Dystopian film that deals with foresight of crimes

Rating: 9/10 (27 June 2020)

It's common in many dystopian movies that strict surveillance over the people by the authority keeps the ostensible peace and order. What is unique to "Minority Report" is the use of foresight, relying on the abuse of PreCogs. How PreCrime keeps them in their chamber is very cruel and repulsive.
Another problem in the system is that their foresight can be a mistake, although PreCrime firmly denies it. John Anderton himself is a confident advocate of the system's infallibility. So when he himself is convicted as a future murderer, fighting back against his former colleagues and the system is partly his redemption.
Set in half a century future from the release, the technology design is interesting to watch. Above all, this is a world filled with displays, many of them are see-through type, from interfaces in PreCrime headquarters to the street ads that call you by your name. We see the futuristic cars and a home voice assistant system too. It's also realistic that the life style of poor people are not so advanced.
Maybe John is among the most serious roles for Tom Cruise. We hardly see him give a smile throughout the film. It is also the thinnest Tom as far as I can remember. He plays the man who keeps desparetely escaping from one place to the next, but he is also approaching to the truth. In this way, his acting is powerful.
The theme may involve the philosophical problem of free will. Treating a person as if they will act by the predetermined fate is an insult to humanity, isn't it?