: Preston finds a photograph amongst Mary's belongings that shows her with [[spoiler:Errol, revealing them as lovers]].
* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler:Preston's final fight against Brandt. According to the DVD commentary, [[RealLifeWritesThePlot the whole film was shot on a tight schedule]], and the final confrontation scenes in particular were made in a rush. They actually ''had'' planned for a legitimate fight scene between Preston and Brandt, but they simply couldn't get Taye Diggs available in time to do the scene, so they did a pragmatic move and turned the whole thing into a SingleStrokeBattle, with a body double standing in for Diggs.]]
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* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler:Preston's final fight against Brandt. According to the DVD commentary, [[RealLifeWritesThePlot the whole film was shot on a tight schedule]], and the final confrontation scenes in particular were made in a rush. They actually ''had'' planned for a legitimate fight scene between Preston and Brandt, but they simply couldn't get Taye Diggs available in time to do the scene, so they did a pragmatic move and turned the whole thing into a SingleStrokeBattle, with a body double standing in for Diggs.]]
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* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler:Preston's final fight against Brandt. According to the DVD commentary, [[RealLifeWritesThePlot the whole film was shot on a tight schedule]], and the final confrontation scenes in particular were made in a rush. They actually ''had'' planned for a legitimate fight scene between DarkenedBuildingShootout: Preston enters a pitch-black warehouse and Brandt, but they simply couldn't get Taye Diggs available in time to do begins a gun battle; the scene, so they did a pragmatic move scene is illuminated only by muzzle flashes as we see glimpses of him performing his Gun Fu and turned mooks flying through the whole thing into a SingleStrokeBattle, with a body double standing in for Diggs.]]air.
* DramaticShattering: When Preston hears Beethoven's SurprisinglyMovingSong on vinyl, the SnowGlobeOfInnocence slips from his hand and crashes on the ground at the exact moment the DramaticTimpani sets in. Followed by a DramaticSitDown and TearsOfAwe.
* ElCidPloy: TheReveal that [[spoiler:Father has died years ago, with Vice-Counsel [=DuPont=] impersonating him via hologram and taking his place as leader of Libria to avoid unrest.]]
* ExactWords: When Brandt arrests Preston, he tells him that he was right to make his career with him. This mirrors an earlier scene when the two first met only back then the line sounded like Brandt wanted to succeed as Preston's partner.
* ExecutiveSuiteFight: The showoff between Preston and his adversaries goes down in [=DuPont=]'s office.
* ExecutiveSuiteFight: The showoff between Preston and his adversaries goes down in [=DuPont=]'s office.
* FistOfRage: When Preston is asked by [=DuPont=] if he has faith in Father's doctrine, Preston affirms while clenching his right fist in rage.
* {{Flatline}}: The dramatic flatline sound when Preston goes into TranquilFury mode during the polygraph test.
* {{Flatline}}: The dramatic flatline sound when Preston goes into TranquilFury mode during the polygraph test.
* FrameUp: Preston incriminates Brandt by using the latter's gun in a shootout at the Nethers.
* HelplessWindowDeath: When Preston learns that [[spoiler:[[SacrificialLion Mary]] is about to be executed [[MurderByCremation by incineration]]]], he runs to intercept it, but [[HopeSpot gets there seconds too late]] and can only make eye contact through a window in the crematorium door. It provokes a HeroicBSOD and aligns him firmly with LaResistance.
* IfYoureSoEvilEatThisKitten: After they rounded up the insurgents, Brandt asks Preston to take the honors of the execution, [[spoiler:fully knowing that this would put Preston in a tight spot]].
* IronicEcho: Done with a wink. [[spoiler:Preston winks at Brandt when arresting him for the crimes he did by virtue of the switched gun. Later when Brandt turns the table and captures Preston, he returns the wink [[CheshireCatGrin with a big smile]].]]
* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: Preston is able to press information about Jurgen from a teacher at the university by throwing him onto a desk and performing an AngryCollarGrab.
* LooseFloorboardHidingSpot: The contraband in the opening raid, containing books and paintings, is exposed after some floorboards are pulled away.
* MeaningfulLook: Preston and the leader of the insurgents who are put against the wall secret nod at each other before the execution as a way of saying "The revolution will carry on".
