![]() We see an example of this going wrong as one of Joe’s fellow looper friends fails to dispose of his future self and meets a harrowing end at the hands of the mob. Joe is very good at his job and has built up quite a stockpile of silver bars which he spends on women and drugs.Įventually, Joe knows that he will one day have to “close his loop” and kill his future self whenever he is sent back for one final job. As a looper, he primarily disposes of victims who have been sent back in time by the same crime syndicate from 2074. We’re fittingly introduced to Joe as he’s carrying out another routine hit. From his very first indie breakout with Brick, to his critically acclaimed but perhaps commercial miss with The Brothers Bloom, to-you know-that Star Wars film he helmed, to his surprise smash-hit Knives Out, Johnson has certainly proven that he deserves a seat at the great directors’ table.Īnd while Johnson dabbled in documentary and television with a few stints behind the camera with shows like Terriers and Breaking Bad, Johnson might have actually been at his very best with the often-forgotten, but quite successful science-fiction thriller Looper. But you have to admit that the man knows how to weave a cinematic tale. I get it, though-he might not be everyone’s favorite, which is fine. When I heard it had a future-self Bruce Willis as a hired gun, I was all in. When I found out he was making a time travel movie, I was excited. ![]() (Plus, he's apparently a wiz when it comes to shooting travel videos with an iPhone 11?) ![]() He’s a great writer, a great director, and overall one of my favorite film auteurs to admire and follow. Everything you need to know about the plot, ending, and the ultimate meaning behind Looper…īelieve me, I’m not trying to start a fight here with the internet or anything by saying this, but director Rian Johnson is a great filmmaker.
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