Minority Report Response

I have to say that this movie was okay. I was a little board throughout the movie but it definitely raised some interesting points. When watching Minority Report it was apparent that some ideas do relate to the novel 1984. It was almost rather scary to see how some people feel the future may turn out because of the great technological advances. It is almost intimidating to think about what will be thought of next, and how far will we go to create a "perfect" world. The movie was very disturbing because it had three "psychics" hooked up to machines so the police could see future crimes that were going to be committed. This caused the crime rate to decrease to zero in the nations capital. The inventors of this program were attempting to have this recognized around the world, so crimes will be a thing of the past. The scary thing was the three psychics were kept in a coma-like state so the machines attached to them could constantly read their minds. They were placed in a big pool area and left there twenty four hours a day. The police and the others behind the operation could not think of them as humans because it was sad to see their lives. They pretended that these three people were not humans so they could feel better about their operation. Clearly these three people are humans and need to live a life full of adventure not being imprisoned because of having a gift. Another, rather sickening, idea behind the story is the Minority Report, which was a flaw in the system. It came about that people were being put in jail for crimes they may not have actually committed. This proves that no matter what technological advances we make there is always going to be flaws so we should not become completely dependent on these advances.
This movie relates to 1984 because of the government's ways of always watching their citizens. They say it is a good way for the people to live because it keeps everyone safe. The question is though; is it worth your private life to be "safe" from crime? The people in both stories were punished for thinking about ideas that may go against what the government thought was "safe". These governments’ ideas are not keeping their citizens safe they are keeping them from living a life of privacy and comfort. It has to be completely frightening to think that one may go to jail for doing something (legal) in the privacy of their own home.
Through the reading and the movie these ideas have only increased my views on the idea that technology is an exceptional tool but it is something that needs to be used in moderation. We need to limit ourselves so that we can live a life that is private and secure away from the public. It just seems too intrusive to have someone watching me at all times, and it is not something I want to deal with in the future.