The first setting of the film is Howard Marks house, the house is dark it’s just like a normal house. Then the setting switches to the precrime building, containing the 3 precogs. Precrime is a new technology that can predict murders. It is very effective. There is a lot of technology that we don’t have in 2005. The computers don’t have keyboards, and people control them with their hands, they are also transparent. The setting changes to Howard Marks house, the front room and kitchen are bright and airy. Outside it is a nice sunny day. Looking at all of the settings, I would suggest it is set in the future because of all the technology that we don’t have now.
The first characters of the film are Howard Marks his wife and her lover. Then there are the precogs, completely submerged in water, one of them is called Agatha (played by Samantha Morton). Then you see the main character, John Anderton he is a precrime agent (played by Tom cruise) he is talking to a pregnant woman. Then when john enters the small room there is a fat man and another precrime agent. There are two other people on television screens, one of them is called Lemar. There is a man stood outside Howard’s house, this is his wife’s lover. Outside there is a load of kids playing on the park. John is also stood outside with a lot more precrime agents. All of the characters in the first 15 minutes are normal people apart from the precogs who are more futuristic. Looking at all of the characters, I would suggest that the genre of the film is an action because of all the precrime agents.
There is a lot of different lighting in the first 15 minutes of the film. Howard Marks house is light in the kitchen, but the rest of the house is very dark. The room, in which the precogs are lying in, is very bright the colour of the lights is blue and white. The main part of the precrime building is extremely bright. Outside the sun is shining, and the sky is clear. Having analysed all of the lighting, I would suggest it is set in the future because of all the bright lights.
The first sound you hear in the film, is the heartbeat in the opening credits, this may make you think something bad is going to happen. The first word spoken in the film is the word “murder” this indicates the genre is a horror. The main sounds in the first 15 minutes, are the merigonound and the sprinkler in the garden when John is deciding which house is Howard’s, this creates tension. From all the sounds I heard, I would say it is a horror, or maybe a thriller.
There wasn’t much music, but there was some and it was fast and futuristic. This suggests that it’s a sci-fi.
I have been looking at the opening credits, setting, characters, lighting, sound and the music. All of this to me would suggest that the genre of the film is a futuristic thriller, but I also think it could be a horror, or an action film. I have put minority report under 4 different genres, this means it is a hybrid. I decided it came under these 4 genres, because of the murder at Howard Marks house all, of the precrime agents, plus all of the technology we don’t have now.
Robert Mason