The
Butterfly effect
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1.
The book Butterfly Effect is based on the screenplay of the movie. Therefore, most questions will be about the movie. First a general question: What did you think of the movie?
2.
The main attraction of the movie was and is Ashton Kutcher. He hopes to launch a serious acting career with a psychological thriller. What do you think of Ashton Kutcher in the role of Evan Treborn?
3.
The movie deals with the Butterfly Effect. This is a part of the chaos theory that says that small and unimportant events can lead to major changes, like the wink of the wing of a butterfly can cause a tornado in another part of the world. Those of you that want to read more about it, here is an interesting link:
http://www.fortunecity.com/emachines
/e11/86/beffect.html.
How was the chaos theory interwoven in the movie? Did you like the way the theme was handled? What would you have changed?
4.
Evan finds out at the age of 20 that his dairies give him a window of opportunity to change events in the past. In his first time travel he returns to the basement where Tommy and Kayleigh's father is shooting a dodgy movie. Suddenly, Evan becomes a frat boy and Tommy has become a psychopath. What do you think of this change? Did it make sense to you?
5.
What do you think of the way Evan travels through time? Why do you think he can travel through time at all?
6.
Evan returns several times to his diary after his first trip to change events and Kayleigh's life. A constant in all of Evan's lives is Thumper, a guy who's overweight and is sometimes his room-mate and sometimes passing him in hallways. Why do you think Thumper keeps returning in all the stories? What do you think of the Thumper character?
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Tommy, Kayleigh's brother, is a strange guy; He likes explosives, is cruel towards his friends and animals. In addition, there's Lenny, a nice and sweet guy. These two are Evan's best friends. How do you like these characters? Why are they Evan's best friends?
8.
Kayleigh Miller, Evan's love of his life, ends up in bad situations in most of the stories. She is at her happiest eventually without Evan in her life. They meet passing each other on the street and think for an instant they recognize each other. What does this say about love? How does this relate to the chaos theory?
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