John Anderton Comparison

The “Minority Report” ,by Stephen Spielberg, takes a classic short story also called “Minority Report”, by Philip K. Dick, and adds a more Hollywood modern twist to it. Similar to the short story, the movie takes the viewer on a journey filled with enough mystery and suspense to incite an internal war of right and wrong, but the movie separates itself in that it is made with a business aspect in mind. Therefore, Spielberg makes certain characters much more relatable. More specifically, Spielberg takes the character of John Anderton and introduces struggles and challenges to his life that make him more human and easier for the audience to relate to, either implicitly or explicitly. Spielberg begins by making Anderton a seemingly genuine and likable person. He is a workingman who is involved with a futuristic “police force” called Pre-Crime. Very effective with what he does, he is capable of examining and deciphering seemingly unconnected information to, in the end, find, what would have been, the killer. Spielberg shows Anderton’s passion for saving the day and protecting the innocent people around him. Therefore, this sets up Anderton to assume the role of a selfless hero and …show more content…
He begins to realize that she is even more human than he knew. He begins to turn into a type of “father” to her and protect her because they relate over her lose of a mother and his lose of a son. Agatha begins to share a special bond with Anderton. This is also enforced in one of the final scenes of the movie. Anderton and his wife are back together, and his wife is pregnant. This added the notion that Anderton has finally matured past his loss and is ready to start and protect his family again. This fatherly image rolls over into the viewer’s perception of him. It encloses a since of trust in Anderton that he is finally going to make everything