![]() ![]() While Groundhog Day and Edge of Tomorrow are impressive works of entertainment, nothing in the time loop sub-genre has left as big of an impression as Ken Grimwood’s 1986 novel Replay. Needless to say, I’m not very good at Simon Says. While watching a hero eventually learn to master his surroundings by repeating the same day over and over again is fun to watch in a film, I can’t think of anything more nerve-wracking and stressful than having to memorize every moment of your surroundings in order to repeat a pattern. That said, fewer things that will never happen to me in real life are the cause of as much dread as being stuck in a time loop. ![]() While I’ve never been a big gamer, I am a big fan of time loop fiction – from the classic Groundhog Day to the “Mystery Spot” episode of Supernatural. That’s why I don’t play video games – I don’t have the disposition for repetition. You get better at video games the more you get defeated. As Devin points out in his review of Edge of Tomorrow, Doug Liman’s latest film is the perfect depiction of playing video games – the adaptation, evolution and patience that comes with mastering a level or defeating a boss only by dying repeatedly. ![]()
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