movie permits minority reports in its interpretation

Rating: 7/10 (7 October 2002)

This is a good movie for several reasons. It has got good acting. It has got really special look, merging best visual aspects of modern and older films. But the main reason is the story. (SPOILERS are possible). Many people think it is quite stereotyped one, with unnecessary extension and unsuitable happy-end. In my opinion, the story is not that simple. There is a minority report on 'Minority Report'.
The plot has many unexpected turns in the first part of the movie. That part could have been a quite good film by itself. (And it could have had two alternative emotionally strong endings). The scene of jailing does not disrupt the continuity of the plot. Yet, as the story develops, one can feel something is different. Obstacles are overcome easier. The psychological aspects of the events are not analysed in such depth as before. Finally, one can see that the end is not simply good  it is illogically good. But was not all done this way intentionally? It is very easy to see a typical thing if one expects to see it. But if one tried and recalled the scene from which everything went to that end, one could hear a short phrase allowing completely different interpretation. Do we need a character to walk through a looking glass or to disappear after putting on some queer ring to understand that story switches from one reality to another? There could easily have been such a turn in 'Minority Report', but the evidence is not absolutely compelling. There is a bifurcation point with two equally probable paths leading from it. That is exactly the thing I like about this movie best. It analyses problems, but it does not provide made-up answers. It leaves one in the state of indeterminacy  the wisest way to end a story questioning the significance of fate and free will.