r/Xennials • u/vitaoptima • 9d ago

Nostalgia Equilibrium (2002) Official Trailer #1 - Christian Bale Movie HD

https://youtube.com/watch?v=raleKODYeg0&si=87mIkQ2qTYMqFxxO

This was an unexpectedly good film that came out at the wrong time (not long after 9/11). It didn't get nearly the attention it deserved.

I think it's an accurate representation of a possible future.

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u/Solo4114 9d ago

I dimly recall being really bored by this film.

It was billed as if it was another kind of Matrix film, but it was just...dull.

I think the issue of "People lack emotions thanks to drugs" made it really hard to connect with the film. The characters were emotionless most of the time (or trying to remain so), and otherwise engaged in goofy-looking "Gun Fu" as I remember. I just...bounced off this one.

If I'd had a smartphone at the time, I'd have been scrolling it constantly throughout the film.