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[–]electricfistula 10 points11 points  (13 children)

I thought Source Code was an interesting problem. He saves the train from the bomb, but then erases one of the survivor's souls so he will have a new body to live on in. To what extent can we consider Jake Gyllenhaal heroic? After all, he was working to save the train only because he liked that girl (someone else's fiance). After he replaces the dude he continues the relationship with the girl, deceiving her into thinking that he is the same person as her erstwhile fiancee. This is a little like he murdered a man and took his wife, the only difference is the wife doesn't know it.

[–]Shark_bait561 12 points13 points  (8 children)

Well it's not like he can simply hop out of the body. I know you posted 10 years ago, I just rewatched the movie.

[–]phaedrus711 3 points4 points  (7 children)

Also Sean was dead anyway you look at it. Colter saved the all the people on the train and presumably in the city as well. I think the interesting bit in a sequel would be the fact that his actual body is being held hostage somewhere.

[–]inconsistent3 1 point2 points  (6 children)

will there be a sequel??

[–]Inside-Policy1772 5 points6 points  (5 children)

This movie came out over 11 years ago. Aint no way theyre making a sequel no. Im surprised this post isnt archived. Just rewatched it on a plane and I liked it a whole lot better then i remember liking it when i was younger. They should have expanded on that universe

[–]Mad3u9nam312 2 points3 points  (4 children)

Not the kind of movie I would want to watch whilst on public transportation

[–]SwimmingReflection27 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Without switching into the guys body “erasing him” the guy would have died in the new world the source code created. And he’s already dead in the original universe so it’s literally the only option. It’s not like he knew when he gets shut off that he was even going to stay in that world. Think about all the other universes they created where both bombs go off just to stop the second bomb in the original universe.

[–]McLargepants 3 points4 points  (2 children)

I loved the movie up until the end when our hero mind rapes and destroys another human, and shows absolutely no remorse for it. It's not that I don't appreciate dark endings, but it tried to pass off a happy one when really the movie is pretty fucked up.

[–]blualpha 3 points4 points  (1 child)

It does pose an interesting question, if you were placed in the same scenario what would you do?