“Blindness”, the state in which someone is unwilling or unable to perceive or understand. This definition becomes the underlying motif in Steven Spielberg's "Minority Report" and Sophocles' "Oedipus the King," as the two protagonists struggle to accept their actions and the reality in which they have placed themselves. use of blindness by the loss of vision and physical sight but also by the understanding of past and future murders which predominate in the scenario. In some ways, the central elements of the game are not only presented but emphasized in the film. In particular, the film emphasizes the symbolic vision of committing murder, balanced on a pedestal of future, destiny and free will. Steven Spielberg's "Minority Report" tells of a future without murder. Three gifted humans, called precogs, predict the murder of an individual and are seen by the cops who prevent the murder from taking place. John Anderton, the main character, is expected to murder a man named Leo Crow. Throughout the story, Anderton believes that he won't kill this man because he doesn't even know who Crow is. Unfortunately, Anderton ignores the fact that Crow kidnapped his son. Agatha, the female precog, reminds Anderton that he always has the choice not to kill Crow. Anderton learns that Crow was paid to make Anderton believe that he had kidnapped his son several years earlier. Crow tells Anderton that he was framed, but Anderton and Crow fight over the gun and Crow ends up shot. Anderton finally proves his innocence and begins a life with his wife. Sophocles' book Oedipus the King tells the story of a child born to a king and queen, whose future represented the destruction of his family. The... middle of paper ...... the ball started and unknowingly brought about their tragic end (Oedipus). Minority Report, a 2002 science fiction thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg is based in Washington DC and Northern Virginia in 2054 where Precrime is a specialized police department. They arrest people by predicting their crimes using precogs. the main character played by Tom Cruze. "John Anderson", the captain before the crime. John Anderton obtains the visions of the murder through the three precogs but the main precog Agatha translates the information to him. The film is ironic for Blindness because in the film, when John Anderton is in the precog lab, Agatha grabs him and says "can you see" and at the end of the film, John has to have his eyes replaced to get around his identify. John is blind to the fact that he has been accused of murder and must prove he is innocent..