Equilibrium
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| Taglines: | 1: In a future where freedom is outlawed outlaws will become heroes. 2: The only thing more powerful than the system, is the man that will overthrow it. 3: Two men. One battle. No compromise. |
| Plot Summary: | In a futuristic world, a strict regime has eliminated war by suppressing emotions: books, art and music are strictly forbidden and feeling is a crime punishable by death. Cleric John Preston (Bale) is a top ranking government agent responsible for destroying those who resist the rules. Whe he misses a dose of Prozium, a mind-altering drug that hinders emotion, Preston, who has been trained to enforce the strict laws of the new regime, suddenly becomes the only person capable of overthrowing it. |
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