Starring Ethan Hawke and Sara Snook, it's a 2014 film based on a Robert Heinlein's short story "All Your Zombies."
I've watched/read a lot of time travel stories but this is the most intriguing and mind-blowing storyline. I'm surprised I haven't read the story yet. Maybe I wasn't into zombies when I was reading SciFi. I downloaded the short story to read.
In any case, if you appreciate time travel stories, I very much recommend Predestination. It's available on Amazon Prime for free.
"It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946.
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Saw this one. Very interesting show. After about 30 minutes into it, I started to wonder if, based off of the description, I had started the right movie. Pretty soon, it all started to come together. Not bad.
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I read the short story. If I did read it before, it would not have been memorable. I suspect the spelled out acronyms like W.H.O.R.R.E.S. would have gone over my young head. Also, the movie lays out the story better in a way I can understand. Reading the story, I would not be able to pick up the story had I not seen the movie.
"It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946.
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Originally posted by wolfe 21: Its good, but I didn't like the way it ended. Personal preference I guess.
I agree. I think the screenwriter thought he could add another layer of complexity and even outdo Heinlein at his craft. But now you’re left with someone who lives with a memory of the future to come. When he gets deeper into his psychosis in the future, he will continue to have the memory of the future and could devise a plan to thwart it and prevent his memory from actualizing.
"It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946.
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