looper

By Lindsey Allen |Staff Writer| Rian Johnson's new thriller film "Looper" is a great example of sci-fi/action done right. The film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Joe, a man living in 2044 as a "looper." Time travel does not exist yet, but 30 years into the future it does, although it is illegal. Loopers are paid to kill people from the future and dispose of the bodies. At every point in a looper's life, he must "close the loop," meaning he must kill his older self when the older self appears in front of him, getting a payoff in result and living the rest of his life knowing where his fate lies. This is where things get complicated. When Joe's older self  (played by Bruce Willis) … [Read more...] about JGL dazzles in time travel thriller