Brick (2005), The Brothers Bloom (2008), Looper (2012)

[cinematixyz]

Hello everyone, R here with what is likely going to be a bit of a word-vomit about these three movies by director Rian Johnson. Bear with me! I have wanted to review these three movies as a loose trilogy of sorts since I came on board here at cinematixyz First because I loved Brick so very much, really enjoyed Looper, and thought this would be good impetus to

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[pyjamagurl]

The thing I couldn't wrap my head around with Looper (and I love Time Travelly stuff, it was the reason I wanted to see Looper) was that the future that 'Old Joe' lived wouldn't have been as tortured by the kid being a dictator because 'Old Joe' hadn't gone back and killed his mother, 'Young Joe' stopped that from happening, but in 'Old Joe's universe this whole thing would never have happened, so neither Joe would have died? The mother wouldn't have died either, so why did the kid go evil? IDK I got way too caught up in that, perhaps I'm reading it wrong? But yeah that twist didn't work for me. (Unless I missed something in the narrative earlier? Tis the curse of watching things without subtitles for me...)

And I had liked the movie up until then, it was gory in places, and I fully admit to hiding in my jacket when they showed the part with bits of the runaway guy disappearing, I'm a wuss. At least I didn't turn my hearing aids off like I did when watching Jack Reacher.

[barush]

I saw and read way too many interviews about this movie with Rian Johnson, and the one thing he always says, when people ask him this exact same question is "look at Cid and Sarah's relationship before Joe comes into the picture." Before Joe comes, Cid thinks that Sarah isn't his real mom, so who knows where it goes from there.

[pyjamagurl]

Ah, see that makes sense! I don't know why i didn't think of that while watching the movie. I probably need to watch it again :)

[cinematixyz]

Good point! There's a moment early on where Seth (Paul Dano) is talking about The Rainmaker and mentions as part of his legend that he saw his mom get shot. Which makes me sort of take a 'which came first, the chicken or the egg' approach to the time travel. We can't find the start of the loop (hence the movie poster I picked for this entry), we're just along for the ride.

~R

[pyjamagurl]

I knew I wasn't going mad! I thought I remembered something about The Rainmaker's mother being shot, so unless someone else killed his mom? Because the way they were implying wouldn't work ;) But you're very right, there isn't really a beginning to the loop, it's an infinity spiral.

[cinematixyz]

Don't feel bad, I got REALLY wigged out when the guys parts started going too.... I'm actually glad I am not alone in that....LOL

Zuzu

[pyjamagurl]

Definitely not! My mum hides at stuff like that too, but my brother found it amusing that I hid xD