What 'Looper' tells us about the American future

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[BenLurkin]

And if you have something as powerful as a time machine, why not transport the victim three billion years into the past, before oxygen became abundant on earth, or three billion years into the future, when the earth will likely have been swallowed by the sun? Better yet, why not think of a better and more fruitful use for a time machine, beyond body-disposal?

All good questions. When I saw the trailer for this film I was totally underwhelmed by its basic premise.

[BenLurkin]

Or Demolition Man...

[Tonytitan]

May I present “The Book of Eli” as a possible glimpse into a God-free, post-apocalyptic America.

[GunRunner]

Looper is such a weird movie. The telekinetic angle felt tacked on, but has a huge impact on the rest of the movie. I love the theory that Kid Blue and Abe are the same person.

[GunRunner]

Looper is such a weird movie. The telekinetic angle felt tacked on, but has a huge impact on the rest of the movie. I love the theory that Kid Blue and Abe are the same person.

[Moonman62]

2001 was also very hopeful in its tone.

It was in the sense that aliens implanted our intelligence, and then saved us before we destroyed ourselves. But then again, the movie was so abstract and purposely mysterious that I doubt most people saw it that way. I know I didn't. (A person would have to read the book to make any sense of it.)

Quite a few people figure that Kubrick held a very low opinion of his own species.

[Toddsterpatriot]

I enjoyed those books. The next one should be out next year.

[Nuc 1.1]

I am looking forward to the next daybreak book.