Minority Report - first reading assignment

       I have seen Minority Report, but it has been a while, and I don’t remember much. The movie is set in a futuristic setting, which is accurate in connection to the story. I remember the precogs in the movie - their deranged appearances match their descriptions in the literature as well. I can’t remember how the movie ends, or who was responsible for Anderton’s name appearing on the card, but there doesn’t seem to be a whole lot of dramatic irony in the text in regard to his conflict with Precrime because the reader becomes aware of things as he discovers them. For example, the reader is lead to believe that Witwer is at first behind Precrime’s framing of Anderton as a murderer, and then his wife, and then Fleming and Kaplan. The irony exists only in Anderton obtaining knowledge (which comes through to the reader/viewer) before other characters, who are then later informed. I also think that Tom Cruise was perfect for the role of Anderton because of his past experiences in movie roles - Mission Impossible, for example. He is usually placed in the center of action, which is required of Anderton's role.