Written before the endless August is over

Zack 2022-09-18 17:44:32

Yesterday, I watched the melancholy 17 episodes of Haruhi Suzumiya in 2009. After feeling the resentment of the 1-minute silent confrontation between Nagato and Axu, I suddenly wanted to complain.
There are actually quite a lot of themes for Loop, novels, movies, and movies. The more classic ones are "Groundhog Day", "The Full Moon", "Journey to the West", the novel "1 Day Prisoner", the game "Never7", etc., and I am now I want to say "Day Break".
The plot arrangement isn't really great. A police detective is defiled and trapped in "today" at the same time, so the protagonist finds out the truth through constant reload, thus uncovering a huge conspiracy. At first, I thought it was a conspiracy of a certain organization, especially after a shot to make the protagonist Loop, but after seeing it, the big bosses didn't seem to know about this phenomenon. At the same time, judging from the plot, the protagonist's father may also have this ability. When investigating the murder of an unknown woman, he was killed by his partner, and the LOOP ended. This ability of the protagonist should be similar to the inheritance of super powers.
Although the plot arrangement has twists and turns, it did not raise this theme to the philosophical level of "how to live a good life today" like "Groundhog Day", so it can only be reduced to fast food culture in the end, so it was only released for one season. Lost. It's hard to say whether it's fortunate or unfortunate. Originally, this theme is not suitable for longevity dramas. Why the protagonist is trapped in "today" has not been explained clearly.


There are several situations for this loop theme arrangement:
1. In addition to the continuation of the protagonist's memory, "today" is an unconditional Reset, even if the protagonist is OVER. An example would be Groundhog Day.
2. There are only fragments of the protagonist's memory, and there is a hazy sense of sight of the events that happened, just like the theme of "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya"
3. In addition to the memory preservation of the protagonist, the damage will also be superimposed on the next "today". If the protagonist OVER, the Loop ends. At the same time, the repetition of "Today" will also change with the actions of the protagonist. Such a drama.

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Day Break quotes

  • Andrea Battle: For the record, you sound like a complete whack job!

    Detective Brett Hopper: Well, I've got more important things to worry about right now

    Andrea Battle: Well, I wouldn't be so sure about it. They've got you in suicide watch

    Detective Brett Hopper: [surprised] What!

  • Detective Brett Hopper: [on the phone] Damien, I need to speak to Baxter

    Damien Ortiz: Baxter? Well, if I see that fed I'll pass the word along

    Detective Brett Hopper: Well, that should be easy 'cos I know he's stuffed in the back of your truck