* OutGambitted: After all the dust of the [[GambitPileup twists and turns]] has settled, it's [[spoiler:Preston with [[NothingUpMySleeve guns up his sleeves]] who wins out over his opponents' scheme]].
* ThePawnsGoFirst: During the FinalBattle at [[ExecutiveSuiteFight his office]], [=DuPont=] doesn't lift a finger until no one on his side is left standing.
* ThePawnsGoFirst: During the FinalBattle at [[ExecutiveSuiteFight his office]], [=DuPont=] doesn't lift a finger until no one on his side is left standing.
* PoliceState: Police are everywhere and people get killed by the Clerics [[JudgeJuryAndExecutioner without a proper trial]].
* PraetorianGuard: The dictator of Libria is protected by a special cadre of katana-wielding soldiers when Preston breaks down the door to his office. They're completely ineffectual against [[InvincibleHero Preston]], however.
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* PraetorianGuard: The dictator of Libria is protected by a special cadre of katana-wielding soldiers when Preston breaks down the door to his office. They're completely ineffectual against [[InvincibleHero Preston]], however.
* ReflectiveEyes: Done twice with Preston. First we see [[spoiler:Mary's last moments when zooming into his eye and again at the end when we see the explosion amidst the city reflected in his eye]].
* SecondPersonAttack: After seeing Mary being executed, Preston collapses in front of the Hall of Justice. Then Brandt comes to arrest him and punches Preston in the face shown from the latter's POV.
* SecretRoom: Sense offenders are prone to hide their "kink" from the police in secret rooms behind the walls of their habitats. Clerics are trained to find these spots.
* SecretRoom: Sense offenders are prone to hide their "kink" from the police in secret rooms behind the walls of their habitats. Clerics are trained to find these spots.
* ShotAtDawn: A group of insurgents is put against a wall and shot by a firing squad.
* SoMuchForStealth: Preston almost fools the police who want to inspect the trunk of his car with the puppy inside. But as they are about to leave, the puppy gives off a yelp which causes the charade to collapse.
* ThisCannotBe: Brandt utters "That's impossible" when it turns out that the weapon used to kill in the Nethers was his and not Preston's.
* WhamShot: The close-up on the polygraph flatlining.
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* ZeppelinsFromAnotherWorld: In the background, though they're never given any focus.
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* YouWouldntShootMe: At the end, [[spoiler:[=DuPont=] tries to convince Preston not to shoot him because he himself is feeling too. But then Preston has a FlashbackCut to Mary's death and fires a bullet into [=DuPont=]'s chest.]]
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* AllCrimesAreEqual: Sense offenders were executed by incineration, no matter how accidentally they feel emotion.
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* DisproportionateRetribution: Sense offenders were executed by incineration, no matter how accidentally they feel emotion.
* GambitPileup: There are a few reveals in quick succession right before the climax. [[spoiler:First there is Preston who [[FrameUp gets Brandt arrested]] and supposedly [[DeadlyEuphemism processed]] by switching their guns. Then Brandt appears next to him at the start of the interrogation, revealing it was all just a part of the plan. Afterwards Father appears on the screen in front of Preston, claiming he's been used as an UnwittingPawn from the beginning. And when Preston expresses his doubt how Father knew about him if they never met, the image on screen dissolves into... the face of [=DuPont=], who's been secretly ruling Libria himself while posing as Father this entire time. And finally, Preston reveals he came prepared to the interrogation with [[NothingUpMySleeve guns up his sleeve]]]].
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* IdiotBall.
** [[spoiler:The BigBad lets Preston, the highly trained Cleric who has killed multiple FacelessGoons and proven himself a serious threat, walk into the main headquarters without even bothering to search him for weaponry. He then tells Preston the master plan, and as soon as his villainous monologue ends, Preston pulls out some firearms and fights his way to the boss's room. In a deleted scene, it would've shown earlier that the metal detectors are at the ''next'' door Preston walks through after taking the lie-detector, which raises the question of why they put the anti-gun security measure ''there'' instead of ''before'' the room they planned to spring their trap in.]]
** [[spoiler: In addition to just shooting Preston after they captured the Resistance, they also could have shot him up with more Prozium to remove his emotions again.]]
