Looper (dir. Rian Johnson; Gordon-Levitt, Willis)

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CFMOORE! said:
i am trying to make sense of this. JGL's character isn't from the future at all, he's in "our present", so do the mobsters of the future come back and approach people for these Looper hitmen positions?

wouldn't killing his future self result in sort of a constant loop of future selves? since in his present he is still alive and able to age in their future?
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Having not seen the film, I can only answer your inquiries based on the teaser trailer and plot synopsis.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt's character works for a company that has access to time travel in the future (thirty years ahead of the present in the film). They send targets to a specific location back to the present (the protagonist's time) and they're killed and disposed of by the Loopers.

A constant loop? I don't believe so. Killing his future self would just complete the hypothetical "circle" of life. He'd age to that particular point and time, then die by his own hand.

I'd imagine the inner-workings of the organization, precisely how time travel plays a role in this setting, and why his character was sent back to be murdered will be plot points revealed as the film's narrative unfolds.
 
I think something that will ruin this film is that that JGL and Bruce Willis look nothing like each other. There's gonna be a disconnect with the "trying to kill himself" thing
 
Looks pretty cool, although seemingly less cerebral than I thought. Straight-up action movie it seems.

Korey said:
I think something that will ruin this film is that that JGL and Bruce Willis look nothing like each other. There's gonna be a disconnect with the "trying to kill himself" thing
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Yeah I was thinking that, the make up doesn't really help much either, lol. :P JGL should've just played both roles, I don't understand how this wasn't obvious.
 
I think JGL and Willis look enough alike with the makeup. Enough to suspend disbelief.
jett said:
Looks pretty cool, although seemingly less cerebral than I thought. Straight-up action movie it seems.
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Rian Johnson says it won't be as action-y as it looks from the teaser. It'll have plenty to go around, but it won't be a breakneck pace film.
 
big ander said:
I think JGL and Willis look enough alike with the makeup. Enough to suspend disbelief.
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Really? I'm watching the trailer again and JGL looks exactly like JGL and Bruce Willis looks exactly like Bruce Willis. They have completely different faces, body types, hair, etc. and I'm going to guess voices
 
big ander said:
I think JGL and Willis look enough alike with the makeup. Enough to suspend disbelief.

Rian Johnson says it won't be as action-y as it looks from the teaser. It'll have plenty to go around, but it won't be a breakneck pace film.
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Yeah.

Has he said why the two actors were cast for the main character?
 
jett said:
Yeah.

Has he said why the two actors were cast for the main character?
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He sort of has. He wrote it with JGL in mind from the start. Then the script got sent around and Willis showed a lot of interest in the older role; Johnson leapt at the chance.
 
It did it's job and got me excited. There seem to be a lot of different versions of JGL in that trailer though. I curious how all that is going to fit together. I was also surprised to see Paul Dano is a part of it.
 
The dark eyebrows are the weirdest looking part of his face

to be fair, it's a short trailer. I know what Joseph Gordon-Levitt looks like and it's an unnatural feeling since he looks similar but altered. That feeling will probably go away with the full movie.
 
big ander said:
-Rian will not spoil what the metal plates on the back of the targets are. But they are not
part of the time travel.
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Random thought but it looked kinda like gold? Could it be payment that is sent with the victim?

Looked great, day one
 
I can suspend my disbelief regarding both the time travel and JGL as a younger Willis.

Going by the photo on the pious page though, I think young Bruce Willis looks a lot like Zac Efron. Not that I'd prefer Efron for the role or anything.
 
Korey said:
I think something that will ruin this film is that that JGL and Bruce Willis look nothing like each other. There's gonna be a disconnect with the "trying to kill himself" thing
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im sure after 5 minutes you'll be fine. its kinda like seeing ghandi played by a white man (Well technically ben kingsley's dad is of indian descent but still)
 
CFMOORE! said:
what are the "typical" time travel rules that this movie is breaking and how will it rationalize them?

i am trying to make sense of this. JGL's character isn't from the future at all, he's in "our present", so do the mobsters of the future come back and approach people for these Looper hitmen positions?

wouldn't killing his future self result in sort of a constant loop of future selves? since in his present he is still alive and able to age in their future?

my brain is hurting.
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Having read the script, they don't really answer much of anything regarding the time travel mechanics of the film. There's a scene or two specifically that plays with the mechanics of time travel, and may inadvertently clue you in on the rules of time travel within this universe, but don't expect much unless the film has drastically changed since its screenplay.

