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equilibrium (2002) and political apathy- film analysis essay

 note- I just want everyone to know I DID NOT CHOOSE THE FILM TO ANALYZE, but I was really passionate about the whole Political Apathy being really dangerous to a democracy. I'm not into action movies, sorry to disappoint. Watching this movie in 2025 is corny fs. I was humbled by my Professor, since she said my last essay was sloppy because I didn't properly use MLA formatting, but I FINALLY figured it out. thank you everyone!  Equilibrium and The Danger of Systematic Political Apathy Political Apathy is the real Societal Kyrptonite, not Emotion. Kurt Wimmer’s Equillibrium (2002) represents the means for totalitarian control and why an authoritarian regime enacts systematic desensitization on their people, in order to facilitate political violence and gain complete control. In this essay, I will analyze the themes presented in Equillibrium as they relate to the broader lesson. The lesson in question; Beware of Systematic Politcal Apathy, as it numbs a group of otherwise Intel...