Line #4 Trivia/Equilibrium


1	* {{Blooper}}: In the film, Preston supposedly swapped his government-issued (and personalized) gun with Brandt's to frame him for killing the Sweeper patrol. However, the swapping scene comes ''after'' the killing scene, and in any case he used two guns in the fight and only swapped one. This was a goof on the director's part, as the narrative was shuffled in editing to improve the pacing, they decided to let the plot hole slide when they realized because they were running against the clock. Some fans have come up with some HandWave for why it makes sense if you think about it hard enough, usually fueled by an earlier scene where Preston picks up and hands Brandt his gun.
2	* CastTheRunnerUp: When it seemed like Creator/ChristianBale wouldn't be available, Creator/DominicPurcell was cast as Preston. When Bale became available, Purcell was cast as Seamus.
3	* CompletelyDifferentTitle: Known as ''Rebellion'' in Japan and Korea.
4	* DVDCommentary: The director's commentary was primarily just a very long apology from Creator/KurtWimmer, apologizing for the various things that they had to cut corners on for bugetary reasons, and generally discribing the superior film that could have been made had they been given enough time and money.
5	* NeverWorkWithChildrenOrAnimals: According to the DVDCommentary, the story had to be changed slightly because the dog had grown too quickly and so they couldn't use it for reshoots. In several scenes, the same footage of the dog is used several times.
6	* NoStuntDouble: The only time Creator/ChristianBale used a double was for the two flips Preston does. Otherwise, he did all the action sequences himself, even completing the pistol whipping sequence in just 30 minutes.
7	* TheOtherDarrin: Preston's wife was played by two actresses. They'd shot the [[spoiler:execution scene]] first, but when it came time to shoot the other flashback, they couldn't find the first actress and had to quickly find a substitute while not having the time or money to reshoot the other scene.
8	* RealitySubtext: Berettas were chosen as Preston's guns because they eject upwards, which director Kurt Wimmer felt made for more dynamic visuals.
9	* ShootTheMoney: The interrogation scenes between Preston and Mary, despite simply being two people speaking to each other, were incredibly expensive. Mary required multiple dresses of various shades of pink, and each scene required a smaller table than the one preceding it. Director Kurt Wimmer felt that it was absolutely necessary, despite squeezing the film's already-tight budget, because the richer colors and the closing distance between the two characters showed that Preston was emotionally opening up and beginning to perceive beauty.
10	* VindicatedByCable: The film was released with minimal promotion due to the lingering social effects of the Columbine school shooting and was savaged as a low-rent ''Matrix'' rip-off. It took a few years, but people came around to appreciating it on its own merits and managed to make back enough money in home video sales so that Kurt Wimmer could go on to make the big-budget ''Film/Ultraviolet2006''.
11	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
12	** The final fight between Preston and Brandt was originally planned to be a longer running, more epic sword duel, especially with the set up from their practice fight earlier in the movie, but due to scheduling issues Taye Diggs was unable to be around for long enough for such a thing, so in the final product Preston kills Brandt easily with three swipes of his sword before Brandt can do a thing.
13	** Creator/DanielRadcliffe auditioned for the part of John Preston's son.
14	* WordOfGod: Kurt Wimmer says that Brandt is under-medicated for most of the movie, which is why he constantly seems to be teetering on the edge of showing emotions.
15	* WorkingTitle: ''Librium''. This was also the original name of the drug in the film, you can still see some of the actors mouthing this word with the name of the drug [[DubNameChange replaced]]. Because "Librium" is the actual commercial name of a well-known real-world [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlordiazepoxide sedative]], the name had to be replaced; another alternative tested during post-production was "Oblivion" (with a long "O").

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