Reddit Calls This Time Travel Movie Based on Robert A. Heinlein's Story the Best Sci-Fi Adaptation Ever
This sci-fi flick, released more than ten years ago, has been ignored by most viewers – but it deserves the attention of both fans of the genre and especially fans of Robert A. Heinlein.
Movies about time travel have always been very popular. The reason for this phenomenon is probably that every person living in the world regrets the mistakes they made in one way or another.
Nevertheless, making a brilliant time travel movie is not such an easy task. Especially in the 21st century, when people expect a detailed, sometimes even scientific justification of the plot.
The Spierig Brothers' Predestination, released 11 years ago, is one of the few representatives of the genre to have succeeded.
What Is Predestination About?
Scientists have created a time machine, and with this invention the world has entered a new stage of civilization. Thanks to the invention, it has become possible to correct the mistakes of the past to make the present better.
The main character, Agent Doe, is an agent of the Temporal Bureau who has been able to prevent a large number of crimes thanks to time travel. And now he has an important task ahead of him that will change his entire life.
Predestination Is a Criminally Overlooked but Brilliant Sci-Fi Adaptation
Predestination is the brilliant movie that (almost) everyone for some reason chose to ignore. Maybe it's because the filmography of The Spierig Brothers doesn't inspire much optimism – they made Jigsaw and Daybreakers, for example.
However, Robert A. Heinlein's story All You Zombies, which was used as the basis for the plot, seems to have been created for a movie adaptation. And many viewers still consider Predestination to be one of the best film adaptations in history. Redditor ecafsub wrote:
“Nearly identical to the book. One of the best adaptations ever.”
And there's no arguing with that: Predestination may seem to be an underwhelming original movie for some, but as an adaptation, the movie respectfully and faithfully followed Robert A. Heinlein's short story.
Despite Its Sci-Fi Nature, Predestination Has an Intriguing Detective Storyline
Despite its science fiction topic, the movie is made more like a suspenseful conversational thriller with detective elements, which captivates primarily through its incredible plot twists.
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So it's better to watch Predestination with friends, so that later you can have a good argument or discussion about the problems the movie touches on and the time paradoxes it shows.
Where to Watch Predestination?
Predestination is available to rent or buy on Amazon Prime and Apple TV.
