Looper Review

As someone who were quite a nerd, I love the Sci-fi movie like Terminator, Star wars, The Matrix and alien. Its always a thrill to see a film maker create a non existing world that is relatable to our real world. Lately, the only Sci-fi movie in this year that really attract my interest is only prometheus, the prequel of the Alien series which peoples said it gives more questions than an answer to the Alien franchies, making a lot of people disappointed by it including me. Luckily, the God of Sci-fi listened to my prayer and gives us one more great sci-fi movie to enjoy this year called Looper.

In the year 2044 a man called Joe, played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt or JGL because i'm now too lazy to write his full name, is working as an assasin for a mob in the future called looper. 30 years from that year, time travel is possible and immediately become illegal so only the big crime organization used it to eliminate people since its impossible to make someone disappear in the future without being noticed. One day, Joe had to assassinate someone different, he had to kill his older himself as a part of his jobs.

not metaphorically, he literally had to kill himself...

The premise of this movies is really original for a sci-fi movie, but this premise is not the only great things that this movies can offer because surprisingly, it is a really complex movie with a multiple layer on it. The movie could just be a story of 2 man running and chasing around like Tom and Jerry but they didn't do that. The story become bigger and each character decision in the story is really intriguing to watch. I can't tell you more about the story in this movie since more than that will be considered as a spoiler but trust me, you will be surprised on how much this movies expand itself from its basic premise.

As usual, JGL as Joe manage to steal my heart with his acting (no gay undertone) and he is officially one of my favorite actor now. Joe character is really a selfish Jerk when you first saw him, in fact you will hate him more than you like him but when situation and decision happened, his character will develop and you will rooting for him in the end. The older Joe is played by Bruce Willis who is surprisingly doing great in this movie because you can feel the determination of his character to get  things done no matter what the cost is. 

I'm not actually impressed by the make up in this movie since JGL doesn't look that much like younger Bruce Willis but even though  the make up didn't convince me, what makes them feels like one character is how JGL play his subtle Bruce Willis impression. The good dialogue which shown how the two character interact also helps you too see the two character similarity and its also one of the best aspect of this movie. The other character like Joe boss, played by Jeff Daniels is also giving a great performance even if he is not getting much screen time like another character and There's also Emily blunt who played as Sara, a single parent who lives in the farm with her son who also did good performance to entertain us.

The world of Looper is also worth mentioning because it was relatable to our real world, yet it had a distinct feels to it. Its not the typical slick and futuristic future but its rather a dark and grim version of the real world with some added technology. Hobos are everywhere and the rule of killed or be killed applied on the street. It really feels like what our future might be. Add it with some stylistic and unique screenplay and you'll had a great immersion into this world

So for conclusion, Looper is a great Sci-fi movies that you have to watch. Even if you are not into a Sci-fi movie, the character, the emotion and the drama in this movie is more than enough to win the heart of non-sci-fi fan. It wasn't an exaggeration if some said that Looper is one of the best Sci-fi movie you can find.

The Initial El Score Review

9.0

High Class Sci-fi