** [[spoiler:The BigBad lets Preston, the highly trained Cleric who has killed multiple FacelessGoons and proven himself a serious threat, walk into the main headquarters without even bothering to search him for weaponry. He then tells Preston the master plan, and as soon as his villainous monologue ends, Preston pulls out some firearms and fights his way to the boss's room. In a deleted scene, it would've shown earlier that the metal detectors are at the ''next'' door Preston walks through after taking the lie-detector, which raises the question of why they put the anti-gun security measure ''there'' instead of ''before'' the room they planned to spring their trap in.]]
** [[spoiler: In addition to just shooting Preston after they captured the Resistance, they also could have shot him up with more Prozium to remove his emotions again.]]
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* WhamShot: A few occur in quick succession right before the climax. [[spoiler:Brandt, who was supposedly arrested and [[DeadlyEuphemism processed]] after getting framed by Preston, appears next to him at the start of interrogation, revealing it was all just a part of the plan. Then Father appears on the screen in front of Preston, claiming he's been used as an UnwittingPawn from the beginning. And when John expresses his doubt how Father knew about him if they never met, the image on screen dissolves into... the face of [=DuPont=], who's been secretly ruling Libria himself while posing as Father this entire time]].
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* WhamShot: A few occur in quick succession right before the climax. [[spoiler:Brandt, who was supposedly arrested and [[DeadlyEuphemism processed]] after getting framed by VillainBall:
** [[spoiler:The BigBad lets Preston,appears next to him at the start of interrogation, revealing it was all just a part of the plan. Then Father appears on the screen in front of Preston, claiming he's been used as an UnwittingPawn from the beginning. And when John expresses his doubt how Father knew about him if they never met, the image on screen dissolves into... the face of [=DuPont=], who's been secretly ruling Libria highly trained Cleric who has killed multiple FacelessGoons and proven himself while posing a serious threat, walk into the main headquarters without even bothering to search him for weaponry. He then tells Preston the master plan, and as Father this entire time]].soon as his villainous monologue ends, Preston pulls out some firearms and fights his way to the boss's room. In a deleted scene, it would've shown earlier that the metal detectors are at the ''next'' door Preston walks through after taking the lie-detector, which raises the question of why they put the anti-gun security measure ''there'' instead of ''before'' the room they planned to spring their trap in.]]
** [[spoiler: In addition to just shooting Preston after they captured the Resistance, they also could have shot him up with more Prozium to remove his emotions again.]]
** [[spoiler:The BigBad lets Preston,
** [[spoiler: In addition to just shooting Preston after they captured the Resistance, they also could have shot him up with more Prozium to remove his emotions again.]]
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''Equilibrium'' is a 2002 ScienceFiction action film inspired by many previous works of dystopian fiction (particularly ''Literature/NineteenEightyFour'', ''Literature/{{We}}'', ''Literature/TheGiver'', ''Literature/BraveNewWorld'', ''Literature/Fahrenheit451'', and ''Film/TheMatrix''). Also the film that defined the trope of GunKata.
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''Equilibrium'' is a 2002 ScienceFiction action film directed by Kurt Wimmer and inspired by many previous works of dystopian fiction (particularly ''Literature/NineteenEightyFour'', ''Literature/{{We}}'', ''Literature/TheGiver'', ''Literature/BraveNewWorld'', ''Literature/Fahrenheit451'', and ''Film/TheMatrix''). Also the film that defined the trope of GunKata.
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* AmbiguousSituation: Brandt's trademark satisfied smile. Depending on how you interpret it, [[spoiler:it might imply that he doesn't take Prozium, like [=DuPont=], or that he takes it so zealously that his facial expressions have gone meaningless, with the smile being a shade of his former mannerisms.]]
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* AmbiguousSituation: Brandt's trademark [[CheshireCatGrin satisfied smile.smile]]. Depending on how you interpret it, [[spoiler:it might imply that he doesn't take Prozium, like [=DuPont=], or that he takes it so zealously that his facial expressions have gone meaningless, with the smile being a shade of his former mannerisms.]]
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Is being ''roasted alive'' really the most efficient way of disposing of undesirables? Firing squads make sense, '''chambers of literal fire''' do not.
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Is being ''roasted alive'' [[MurderByCremation roasted alive]] really the most efficient way of disposing of undesirables? Firing squads make sense, '''chambers of literal fire''' do not.