I really hope he changed the 3rd act of the film, I found it to be extremely weak in comparison to the first 2/3rds of the film.
 
big ander said:
-Rian will not spoil what the metal plates on the back of the targets are. But they are not
part of the time travel.
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Looks to me like gold bars the loopers are paid with, as gold is kind of a timeless currency.

Anyways, this is midnight release for me with no promotions what so ever, but it's nice to know what I'm getting into, which is awesome.
 
I like what I see! Also, nice to see Jeff Daniels in there too (JGL & Jeff Daniels did a movie called, The Lookout). I'm avoiding any other trailer now but from the looks of it given the R-rating, should be a good time.
 
Thought JGL sounded like Willis at first. Then he started screaming and BAM character broken.

It looks moderately interesting judging by the trailer. I'll definitely see it just to take a risk on a movie for once.
 
This looks so good. Definitely seeing this in theaters. Joseph-Gordon Levitt looks off, though. Something about the make-up makes him look a little weird. Still, must see it.
 
See, in my mind, Bruce Willis did this whole thing years ago when he was in JGL's shoes, so he knows what happens....

But that subscribes to Whatever Happened Happened. Lets just see how it unfolds.

This looks amazing.
 
TrumanBurbank said:
Maybe I'm being dim here...but why would he keep trying to kill Bruce Willis if killing him would result in himself dying?
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Killing Bruce wouldn't mean he dies at that very moment though, rather (possibly) 30 years in the future. It depends on what rules the movie establishes for time travel.
 
TrumanBurbank said:
Maybe I'm being dim here...but why would he keep trying to kill Bruce Willis if killing him would result in himself dying?
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Time travel 101: Killing your future self has no repercussions on the time line. However, when the future tries to kill the past, that's when things get a bit... complicated. Time lines changing and whatnot. The future is altered... yada yada yada... butterfly effect, etc.
 
I hope there's a good explanation for why it's cheaper and easier to send someone into the past to be killed rather than just do it in the present. That seems pretty wonky.
 
i kinda wish that the loopers were police that traveled through time to stop time traveling thieves and murderers, and could also correct the wrongful deaths in their own personal lives, e.g., their wife, using specially trained martial arts, and also time.

it could be called, CHRONOLAWGICAL
 
beelzebozo said:
i kinda wish that the loopers were police that traveled through time to stop time traveling thieves and murderers, and could also correct the wrongful deaths in their own personal lives, e.g., their wife, using specially trained martial arts, and also time.

it could be called, CHRONOLAWGICAL
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Sounds like that one movie there with Tom Cruise, Minority Report.
 
EliteArtist said:
Sounds like that one movie there with Tom Cruise, Minority Report.
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timecop-787091.jpg
 
Ok movie, i'm listening.

I don't see the problem with JGL and BW not being look-a-likes ... besides the fact of worst old/new characters played by more diferent actors, who knows what kind of botox they have on the future ? =P
 
Dan said:
I hope there's a good explanation for why it's cheaper and easier to send someone into the past to be killed rather than just do it in the present. That seems pretty wonky.
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Criminals have control over the tech and killing in your native time period has a higher risk of being caught.
 
beelzebozo said:
i kinda wish that the loopers were police that traveled through time to stop time traveling thieves and murderers, and could also correct the wrongful deaths in their own personal lives, e.g., their wife, using specially trained martial arts, and also time.

it could be called, CHRONOLAWGICAL
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Yes, you are talking about Timecop, starring JCVD.
 
beelzebozo said:
i kinda wish that the loopers were police that traveled through time to stop time traveling thieves and murderers, and could also correct the wrongful deaths in their own personal lives, e.g., their wife, using specially trained martial arts, and also time.

it could be called, CHRONOLAWGICAL
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I AM

THE CHRONOLAW
 
gdt said:
See, in my mind, Bruce Willis did this whole thing years ago when he was in JGL's shoes, so he knows what happens....

But that subscribes to Whatever Happened Happened. Lets just see how it unfolds.
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All I want from time-travel is to be able to face myself in a fight.
 
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