Christopher McQuarrie wrote a bunch of Tom Cruise movies before becoming the director he collaborates with the most.
This means thateach time Cage died inEdge of Tomorrow, the day would automatically reset.
Basically, he told them: Kill as many Mimics as you want but do not kill an Alpha.
The enemy will know were coming and theyll kill us all.
We cut to the plane and hear the same speech all over again.
As the audience, you realize the enemy knows theyre coming.
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The problem was you were so exhausted by the time you got to that point.
McQuarrie’s alternate finale would have made the timeline even muddier and harder to track.
Edge of Tomorrowis based on the Japanese light novelAll You Need Is Killby Hiroshi Sakurazaka.
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The movie explores themes of resilience, adaption, and transformation in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds.
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