Corrected entry: If Michael Jennings saw the future after he built the time machine, he would have only seen his fate with the FBI and whatever came after that. It would have been impossible for him to see himself get shot because a different future was created after he escaped from the room.
Phoenix
29th Jun 2004
Paycheck (2003)
9th Jul 2004
Paycheck (2003)
Corrected entry: After Jennings fixes the time machine, he goes up to the platform to activate it. He first presses several buttons with his right hand then places his hands on the proper spots. Next he clicks the buttons under his right fingers several times while activating the machine. If his memory of the machine was entirely erased, how does he know how to work it?
Correction: It was pointed out earlier in the movie that the memory erase for the three year period was a chemical process this time, not a physical one. Therefore, he will regain some memories of this period as time goes on. An action that he repeated frequently would be stored in his brain as conditioning, a type of memory that is very difficult to erase - the same way you still know how to ride a bike years later.
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Correction: Exactly. By ensuring that a different future would occur, Jennings was able to see that new future in the time viewer. For example, immediately after he put the glasses and cigarettes into the envelope (or even after he thought of doing so), the time viewer would show him escaping the FBI room and what happened after. He had access to the viewer many times over the course of his research.
Phoenix