Loved the movie right up until the ending.
Couldn't he have just blown his trigger finger off and accomplished the same goal?
-Gary
I think this was a permanent solution the way he did it
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I think this was a permanent solution the way he did it
Risu
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Just got back, enjoyed it well enough but was a little let down. Maybe I'm just over time travel at this point.
I was supremely disappointed that the grey coat he wore in the future (Levitt with long hair) was only shown briefly and never in full. So much for making a replica.
I was supremely disappointed that the grey coat he wore in the future (Levitt with long hair) was only shown briefly and never in full. So much for making a replica.
nickytea
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nickytea
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The theatrical Chinese release version has a longer montage. That and more will be on the home video release.
Well theres something to look forward to! :thumbsup
ghostryder
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.:MirrorminD:.
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Thought this was a pretty good info graphic on the alt timelines
Well the fact that the movie didn't take this route pretty much dispels it. :lol
But for giggles...
1. It's not hard to imagine that in this line of work, the old guys are replaced quite often with new faces. The loopers who worked with Kid Blue and Abe in 2044 could potentially be the only ones that know what the two looked like, and they are for the most part out of the organization. Everyone else could be dead by the time Blue starts his rise, or killed before he was identified. It would be ~30 years before Blue would make his strike anyway. Plenty of time to be forgotten.
2. They are already loosey-goosey with the time travel, I am not sure if it matters if Kid Blue, in this particular time line, ends up becoming old Abe as The Rainmaker in 30 years. Besides, the way they showed things, changes in the past didn't effect the future until right as they happened. So it might be a while before Kid Blue goes from being Abe's prodigy to the turning point where Abe would vanish from that timeline. The film painted it like so long as certain possibilities were still that, then the characters could continue on their mission despite how unlikely their goal was becoming. It's not until you cut off your finger, do things you can't come back from, that the future was rewritten.
ghostryder
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protokev DMD
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I liked it...until the very end. The resolution was too obvious. Throughout the film I found myself thinking...it's going to end with the way it did. But I stopped myself and thought "no they are doing such a good job with the drama, the dialogue, etc. that there is no way they will just take the easy way out." I was sure they were going to surprise me with a well crafted ending that cleverly played with sme of the complexities of time travel already presented and dramatic cues.
But they didn't.
Perhaps I've just watched too much Doctor Who.
But they didn't.
Perhaps I've just watched too much Doctor Who.
ProfKSergeev
Sr Member
Ditto. Not to mention I didn't give a flying **** about Damien. Wish they had switched focus to Willis instead; I actually cared about his character.
Yep as a said he took the more permanent route. Pew!
When RJ was asked if Abe was the future version of Kid Blue...
"I really love this theory. In fact I love it so much I'm not going to weigh in on it."
"You mean are they the same person? I'm stealthily (or really clumsily) dodging answering that theory.
"
"I really love this theory. In fact I love it so much I'm not going to weigh in on it."
"You mean are they the same person? I'm stealthily (or really clumsily) dodging answering that theory.
"
Trues17
New Member
Saw this last night. All I thought when it was done was "bet the internet is going to have a fit over the time travel flaws". The flaws did really bother me, but I was able to set it aside and really enjoy the movie. Although thought it would be a little less predictable than it was. This is the type of movie where you just have to accept the sci-fi element and go from there. It's obvious that Johnson didn't want to spend time going over any technical details, as all of those scenes were quick and to the point.
Couple q's: was the rainmaker the one who shot old Joe's wife and brought him in? Why didn't we get any glimpse of his refined TK power as an adult?
Also, out of curiosity, do you think the time machine can be set to 30 years in the past, or do you think that when they discovered time travel, they found out it only works for minus 30?
Couple q's: was the rainmaker the one who shot old Joe's wife and brought him in? Why didn't we get any glimpse of his refined TK power as an adult?
Also, out of curiosity, do you think the time machine can be set to 30 years in the past, or do you think that when they discovered time travel, they found out it only works for minus 30?
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