"Edge of Tomorrow 2: Reincarnation of Life and Death" is both a sequel and a prequel, infinite time loop

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director Doug Liman (Doug Liman) in 2014 released the sci-fi epic blockbuster "Edge of Tomorrow" sequel officially named "Edge of Tomorrow 2: Life and Death", except for Tom Cruise (Tom Cruise) And Emily Blunt (Emily Blunt) as major William Cage and Verdun angel Rita Vratowski respectively, "Edge of Tomorrow 2: Life and Death" will also introduce an important new role.

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Director Doug Liman previously stated that "Edge of Tomorrow 2: Reincarnation of Life and Death" is both a sequel and a prequel. Considering the time cycle characteristics of "Edge of Tomorrow", "Edge of Tomorrow 2: Reincarnation of Life and Death" is likely to be When it comes to time travel, it blurs the concepts of sequel and prequel. According to "Edge of Tomorrow", it can be speculated that the sequel will continue a large number of time loop narratives, and there may even be a time fork.

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"Edge of Tomorrow" is set in the near future. It tells the story of Major William Cage, played by Tom Cruise, who is forced to join a massive scale between humans and aliens. In the fierce battle, William Cage died after being covered by the blood of an alien creature. Later, William Cage was affected by the alien creature and accidentally acquired the ability of reincarnation of life and death, within a certain period of time. Repeat the cycle continuously.

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When William Cage understood this principle of time circulation, he used this characteristic of time to continue the cycle of life and death. Under the guidance of Verdun’s angel Rita Vratowski, William Kay Qi improved his combat skills and became familiar with the combat thinking of alien creatures.

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At the end of "Edge of Tomorrow", William Cage successfully killed Omega, the mother of alien creatures. However, when he woke up again, he found that the time loop was moving forward, and The war between alien creatures is over, all soldiers are unscathed, and the ending is confusing. Could there be another person who assassinated Omega at a certain time?

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William Cage may not have returned to the real world, but existed in the time loop of others. Unlike Rita Fratowski, William Cage has been renewed after killing Omega The ability to restore the cycle of life and death, so in "Edge of Tomorrow 2: The cycle of life and death", he is likely to cross to other timelines and clear the origin of alien creatures with the third character.

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If William Cage has both the ability to time travel and reincarnation of life and death, each of his subtle decisions may change the existing ending. "Edge of Tomorrow 2: Reincarnation of Life and Death" will have a time cycle narrative structure. It’s more complicated. I don’t know how director Doug Liman will present "both a sequel and a prequel", which is full of unlimited imagination.