SSC 19: Edge of Tomorrow (Liman, 2012)

It's Blunt Month! Tim & Tay talk Emily Blunt, Tom Cruise, and why people love time loop movies in this discussion of Doug Liman's Edge of Tomorrow.

Synopsis
Edge of Tomorrow tells the story of Maj. William Cage, who enters humanity’s war against the invading aliens known as Mimics with no combat experience. After promptly dying in action, Cage awakes a day earlier, and soon realizes he is caught in a cycle: live, die, repeat.  

Edge of Tomorrow stars Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt, was directed by Doug Liman, and released May 28, 2014.

Edge of Tomorrow is available as a digital rental.

Scene [1:03:05-1:10:27]
After breaking through enemy lines, Cage and Vrataski stop at a small farmhouse to refuel. While treating Vrataski's injury, Cage is forced to reveal the futility of their next move.

Links

• 4:35 - Gnomeo & Juliet
• 4:46 - Looper
• 4:50 - A Quiet Place
• 8:30 - Under The Skin
• 12:20 - Mission(s) Impossible
• 13:45 - Fair fighting in The Fast & The Furious
• 19:10 - Time-looping in the Aladdin TV show
• 19:30 - X-Files' time loop
• 21:30 - Dion Bebe's approach to filming Edge of Tomorrow
• 29:30 - Script revisions and remnants
• 32:20 - Groundhog Day

Recommendations

• Tim: Primer (Carruth, 2004)
• Tay: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen  (Hallström, 2011) — Available to rent online.

All links are verified at the time of publication and based on availability in Canada.

Next episode: Potluck—Sicario (Villeneuve, 2015) [available to rent online] with The Grey Nato's James Stacey. 

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