Time Travel: Policing Paradoxes (Timecop & Predestination)
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10/08/20 • 84 min
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"If I could guarantee that you'd get away with it, would you kill him?"
In this episode, we explore the intriguing concept of law enforcement through time with Timecop (1994) and Predestination (2014). From the action-packed pursuit of time criminals in Timecop to the mind-bending twists of Predestination, we’ll discuss how these films tackle the challenges of enforcing the law across different eras.
Can time really be controlled, or do these missions only complicate things further?
Join us as we examine the rules, paradoxes, and moral dilemmas of law enforcement in the world of time travel.
| Time Cop at 01:40 | Predestination at 40:52 |
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"If I could guarantee that you'd get away with it, would you kill him?"
In this episode, we explore the intriguing concept of law enforcement through time with Timecop (1994) and Predestination (2014). From the action-packed pursuit of time criminals in Timecop to the mind-bending twists of Predestination, we’ll discuss how these films tackle the challenges of enforcing the law across different eras.
Can time really be controlled, or do these missions only complicate things further?
Join us as we examine the rules, paradoxes, and moral dilemmas of law enforcement in the world of time travel.
| Time Cop at 01:40 | Predestination at 40:52 |
CONTAINS FILM SPOILERS
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1 Recommendations“Every living creature on Earth dies alone.”
In this episode, we dive into the eerie world of clairvoyance in time travel with Donnie Darko (2001) and Minority Report (2002).
Both films explore the unsettling possibility of seeing the future and the consequences that come with it. From Donnie’s haunting visions in Donnie Darko to the pre-cogs’ predictive powers in Minority Report, we’ll discuss how clairvoyance influences the characters' actions and the flow of time itself.
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