Black and Dark Future

Rating: 8/10 (4 September 2002)

Technology does not necessarily means progress. Or progress may not be perceived as progress by everybody. This seems to be the message of some of the later films by Spielberg. It's a good theme, as we may learn a lot about present not only by looking into our past, but also by looking into our future. In other words, the SciFi Channel may be as instructive as the History Channel!
Is 'Minority Report' a good movie? I think the answer is yes, but it is not a great one. I think Spielberg is probably the greatest director alive, but I did not like AI. 'Minority Report' is better, it deals with big universal subjects - the right to privacy, and the fact one is innocent before it's proved he is guilty. The fluency of action is back, but so is the mixed choice of actors. I personally do not like Tom Cruise, but Max von Sydow was fascinating! Some of the futuristic gags are nice, but we have seen too many 21st century dark cities already to be really impressed.
I think that what happened with other films of Spielberg will happen with this one also. They seem to look better at the second visioning, and behave like good wine (or good movies should I say?) - they become better in time. For now it's a 8/10 - but hey it's a 8/10 on Spelberg's scale.