Minority Report essays

Minority Report essays In Minority Report the conventions of genre support the composers (Steven Spielberg) vision. The conventions of genre include the settings, characters, plot, themes etc and Minority Reports conventions follow most of the common Sci-fi conventions. The settings in sf are usually futuristic cities or in space, Minority Report is set in the near future, in a futuristic city in America and therefore supports Spielbergs vision. The characters are usually male lead actors who are usually scientists or astronauts, but Spielberg made the lead actor one who is not as set in stone, personality wise and also in security. Usually the lead actors are usually scheming scientists or courageous heroes. But Spielberg moves outside of the usual characters and uses one that is not as common but still effective. The themes of Minority Report follow a few of the ones commonly associated with Sci-fi. Good vs. bad, technology and its domination or in this sense, mans reliance on technology and them taking the world they live in, the meant to be utopia, for granted. Love also plays a larger role than usual. The mood of the film is not exactly dark but it has quite a few dark moments. It is some what dystopian and pessimistic, with a some what bleak look for the future in term of security and personal well-being. The language used in Minority Report is the same as nowadays with the exception of the technical jargon but which is nothing too advanced. So therefore Minority Report does use a lot of aspect of the conventions of Sci-fi to support Steven Spielbergs vision. ...