SSC 19: Edge of Tomorrow (Liman, 2012) — Tip of the Spear

Single Serving Cinema

English - February 09, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 46.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
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It's Blunt Month! Tim & Tay talk Emily Blunt, Tom Cruise, and why people love time loop movies in this discussion of Doug Liman's Edge of Tomorrow.

Synopsis
Edge of Tomorrow tells the story of Maj. William Cage, who enters humanity’s war against the invading aliens known as Mimics with no combat experience. After promptly dying in action, Cage awakes a day earlier, and soon realizes he is caught in a cycle: live, die, repeat.

Edge of Tomorrow stars Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt, was directed by Doug Liman, and released May 28, 2014.

Edge of Tomorrow is available as a digital rental.

Scene [1:03:05-1:10:27]
After breaking through enemy lines, Cage and Vrataski stop at a small farmhouse to refuel. While treating Vrataski's injury, Cage is forced to reveal the futility of their next move.

Links

4:35 - Gnomeo & Juliet4:46 - Looper4:50 - A Quiet Place8:30 - Under The Skin12:20 - Mission(s) Impossible13:45 - Fair fighting in The Fast & The Furious19:10 - Time-looping in the Aladdin TV show19:30 - X-Files' time loop21:30 - Dion Bebe's approach to filming Edge of Tomorrow29:30 - Script revisions and remnants32:20 - Groundhog Day

Recommendations

Tim: Primer (Carruth, 2004)Tay: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (Hallström, 2011) — Available to rent online.

All links are verified at the time of publication and based on availability in Canada.

Next episode: Potluck—Sicario (Villeneuve, 2015) [available to rent online] with The Grey Nato's James Stacey.

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