Predestination (2014)

Predestination started as a short story by Robert A. Heinlein titled -All You Zombies- and it works better as words on the page. Film's added visuals will allow those familiar with the concept of time travel to figure out key plot points ahead of time. Details. The execution is so good you'll be delighted to see it play out. It's atypical but if you see enough movies, that's a nice change of pace once in a while

When John (Sarah Snook) walks into a bar, he begins making small talk with the bartender (Ethan Hawke). His life story connects unexpectedly with the bartender's true identity; he's a time traveler searching for a terrorist called the "Fizzle Bomber".

I deduced how the pieces of the puzzle fit together. If you're unfamiliar with high-concept, weird time travel stories you may not. Either way, it’s not a big deal because you hardly ever see films like this, which prominently feature time machines but no loose ends. It sets up its rules and follows through all the way. No last-minute chase sequences that will later have you saying “Wait, but how could he do that if…” or random elements that under scrutiny don’t hold up. This is the kind of film that was meticulously written and planned out. Whenever that’s the case, it’s hard not to admire the precise machinery at work.

Predestination is split into two parts. The time travel stuff with the barkeep, and what turns out to be an unpredictable and moving drama with a strong performance by Sarah Snook at its center. Some of what happens is so wild it could’ve easily crumbled, but the performances, the human elements that make up the drama, combined with all of the talks of trips back and then forward in time make you understand every development and decision. The film’s complex timeline also means there’s decent re-watch value in this film written and directed by the Spierig Brothers. It’s fun to figure out and then confirm where/how all the pieces fit together.

Predestination is a sci-fi story that takes chances. There are times when it IS weird but the strangeness is integral to the plot. There are some gutsy decisions made with the casting and the narrative. It works as a mind-bender and as a drama too. It may not surprise you the way it wants to, but you don’t often find science fiction films as intelligent as Predestination. (On Blu-ray, March 16, 2017)

All You Zombies

It was certainly an exceptional read. A time travel paradox.

Books like this make me feel like I've given my being more meaning in a stoic sense of sorts. Knowing these things whether untrue or not make me think deeply of things I know to be true.

It inches me towards a freedom I'm yet to understand.

I felt this from a nine page piece surmisable to "I'm my own grand-paw"

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