Total Recall

Total Recall (2012): Len Wiseman 

David Quaid, (Colin Farrell) an average factory worker questions the happiness of his life and goes to Rekall, a company that embeds memories where Quaid realizes that he was a former spy whose memory has been changed. The movie is about how Quaid finds his real identity while escaping the obstacles of the government and more importantly his own memories. 

The trialer is exemplary of a dystipoian trailer becuase it shows a government that uses science to control society's memories.  The trailer uses intense and dramatic music which emphasizes the thrill of the movie. Once can tell from the trailer that the protagonist is trying to a make a change in society and the catalyst for change is his realization of another identity that was erased by the government. The director manages to summarizes the plot without giving the ending in the 2 minute trailer. Also flashy bolded text is shown to emphasize certain themes which is another technique that the director uses to show that this is a dystopian movie.

The very beginning of the clip has a voice over of the protagonist questions the happiness of life to his friend who says "Yeah, why shouldn't  I be?" This automatically tells us that the society has no specific reason for feeling happy in life and one can infer the the government has controlled people's happiness since it is a dystopian movie.Then, there is a clip where the government officials break into Rekall and try to shoot or arrest Quaid which exemplifies a totalitarian government, where fear is used to control the people.In addition, the viewer then realizes from a later clip, that the government controls the society's memories's to controls their happiness and thought.  

Our group plans on using a similar plot to Total Recall. Our plot will be about a society where their feelings are controlled by a chip in their brains, similarly to how in Total Recall, the society's memories are changed to stay happy. The protagonist of our premise will also work in a factory manufacturing warfare materials.