So I really have mixed feelings about this film.
On the one hand, I love me some sci-fi, especially time-travel stories.. on the other hand, as others have mentioned, a lot of the main characters decisions just don't make any sense.
The first and main glaring plot issue is that it's a predestination paradox. He goes back in time due to actions that he very intentionally performs after he goes back in time, in order to make himself go back in time. This is a common paradox in time travel stories so it doesn't bother me that much. Most time travel stories have at least one paradox, so I can suspend my disbelief.
What bothers me more than that is that after he sees the girl undressing in the woods and goes to investigate, he is stabbed by his future self. That's all well and good but ignoring that paradox, why the HECK does he then run to a neighbouring building, instead of his own house. They were 100 yards away from his house.. but instead of running home where he knows the locations of the locks, weapons, bandages, and a working telephone, he chooses to try to hop a fence and find help at the next building over? Really? He could see her FROM HIS BACKYARD. If I'm a block from my house and something happens, I'm running straight the F home.
There are several other ridiculously stupid decisions this guy makes, but they end up being a bit more convoluted due to all the wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey stuff. That initial decision though has nothing to do with him being confused by just time traveling. Someone else pointed out that we see evidence that he's an idiot in the first appearance, so I guess it's to be expected, but come on.. I just find it hard to believe anyone would do that when their house is right there.
I know it probably seems dumb that I can't believe that when we are talking about sci-fi where a man literally travels through time, but I don't know, I just can't get over that one detail.
Besides that one hangup, I actually did enjoy the movie. Sure, he's dumb, a murderer, and a lech, but I can get over that. I appreciate there being time travel sci-fis out there for me to even hate on and pick holes in.
On the one hand, I love me some sci-fi, especially time-travel stories.. on the other hand, as others have mentioned, a lot of the main characters decisions just don't make any sense.
The first and main glaring plot issue is that it's a predestination paradox. He goes back in time due to actions that he very intentionally performs after he goes back in time, in order to make himself go back in time. This is a common paradox in time travel stories so it doesn't bother me that much. Most time travel stories have at least one paradox, so I can suspend my disbelief.
What bothers me more than that is that after he sees the girl undressing in the woods and goes to investigate, he is stabbed by his future self. That's all well and good but ignoring that paradox, why the HECK does he then run to a neighbouring building, instead of his own house. They were 100 yards away from his house.. but instead of running home where he knows the locations of the locks, weapons, bandages, and a working telephone, he chooses to try to hop a fence and find help at the next building over? Really? He could see her FROM HIS BACKYARD. If I'm a block from my house and something happens, I'm running straight the F home.
There are several other ridiculously stupid decisions this guy makes, but they end up being a bit more convoluted due to all the wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey stuff. That initial decision though has nothing to do with him being confused by just time traveling. Someone else pointed out that we see evidence that he's an idiot in the first appearance, so I guess it's to be expected, but come on.. I just find it hard to believe anyone would do that when their house is right there.
I know it probably seems dumb that I can't believe that when we are talking about sci-fi where a man literally travels through time, but I don't know, I just can't get over that one detail.
Besides that one hangup, I actually did enjoy the movie. Sure, he's dumb, a murderer, and a lech, but I can get over that. I appreciate there being time travel sci-fis out there for me to even hate on and pick holes in.