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Has nothing to do with Alternate Universes

posted 13 years ago by rollexx
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Nope, I can't believe that Source Code not a simulation of Sean's short term memory track, because that's how they programmed it. Its just a computer program, and computer programs do not make alternate universes.

The only reason to believe that it actually created alternate universes is that his simulated life continued on after his life is terminated, meaning a universe must continue beyond this computer simulation.

This can only be explained by:

1) Plot hole, thus inexplicable. Director just trying to make the movie more complicated than it is, and in doing so it allows for viewers to make their own conclusions about the ending, just as we are right now.

2) "The brain is like that. It's electromagnetic field remains charged just briefly even after death. Circuits remain open."

This is a quote from the movie from the Doctor as he explains how the Source Code can work. Just like they are using Sean's brain and memory after he is dead, Colter's brain and memory can still continue on even after life is terminated, but only briefly.

3) The entire movie has some supernatural, external forces - such as Fate. In the last scene, they visit Cloud Gate, the reflective sphere thing. So this alternative universe ending was fated to occur, in which case I will believe alternate universes happened (albeit supernaturally).

[–] tobisama 11 years ago

The last seconds of the film explains everything, how can be possible that the people don't understand that in the very end he was living in a parallel universe?..text from the movie:

If you're reading this e-mail,

then source code works even better
than you and Dr. Rutledge imagined.

You thought you were creating
eight minutes of a past event,

but you're not.

You've created a whole new world.

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[–] Bree_33 11 years ago

#Parallel reality.

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[–] LibertarianSoldier 11 years ago

Why is this even a question. The final sentence offered by the protagonist said,

"You thought you were creating 8 minutes of a past event, you are not. You are creating a whole new world"

What's left to discuss exactly?

[–] jajceboy 11 years ago

I have to agree that this is a non-issue!
The final minutes of the film provides the answer and makes it clear that Gyllenhaal is sending a message to the female somewhere from a parallel universe.
Weren't you paying attention?

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[–] yusef-ghanima 9 years ago

read a book on quantum mechanics, you still use 19th century logic.

i mostly will not be able to answer your reply, since marissa mayer hacked my email, no notification

[–] CrenshawPete 9 years ago

I'm going with item #1 on your list. It was just sloppy writing with the intention that things would happen at such a brisk pace the audience would be disoriented enough to go along with it without asking too many questions. It almost works, but at the end you're left asking too many questions. Perhaps if it had ended at the freeze frame, they would have gotten away with it. Source Code was decent, but I think I'll avoid anything this writer does in the future.