Looper (Post-release)
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Rdmaul
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Much easier to follow! The movie was awesome need to see it again for sure
I wish Rian elaborated a little more about how The Rainmaker existed, or at the very least how he might have a grudge against the mob/loopers in Old Joe's timeline when Sara was not killed by Old Joe in that timeline.
I can kind of piece something together, but I'm not sure it's what the filmmakers were going for.
I can kind of piece something together, but I'm not sure it's what the filmmakers were going for.
Heavy Future: My thoughts on Looper and why I traveled eight hours to another city to watch it
Looper got released across theatres in India on Friday October 12, 2012. But judging by the way they treated the Dredd screening at Big Cinemas, I knew I couldn't risk watching it in the city of Mangalore. So I booked tickets at PVR Cinemas for myself and my friends in Bangalore. Thankfully there was an advanced Thursday screening for 7 pm on October 11. And thus I took the Wednesday's night bus, traveled about 8 hours to reach Bangalore next day solely to watch Looper.
Looper is one of those rare sci-fi films in modern cinema where its originality and unpredictable nature itself sets it apart from the run of the mill sci-fi action films, while keeping you entertained and invested in the characters till the very end. Joseph Gordon-Levitt's immersive performance as Young Joe was a real treat to watch and his convincing make up also helped to totally distance the actor from the character. The score to the film by Nathan Johnson was another highlight of the film for me, by being both energetic and moody with its choice of non-traditional orchestral sounds. The track Time Machine is one of my favourites. And though I was hoping that the scope of the final act would be little bigger, the movie took the right approach by going for character focus and emotional depth over spectacle thus delivering a stronger impact.
I had only seen the teaser trailer in the past, but through the interviews with Rian Johnson I knew early on that the time travel aspect will not be playing a large role in the story. But rather time travel will only be used as a means to jump start the story, allowing the character conflict to unfold and take over the narrative. On more than one occasion there are characters in the movie emphasizing that time travel is not worth talking or getting worked up about; that was also pretty much meant as a parallel to what the director was trying to tell the audience in relation to the film itself.
It's always hard not to dwell on the time travel intricacies, I myself can't help it sometimes; but judging the merits of a film purely on the basis of how accurate the physics of time travel got played out is akin to discrediting a film cause it portrayed spaceship battles in space with sound effects.
In relation to directors answering questions about their movies, especially in the case of Looper and plot holes here is a good article titled Should Filmmakers Explain Their Movies? (Spoilers).
And here are some interesting and funny tweets I came across in regards to Looper plot holes. Click on the images to see responses to those tweets.
I had only watched Looper once in Bangalore and headed back to Mangalore on the night of Saturday October 13. As I was traveling in the bus, I received a tweet reply on my mobile from my friend Arjun Suri. It was in response to my tweet few days earlier where I mentioned how Mangalore Big Cinemas may not be playing Looper and I can't risk waiting for it. He mentioned that Looper was playing in the Mangalore multiplex but only in Hindi. I chuckled and I couldn't believe that they decided to release a dubbed Hindi version of Looper in Mangalore. The only time they ever played a dubbed version was for The Raid as it was not in English in the first place. But since The Raid was not playing with the original Indonesian voices with English subtitles, I didn't watch it in the theatre even though it was primarily an action film and was probably less dialogue driven.
So even though I knew I wouldn't get to watch Looper for a second time at the theatre, I was so glad that I was able to foresee this scenario and managed to avoid it. Looper was totally worth the long trip of eight hours.
Looper got released across theatres in India on Friday October 12, 2012. But judging by the way they treated the Dredd screening at Big Cinemas, I knew I couldn't risk watching it in the city of Mangalore. So I booked tickets at PVR Cinemas for myself and my friends in Bangalore. Thankfully there was an advanced Thursday screening for 7 pm on October 11. And thus I took the Wednesday's night bus, traveled about 8 hours to reach Bangalore next day solely to watch Looper.
Looper is one of those rare sci-fi films in modern cinema where its originality and unpredictable nature itself sets it apart from the run of the mill sci-fi action films, while keeping you entertained and invested in the characters till the very end. Joseph Gordon-Levitt's immersive performance as Young Joe was a real treat to watch and his convincing make up also helped to totally distance the actor from the character. The score to the film by Nathan Johnson was another highlight of the film for me, by being both energetic and moody with its choice of non-traditional orchestral sounds. The track Time Machine is one of my favourites. And though I was hoping that the scope of the final act would be little bigger, the movie took the right approach by going for character focus and emotional depth over spectacle thus delivering a stronger impact.
