best sci-fi film so far this year

Rating: 8/10 (28 September 2012)

Neglect the quality of the technical part of this film making, I think the ideas, philosophy behind this film is very profound. Especially when the writer explains the idea of causal and effect theory through a Sci-Fi film. In the film, there is no bad guys, and 'right or wrong'. there is only the cause of becoming bad and the effect it results in. It is not Cid's fault for becoming the future 'rain man', but what old Joe did to Cid is also not wrong in his point of view. Old Joe teleport himself to the past to kill Cid in order to prevent him from becoming the 'rain man' and lead to his wife's death. But he did not realise that his action is the cause of Cid to become 'rain man' and therefore indirectly results in his wife's death in future. A 'Loop' of fate is created. The young Joe realised this at the end and sacrifice his life to save Cid and himself from their fate. The 'Loop' of fate is broken. I think the writer gives the name 'rain man' is trying to show two characters of the future Cid: a heart that desired to bring hope and changes to the future (like the Spring rain gives life to plant), and a cold heart wished to clean all the 'dirt' in the world (like the cold Autumn rain).