Who are the agents: the protagonist (the main hero who propels the narrative forward) and antagonist (opposing agent)?
Protagonist: John Anderton (Tom cruise)
Antagonist: The police, Danny Witwer, Lamar Burgess
Describe the Equilibrium. How is it represented?
The equilibrium in this film could have been in two places. The first being the time when John still had his son and wife and wasn't addicted to neuroin. This time is represented in the film as being a bright and happy time where he play's with his son and they appear to have a great relationship. Later the equilibrium could be when he is head of precrime. This is in the opening scene and although the man is sad, he seems to have his job going very well for him and has been living like this for a long time. However in this time its very dark and the character John presents allot of anger through actions like throwing cornflake packets when they annoy him.
What is the Disruption or Disequilibrium?
The disruption of the first situation is his son being taken away by an unknown man, resulting in the loss of his wife and his drug addiction. The second would be when he is told he will kill someone in the future, resulting in a long chase sequence where he tries to prove precrime wrong.
Are there any visual/verbal/aural clues that hint at what the hero's journey might be?
In the trailer we see him running away from the precrime officers showing that his journey will be to eacape them and we also see him looking at the captured prisoners, possibly looking for a flaw in the system.
How will the equilibrium be restored and what will be the new equilibrium?
Tom cruise will find out a flaw in precrime and they will be disbanded. He will find peace in himself and no longer take drugs and it will be hinted at the idea that he will get back together with his wife. The precogs will get a normal life together and will not be tortured anymore.
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