Because it's rigidly mechanical? If you're going to extrapolate the divestment of human expression, add a tool to the mix, and a highly engineered one to boot. And then make damned sure it's the purest of kata -- programmed responses to stimuli, no improvisation.

Damn. You're good.

Damn. You're good.

It's quite possible I overthink. But there was fighting! And teh pretty!

But there was fighting! And teh pretty!

I totally have a guycrush on Christian Bale. I mean, have you seen American Psycho ? He's all naked and shit.

He's more naked in Metroland, although at the time he hadn't put in enough gym work to make it as worthwhile.

There are pretty much two reasons to see Equilibrium :

3) Sean Bean.

3) Sean Bean.

For like five minutes.

4) Emily Watson

I know. But they were a good five minutes.

I'm going to go see that stupid Nicholas Cage movie where he's a treasure hunter because Sean Bean's the bad guy in it.

I moaned out loud in the theater during previews: "Why'd it have to be Nick Cage?!?" Because otherwise, cheesy Masonic secrets and Sean Bean put my butt in a seat.

I'm going to go see that stupid Nicholas Cage movie where he's a treasure hunter because Sean Bean's the bad guy in it.

I'm going to have to see it just because it looks like a big messy crazyheaded conspiracy theory nutfest with historical costuming and treasure maps and maybe even Knights Templar. The only thing that could possibly stop me from seeing such a movie would be if it starred Richard Chamberlain and Marc Blucas.

There are pretty much two reasons to see Equilibrium:

You forgot 5) Taye Diggs.

(But really, it's a movie full of beautiful people spouting overblown pretentious philosophy at each other and then fighting about it! What's not to love?)