Movie: Source Code (2011)

Source Code (2011)
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I caught the poster of a movie called Source Code one day as I was strolling through the cinema level 'Make Every Second Count'. It caught my attention and I felt that it was a good one to catch. Neither have I read the synopsys nor have I caught the trailer but I just wanted to watch it. Well, today I got myself a double ticket - for a pal and myself. It was only played in the Premiere Class. Just what I needed. A good movie with a good seat and service...and yea... indeed it was totally a good movie. Good enough till I need to brag about this movie in my blog and get others to catch it.

A Quickie about SOURCE CODE

Russell Peters - Michelle Monahan - Jake Gyllenhaal

When decorated soldier Captain Colter Stevens (Jake Gyllenhaal) wakes up in the body of an unknown man, he discovers he's part of a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train. In an assignment unlike any he's ever known, he learns he's part of a government experiment called the "Source Code," a program that enables him to cross over into another man's identity in the last 8 minutes of his life. With a second, much larger target threatening to kill millions in downtown Chicago, Colter re-lives the incident over and over again, gathering clues each time, until he can solve the mystery of who is behind the bombs and prevent the next attack. Over and over he soon falls in love with a Christina (Michelle Monahan). But Source Code reads that Stevens will feel the character of a man's identity only and is not an actual time travel machine that will enable Stevens to change things. He is feeling the character of the man who died with Christina in the train that exploded. So much for love and despair - Source Code is filled with mind-boggling twists and heart-pounding suspense, Source Code is a smart action-thriller directed by Duncan Jones (Moon) also starring Michelle Monaghan (Eagle Eye, Due Date), Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air, The Departed), and Jeffrey Wright (Quantum of Solace, Syriana).

He asks her what she would do if she had less than a minute to live and she tells him she doesn’t know. He tells Christina he would tell his father that he loves him and wishes they had left each other on better terms. The bomb explodes with her telling him that it will all be ok.

Spoiler (ending) happy yet sad

He gets her thinking and asks that she let him in for one last shot. It’s only 8 minutes. Goodwin agrees and tells him that at the end of the 8 minutes, his life support will be turned off - with Rutledge’s support or without.

Stevens is on the train for the final time. He prevents the woman from spilling her drink and tells Christina that she’d be so much better without Bryan and that they should grab coffee as soon as he is done “saving the world.” He asks her to wait for him and she agrees. Stevens races into the bathroom and deactivates the first phone. He looks for a second one and finds it on the other side of the bomb. He pulls the wire out, diffusing it successfully. He then walks up to the conductor and bumps into him, lifting the handcuffs off of him in the process. He goes straight for Derek Frost as Derek leaves his seat and pulls Derek’s hidden gun out of Derek’s pocket. He cuffs Derek to railing and takes Derek’s phone, calling the police and informing them of the plot, calling Derek a crazy piece of shit. He leaves him cuffed to the train.

Goodwin congratulates Rutledge on the success of the program. Rutledge tells her that they should wipe Stevens’ memory and keep him on ice until they need him again. Goodwin is horrified and asks about the deal they made. Rutledge tells her that Stevens may be the only viable candidate they have for Source Code and tells her to go celebrate. She complies but goes straight for Stevens’ body in the container. Rutledge is informed of Goodwin’s transgression and sends the military police after her.

He takes Derek’s phone and sends a text to Goodwin to let her know they succeeded. He calls his father and pretends to be a member of his unit in order to let his father know that he loved him very much. At peace, he knows he will only have 40 seconds with Christina. After giving a comedian 127 dollars to make everyone on the compartment laugh, Stevens asks her what she would do if she had less than a minute to live. She tells him she’d make every second count. He tells her he’d kiss her again and kisses her as time slows down capturing the compartment in a scene of joy.

Goodwin has unplugged Stevens’ life support and looks down at his corpse, which is missing everything below the waist and has wires and electrodes implanted in the brain. MPs break in as Rutledge screams at Goodwin to be arrested but they don’t follow through with it when they see Stevens’ corpse, disturbed at what they see being done to an American hero.

The frozen kiss between Stevens and Christina unfreezes. Stevens is surprised to see that he’s there past 8 minutes and realizes that he has effectively taken over Sean Fentress’ body. He and Christina get off at the next stop and begin walking around Chicago square, reaching a reflective monument. He pulls her close and the two walk off together. He realizes that he is in an entirely new timeline because of the changed events and smiles at having a second chance at life.

At the military base in the new timeline, Goodwin receives the text and reads the memory lines she programmed into Stevens. She is shocked and reads on to discover that they create new timelines when they activate Source Code. He tells her that one day, she’ll be forced to activate him and on that day she will need to help him. The scene ends with Goodwin looking over the body of the new timeline’s Colter Stevens awaiting activation for the next catastrophe.

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