ARQ

Dear Mom and Dad,

This movie is based around a future world where the amenities have run dry causing war and chaos. An engineer created an device he called the Arq that was an unlimited energy source and could be used to win the war. When intruders come to take it the Arq puts them on a continuing time loop where the day plays over and over again.

The idea of time looping over and over again is a very unoriginal thought. But this movie did have a lot of detail that is original and different than any other movie of the sort. The name of the engineer is Renton and his ex girlfriend is Hannah together they become aware of the time loop and figure out how to stop them from taking it. This creates a certain drama and finesse between the two characters and begins to rekindle their love for one another. This adds a lot of drama along with the fact that there are two sides of the war and Hannah is on one who’s main goal is to just get money from him in the begging, she along with 2 of the 3 guys just want money while the 3^rd is secretly on the other side and wants the Arq. This confusion on who to trust and who not to and trying to figure out how to get past it keeps it even that much more interesting. Also one of the 2 guys has been in a romantic relationship with Hannah which adds a little more drama and keeps you wondering who she likes more. Near the end it is very clear that her heart lies with Renton but during the beginning of the movie she didn’t even really know that herself.

The end was also very intriguing; unlike most movies about a time loop it does not end. They discover that they have been living the day over more times then they think they have then it ends by them starting over yet again but this time instead of him remembering first it’s her. This really intrigued me and left me guessing about what would happen next or what would be different now that she woke up before he did. Or it could be that nothing has changed and she has remembered before him in another series of loops but the world may never know.

I know that generally you guys don’t like a lot of the science fiction genre but I think there are aspects of this movie both of you would really enjoy. Mom would really enjoy the romantic parts and how the two bonded over the time. Dad would really like the action aspects of this movie and the problem solving going into how they approach the different days. Overall I think it would be a good movie to give a chance and watch together sometime.