There are so many cinematic inspirations to behold here, and Groundhog Day is just for starters. The story of an army major who during an apocalyptic alien invasion suddenly acquires the ability to go back in time every time he's killed in combat, takes pieces from Independence Day, Starship Troopers, The Matrix Reloaded, Aliens ... you name it. And the best part is, it works - and even dares to play out philosophical concepts: When you realize the future is "written", will you still make your best effort to change it? I didn't notice the two hours passing by.
Mo says:
What I kept thinking to myself was: doesn't it get boring doing the same things over and over and over again for very little incremental progress each time around?
ReplyDeleteWhich is why I think Stephen King was wise to keep these travels of repeating the past in "11/22/63" to a minimum. There's no way repeating a past hundreds of times could not drive you mad.
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