The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Equals
Drama · Romance · Science Fiction · 2015
A futuristic love story set in a world where emotions have been eradicated.
Movie details
Equals
“Find your equal.”
2015 Drama · Romance · Science Fiction 1h 42m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.1 / 10
Community rating
A futuristic love story set in a world where emotions have been eradicated.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Equals?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Drake Doremus
Written by
Nathan Parker · Drake Doremus
Nicholas Hoult
Silas
Kristen Stewart
Nia
Jacki Weaver
Bess
Guy Pearce
Jonas
Rebecca Hazlewood
Zoe
Scott Lawrence
Mark
Kai Lennox
Max
Court is in session
Put Equals on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.