Predestination (2014)

MIND BLOWING…!!!

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****Contains spoilers(sorry, couldn’t help it)****

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So, let me get this straight.

The same person was the father AND mother of himself AND herself and he was the one who set himself(father) and herself(mother)up to create herself, then to later kidnap herself(baby) to drop herself at an orphanage to be grown up into 'her'self and later into 'him'self to become a Temporal agent(much later) and then into a criminal bomber(very much later) who led to disfigurement of himself(much earlier) which subtly in turn led to finding himself at the bar to set himself up with herself for the creation of herself/himself.

Did I get it right?

Egg first or chicken first?

Ya.. That's what this is all about..

A paradox.

This is really amazing because Hollywood has this ability to transform nonsensical bizarre themes into ultimate thrillers and that is what is being portrayed by this particular movie. We seem to have an understanding of paradox and they take it to the next level.

You remember this scene in Inception where Cobb asks Ariadne, “How did we end up here?”. Well, good luck finding the beginning of this story.

From the second act and on, unexpected twists and turns unveils and the movie ends with a big "BOOM".

Ethan Hawke. So versatile. Saw a cool father in Boyhood. Saw an entirely different personality, a Temporal agent and a psychopath, in this movie.

Sarah Snook. Never knew she was a “she” until she told it in the movie. Mannerisms just like men.

Directors, writers, cinematography, editing.. The more I appreciate, lesser it is..

Rating : 8 on 10

(Scientists have ruled out the possibility of travelling forward or backward in time. We are prisoners of our own present :( )