Steven Spielberg’s Interpretation of Philip K. Dicks’s Minority Report

Steven Spielbergs Interpretation of Philip K. Dickss Minority Report In the year 2054 crime has become a thing of the past. The relatively untested Pre-Crime system allows the government to operate an elite police force, which with the help of three very talented and unique human beings can see into the future and thwart countless crimes, especially murders before they happen. In Philip K. Dickss short story, The Minority Report, the world we live in is nearly infallible. With the reduction of violent criminal acts, large number can live their lives in peace and prosperity without the fear of the pain and suffering, which usually accompanies violence. Likewise, in director Steven Spielbergs 2002 movie re-creation of Dicks renowned story, Spielberg also offers up an image of a nearly flawless society whose foundation is about to be tested to its limits. The atmosphere Philip K. Dick immersed the ref into in his short story about what is to come of crime and t he future is very fast paced. The story itself being fairly short in space is action packed and abundant with drama, mystery, and suspicion. The opening scene takes place at the Pre-Crime headquarters where John Anderton, the Pre-Crime director confronts Ed Witwer, who is an ambitious newcomer to Andertons agency. As in Spielbergs film the two quickly bond in not such an affectionate way. However, when Anderton decides to show off the way his crime stripe scheme works hes stunned upon realizing that he has been predestined by his own system to kill a man in the coming(prenominal) week. In both pas seuls of the story the main character, Anderton, now embarks on a quest to find out exactly what is happening to him. Under the suspicion that hes being fr... ...y reasons why this could have occurred, the most probable one is that Spielberg needed to lengthen Dicks short story and alter it about in order to make it more lengthy and meaningful to his target early 21st Century audienc e. Lastly, I personally preferred the original version of the story after seeing the film however, after being given the chance to actually listen to Spielbergs reasoning behind some of the things he did in his version of the story, the movie adaptation became more intriguing and meaningful to me than it had previously been.Works CitedDick, Philip K. The Minority Report And Other Short Stories by Philip K. Dick. spick-and-span York Kensington Publishing Corp., 2002Minority Report. Writ. Dick, Philip K., Frank, Scott, Cohen, Jon. and Dir. Steven Spielberg. Prod. Goldman, Gary, Shusett, Ronald. Perf. Tom Cruise. 20th Century Fox, 2002.