Ok, before I move on, I'm going to say it:
I LOVE THIS MOVIE.
It's like the first time I saw Stardust. Completely enthralled. I'd say it's actually more like the first time I read Tick Tock by Dean Koontz, or the first time I heard "Alejandro" on the radio. The entire movie was engaging - techno soundtrack, a "reset" button to life, yet always subjected to fate.
Which I did not enjoy too much.
Pre-destination and "butterfly effects" are unprovable, undeniable, unfounded beliefs that humans are subjects of fate - and any alteration of our "life paths" will subject us to a COMPLETELY different set of lives.
Path 1: Lady bumps into lady on street. Lady with baby becomes bad mother, loses child to social care, STEALS another baby in her rage.
Path 2: Lady avoids lady on street. Lady with baby wins the lottery.
Path 3: Lady does not see lady on street. Lady with baby becomes a religious convert.
Although these three life paths are portrayed with beautifully montaged photographic stills, I still can't ever trust that lives are planned out that way. Who would want to go through that kind of planning? What a boring job.
Example 1:
God sits at his desk. "Ok.. so today, Scott will wake up at exactly 7:56:34 AM. He will open his left eye first, then his right eye. If he should open his right eye first, he's GOING TO DIE TODAY. If he opens his left eye first, he will go pee merrily then get completely screwed on his O-Chem I test instead."
Dear Reader, it is time for bed.
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