Three Tears of Source Code

Colten 2022-03-15 09:01:02

Watching this movie, I cried three times.

The first time was when Captain asked to return to the train for the last time to rescue those seemingly hopeless passengers, and asked Goodwin to switch him off.

The second time Capitan called his father as Shawn and told him that he regretted the quarrel between them.

The third time was when the time was frozen at 0:00:00, Captain and Christina kissed, and everyone on the train was laughing. Those who do business continue to do their business, those who tell the jokes then tell his jokes, and the travelers from all over the world continue their journey.

So you see, a commercial film, a commercial film that talks about transcendence, can also shoot so many moving realms. The first is heroism, the second is family affection, and the third is love and life.

To be honest, I didn't expect so much from this movie before. I have watched a lot of semi-bad commercial films recently, such as "Federal Regulatory Agency" or "Fundamental Acquaintances". I saw half-way sleepy or anticlimactic deceiving the audience. Suddenly I saw such a complete plot structure. The director's dreams of life are really impressive. Later, I learned that the director was originally the director of Moon, so I was relieved.

For this kind of movie that repeatedly intervenes in the same time/space theme, I have seen "Horror Cruise" before, and the story design is quite ingenious. This time the Source Code is also considered one. From the confusing train horror for 8 minutes at the beginning, to Captain waking up to find himself in a dark and small space, to the unpredictable look of the female officer Goodwin, the audience was caught off guard by the plot. With the protagonist coming and going through the game over and over again, I am nervous and excited. The advance of the story revolves around the train mission-the two main lines of the captain’s life experience cross, and with the final truth revealed and the line of typing on the Goodwin computer screen, the audience understands the entire source code architecture, and it is true. Embarrassed for the fate of Captain and the passenger car.

Jake shaved his head flat in this film, and I don’t know why it reminds me of Aaron Kwok; the tight plot and small space help his acting skills, so the overall look is very pleasing; Michelle Monaghan, who plays Christina, did not play at all. The space basically plays the role of a vase; and Vera Farmiga really shines. Although her expression is basically elusive in the first half of the plot, the audience does not even know that she is a good person or a bad person, but her face is in the second half. The subtle changes in the above can really tell the true feelings of human beings, and it is really the charm of mature women.

************Below is the dividing line of technical issues *************

I am a technical idiot, I can only be a good idea, let’s discuss it together.

1. Why Colter When Stevens' consciousness returns, he will be in a small space that cannot be opened?
This should be the final projection of his real world consciousness, such as the wreckage of a helicopter. Of course, all of this was imagined by him.

2. Why did Colter Stevens feel cold midway?
It should be about to die, he thinks that cold is a sign of the disappearance of vital signs.

3. In the last scene, what happened when Goodwin received the text message?
According to Dr. Rutledge's theory, the change of source code cannot be achieved in the real world, but Goodwin received a text message, indicating that the source code can be connected to the real world to some extent, or even change the real world. Goodwin received the text message, which should have happened before the whole movie. If Goodwin hadn't received the text message before the start, she would not have so much sympathy for Stevens, and finally helped him fulfill his wish. This is also the process of intertwine the real world and Source code to some extent. It seems that there are some questions about the timing? The text was sent after he rescued the train, and Goodwin received the text after the train exploded? Does this mean that these are two parallel worlds. In one world, the train is saved, Stevens continues to live as Shawn, and in Goodwin's world, the train explodes irretrievably?

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Source Code quotes

  • Colter Stevens: The explosion came from behind me.

  • Colter Stevens: You seem concerned about the time. What are you late for?

    Max Denoff: I'm on my way to an asshole festival. I hear you're headlining.

    Colter Stevens: Oh, that's funny. What are you, a comedian?

    Christina Warren: Yeah. He is a comedian.