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* GoodCostumeSwitch: Preston dons an all white suit before the FinalBattle, presumably his parade uniform since he's going to see Father. He even has his sword with him in a white scabbard.
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* GoodCostumeSwitch: Preston dons an all white all-white suit before the FinalBattle, presumably his parade uniform since he's going to see Father. He even has his sword with him in a white scabbard.
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* GoryDiscretionShot: The "translucent screen" variation, in the firing squad scene.
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* GoryDiscretionShot: The "translucent screen" variation, in the [[ShotAtDawn firing squad scene.scene]].
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* HeroicBSOD: John suffers quite a few times: in a flashback, after his wife's immolation, despite being on Prozium, reliving the memories after withdrawing from Prozium, and then [[spoiler:after Mary's execution.]]
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* HeroicBSOD: John suffers quite a few times: in a flashback, after his wife's immolation, despite being on Prozium, reliving the memories after withdrawing from Prozium, and then [[spoiler:after Mary's execution.]]execution]] he breaks down crying in front of the Hall of Justice.
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* HopeSpot
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* LandOfOneCity: The state of Libria seems to be just one city and its environs.
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* LandOfOneCity: The state of Libria seems to be just one city MegaCity and its environs.
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* NeverTrustATrailer: The trailers make it seem like Preston's wife was arrested recently and his motivation is pure revenge.
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* NeverTrustATrailer: The trailers make it seem like Preston's wife was arrested recently and his motivation is pure revenge.{{revenge}}.
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* PetTheDog: Done literally, as a first.
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* PreAssKickingOneLiner: See the OhCrap entry.
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* PreAssKickingOneLiner: See the OhCrap entry.PreAsskickingOneLiner: "No, not without incident!"
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* SameStoryDifferentNames: Writer-director Kurt Wimmer's follow-up project ''Film/Ultraviolet2006'' rehashed most of the basic elements of this film. William Fichtner even appears in both.
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* SameStoryDifferentNames: Writer-director Kurt Wimmer's follow-up project ''Film/Ultraviolet2006'' rehashed most of the basic elements of this film. William Fichtner Creatot/WilliamFichtner even appears in both.
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* ShirtlessScene
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* ShootOutTheLock: [[PlayingWithATrope Played with]], in an almost-realistic portrayal.
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** Fifteen seconds before the end of the movie features an explosion amidst the city reflected in [[spoiler:Preston]]'s eye. [[Film/BladeRunner Sound familiar?]]
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** Fifteen seconds before the end of the movie features an explosion amidst the city [[ReflectiveEyes reflected in [[spoiler:Preston]]'s eye.Preston's eye]]. [[Film/BladeRunner Sound familiar?]]
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[[spoiler:'''Brandt''': "You ask him for it."]]
[[spoiler:'''Brandt''': "You ask him for it."]]
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--> '''Polygraph Operator''': "How How would you say would be the easiest way to take a weapon away from a Grammaton Cleric?" Cleric? \\
[[spoiler:'''Brandt''':"You You ask him for it."]]]]
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* TheseHandsHaveKilled: Preston, once he goes off the Prozium.
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* TheseHandsHaveKilled: Preston, once he goes off the Prozium. When a wounded insurgent runs into him and collapses dead, Preston has an emotional reaction after looking at the blood on his gloves.
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* {{Undercrank}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdYSB7z7hok#t=3m49s This gets quite noticeable in some fight scenes.]]
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* {{Undercrank}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdYSB7z7hok#t=3m49s [[https://youtu.be/wdYSB7z7hok?t=353 This gets quite noticeable in some fight scenes.]]
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the actual trope is Full Circle Revolution but the movie takes no attempts at implying any potential for it to happen, moving speculation to WMG
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* ViciousCycle: The downfall of the Tetragrammaton Council and Prozium at the end of the film opens up the high probability of the re-occurrence of all the unrestrained negative emotions, crime, violence, and fears that drove the creation of the regime in the first place... assuming that [[spoiler:a majority of citizens actually were taking their Prozium.]]
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misuse, the pendulum only swings once during the ending instead of back anbd forth
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* PendulumWar: The minute Preston stops the broadcasts from Father, the previously completely ineffective sense offenders ZergRush the Sweepers with zero casualties observed.
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that's covered under Diagonal Cut
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* MortalWoundReveal: [[spoiler:Happens to TheDragon Brandt.]]