I had only seen the teaser trailer in the past, but through the interviews with Rian Johnson I knew early on that the time travel aspect will not be playing a large role in the story. But rather time travel will only be used as a means to jump start the story, allowing the character conflict to unfold and take over the narrative. On more than one occasion there are characters in the movie emphasizing that time travel is not worth talking or getting worked up about; that was also pretty much meant as a parallel to what the director was trying to tell the audience in relation to the film itself.
It's always hard not to dwell on the time travel intricacies, I myself can't help it sometimes; but judging the merits of a film purely on the basis of how accurate the physics of time travel got played out is akin to discrediting a film cause it portrayed spaceship battles in space with sound effects.
In relation to directors answering questions about their movies, especially in the case of Looper and plot holes here is a good article titled Should Filmmakers Explain Their Movies? (Spoilers).
And here are some interesting and funny tweets I came across in regards to Looper plot holes. Click on the images to see responses to those tweets.
I had only watched Looper once in Bangalore and headed back to Mangalore on the night of Saturday October 13. As I was traveling in the bus, I received a tweet reply on my mobile from my friend Arjun Suri. It was in response to my tweet few days earlier where I mentioned how Mangalore Big Cinemas may not be playing Looper and I can't risk waiting for it. He mentioned that Looper was playing in the Mangalore multiplex but only in Hindi. I chuckled and I couldn't believe that they decided to release a dubbed Hindi version of Looper in Mangalore. The only time they ever played a dubbed version was for The Raid as it was not in English in the first place. But since The Raid was not playing with the original Indonesian voices with English subtitles, I didn't watch it in the theatre even though it was primarily an action film and was probably less dialogue driven.
So even though I knew I wouldn't get to watch Looper for a second time at the theatre, I was so glad that I was able to foresee this scenario and managed to avoid it. Looper was totally worth the long trip of eight hours.
WyattLayne
Active Member
Have any of you downloaded Rian Johnson's "in theater commentary track" and gone to see the movie again with it? I just did a couple of days ago, and it was pretty cool.
ghostryder
Legendary Member
Looper Blu-ray Release Date, Details and Cover Art
With 17 deleted scenes that sums up to about 40 minutes of footage.
With 17 deleted scenes that sums up to about 40 minutes of footage.
SquidMan
Sr Member
Really excited about the deleted footage, but I'm disappointed that this is yet another recently-released movie that is skimping on bonus features on the DVD. I guess they really want everyone to switch to BluRay as quickly as possible.
Also, it's so odd to bump into you on many forums that I frequent (BTTF.com, Pixar Planet and at least several others that I can't remember at the moment). I guess we have many interests in common!
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Zombie_61
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I'm inclined to agree. I was in Best Buy yesterday, and they didn't have any DVD players for sale, only Blu-Ray players. But the salesperson I spoke with did say they've noticed they're selling a smaller percentage of Blu-Rays and a larger percentage of DVDs lately, so the pendulum might be swinging the other way.
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Ah..indeed. I remember chatting with you on Pixar Planet that's when you mentioned about being a member on BTTF.com. Except for BTTF.com, I go on most forums with my real name Vivek or with my old username Spideristic; that along with the same profile pic everywhere usually helps many remember me. Did you have the same username on other forums?
SquidMan
Sr Member
No, I am Martin S. McFly on BTTF.com and Sheriff Woody Pride on Pixar Planet. We are also Facebook friends.
Was Looper your favorite film of this year? If not, what was? What other movies were your favorites?
Max, you also go by the name The Golden Idol I am guessing.
Yes Looper was one of my favourites, Avengers was also one of them. Still few more movies to catch up to and waiting for the year to complete before concluding a top list.
SquidMan
Sr Member
Where do you know me as The Golden Idol? And how did you guess my name? Haha.
And yes, Looper and Avengers were my favorites too, and I also recommend Argo and Moonrise Kingdom.
cayman shen
Master Member
FINALLY saw this. Great movie. Deliberate pace and retro touches appreciated.
It was an entertaining movie, yes, but I felt a little underwhelmed by it. Of course, I saw the ending coming a mile away...
Deric
Sr Member
I saw this and thought it was really good. My only questions out of it was:
Once the younger version stopped the older wouldn't all the people he just killed including the innocent kid, have come back to life? I guess technically none of it would have happened. Also wouldn't all the loopers killed because of the rainmaker sending them back come back as well?
Once the younger version stopped the older wouldn't all the people he just killed including the innocent kid, have come back to life? I guess technically none of it would have happened. Also wouldn't all the loopers killed because of the rainmaker sending them back come back as well?
Ah the joys of temporal paradoxes... Try not to think too hard on it, or your brain will shut down.
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