Men in Black 3
- Eloi Honorable Mention
- by Etan Cohen, directed by Barry Sonnenfeld
- Feature Film
- Science Fiction, Comedy
- Adults
- Definite Time Travel
- English
- Men in Black 3 by Etan Cohen, directed by Barry Sonnenfeld (premiered at an unknown movie theater, Berlin, 14 May 2012).
When Boris the Animal escapes from lunar prison and returns to 1969 to kill Agent K and expose Earth to attack, Agent J must follow to save Agent K and all of Earth!
Tim and I saw this on Fathers Day Eve in 2012.
Tim and I saw this on Fathers Day Eve in 2012.
—Michael Main
This is now my new favorite moment in human history.
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- Time Periods
- Circa AD 1960 to 1969: the Apollo 11 launch
- Circa AD 2000 to 2099: starting time period
- Timeline Models
- Multiple Naive Timelines: J and K experience at least three different timelines, but the mechanics remain unexamined.
- Sensing Many Potential Futures: Griffin is our favorite character of all time.
- Sensing Unfamiliar Timelines: J remembers the timeline where K captured Boris, because J was there at the capture.
- Time Travel Methods
- Pocket Time Machine: the time device
- Themes
- Messing with Someone’s Ancestors: In order to never be captured, Boris wants to kill the younger K.
- Self-Visitation: Boris meets younger Boris; J sees child J.
- Time Montages: While time jumping, J goes through a montage of different times.
- What Year Is It?: J asks the question.
- Real-World Tags
- Andy Warhol
- Apollo 11
- Baseball: the Miracle Mets
- Buzz Aldrin
- Luna
- Michael Collins
- Miracle Mets
- Neal Armstrong
- The Rolling Stones: They believe Mick Jagger on the planet to breed with Earth women.
- The Space Race
- Fictional Tags
Variants
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- Men in Black 3 by Etan Cohen, directed by Barry Sonnenfeld (premiered at an unknown movie theater, Berlin, 14 May 2012).
Indexer Notes
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- Credits—from the film’s trailer:
- Written by Etan Cohen
- Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld
- Based on the Malibu Comic by Lowell Cunningham