Starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Michelle Monaghan, Duncan Jones’ sci-fi thriller 'Source Code' perfected the tried-and-true time loop film.
Ever since Harold Ramis’s classic comedy Groundhog Day hit theaters in 1993, filmmakers have been inspired to ape the formula of a time loop movie. The premise is remarkably flexible, and there are many films that have adopted it for different genres. Edge of Tomorrow took things in a science fiction action direction, while the Happy Death Day films have used the concept to satirize clichés within the horror genre.
Source Code follows the U.S. Army pilot Colter Stevens , who was critically injured during a combat mission in the Middle East. Stevens is still reeling from his experience when he wakes up on a Metra train headed to Chicago. He now inhabits the body of Sean Fentress, a mild-mannered school teacher. Sean’s coworker Christina Warren starts a conversation, and Stevens desperately tries to explain the situation.
It’s a compelling reason to see these events over and over again that gets past the initial confusion and exposition that is often featured in the early scenes in time travel movies. Stevens is informed of the parameters of his assignment after a few tries, and he’s given a reason to stay within the loop. Instead of trying to understand why he’s stuck in the loop in the first place, he is given a specific mystery to solve. It was a clever way to change the character’s motivation.
However, Stevens is in more than just a one-time crunch. He faces pressure from the authorities to solve the bombing quickly, as another attack is imminent. This forces him to make a pivotal decision; does he want to survive, and whose life does he want to live? Jones retains the ambiguity of the genre with his ending. He shows Stevens living out Sean’s final moments after saving the train. Stevens and Christina take a romantic stroll throughout the city.
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