Face Off journeys into the FUTURE for an epic battle: Demolition Man vs. Minority Report!
We’ve seen many different and iconic visions of futuristic societies in film, from the distinctive fire-belching skyline and perpetual rain of Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner to the towering chaos of New York in The Fifth Element. There’s the grimy concrete of Dredd’s overcrowded Mega City One, the utopian domes of Logan’s Run, the vibrant cyberpunk metropolis of Akira’s Neo Tokyo, and who could forget the hoverboards and holograms of Back to the Future Part 2’s more pleasant Hill Valley circa 2015. Huh, it’s weird to think that all Back to the Future movies take place in the past now.
But for this episode, we’re going to visit the worlds of two other well-known sci-fi/action movies that, perhaps surprisingly, share a few similarities: Steven Spielberg’s Minority Report starring Tom Cruise and Colin Farrell, and Demolition Man starring Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes. Find out which of these futuristic societies reign supreme when they… FACE OFF!
This episode of Face-Off is written by Dave Davis, narrated by Dave Davis, and edited by Stephen White. But don’t let us have the final word — tell us in the comments which futuristic sci-fi flick is your pick! Minority Report or Demolition Man?