As I began playing this time travel adventure, written and programmed by Dave Gilbert, I was waiting for the twist. It's 2062, and Fia Quinn is a time agent for ChronoZen, a corporation that takes wealthy clients back in time, while maintaining government-mandated control of the timeline.
"Déjà Vu has just been added to the Criterion Channel's collection of memory-themed films, and while Tony Scott's pulpy, maximalist blend of manhunt procedural, Vertigo voyeurism, and time travel might feel out of place..."
In this moment, writer-director Megan Park digs into her most interesting message. After hearing her older self rant about how deeply Chad's death affected her, younger!Elliott replies with a "No." She tells her older self that being young and dumb is a good thing, because if she let fear of the world change her life, she wouldn't be living at all. So she'll take the heartbreak, because it comes with the opportunity to get to know and love someone deeply and with abandon.