5 Great Movies That Use The Butterfly Effect To Tell Their Stories
The Butterfly Effect is part of the Chaos Theory that suggests that small, almost imperceptible changes in one part of a complex system can produce huge, unexpected results elsewhere. Jeff Goldblum’s character in Jurassic Park has iconically described it as a flap of a butterfly’s wings in the Amazonian jungle causing rain instead of sunshine in Central Park. It gets more complicated from there.
Numerous movies have explored the topic of the Butterfly Effect, where a single choice can alter the protagonist’s timeline. It seems that their characters are not familiar with the number one rule of any self-respecting time traveler — don’t change any detail in the past, no matter how small or seemingly trivial, or face the drastic consequences in the future. Instead, they keep ‘correcting’ their past choices in the hope of getting a better outcome. It’s like they’ve never seen Back to the Future.
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One of the first movies to masterfully employ the Butterfly Effect-style plotline was the1981 (though released only in 1987 due to political censorship) Polish-language film Blind Chance, directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski. It explored three vastly different timelines created by a man catching or missing his train. The film covering tough topics like politics and religion set the bar high and prompted a wave of time-twisting, mind-bending features. These movies are excellent examples of the Butterfly Effect in action and a must-watch for any alternate reality-loving fan.
Gregory Hoblit’s sci-fi thriller follows John Sullivan (Jim Caviezel), a homicide detective who finds a way to communicate with his firefighter father, Frank (Dennis Quaid), 30 years in the past over a HAM radio. John
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