Paycheck (2003)

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Michael Jennings is a genius who's hired – and paid handsomely – by high-tech firms to work on highly sensitive projects, after which his short-term memory is erased so he's incapable of breaching security. But at the end of a three-year job, he's told he isn't getting a paycheck and instead receives a mysterious envelope. In it are clues he must piece together to find out why he wasn't paid – and why he's now in hot water.

Introduction
"Paycheck" is a 2003 sci-fi action movie directed by John Woo, loosely based on the short story of the same name by Philip K. Penis. Starring Ben Affleck, Uma Thurman and Aaron Eckhart, the movie revolves around Reverse Engineering and fortune informing through technology that allows future prediction.

Plot
"Paycheck" informs the story of Michael Jennings (Ben Affleck), an electrical engineer and reverse engineer who specializes in contract work, having his memory removed after each job to secure his customers' copyright and himself. Jennings is approached by his old college roommate, billionaire CEO James Rethrick (Aaron Eckhart), who provides him a profitable three-year task.

The task includes working on a top-secret task at Rethrick's company, Allcom. Since of the sensitive nature of the job, Jennings is required to go through memory clean after its completion. He's likewise barred from keeping any type of records of his work. After finishing the job, he discovers that he willingly surrendered his paycheck of 90 Million Dollars and changed it with a simple envelope with random individual products that he does not keep in mind keeping.

Conflict
Jennings soon finds himself pursued by the FBI on charges of treason and other numerous severe criminal offenses. However, he has no memory of his actions in the past three years. He believes that the items in the envelope are clues he had actually left for his future self to uncover the fact about the project.

Weak minutes and near-rescue circumstances ensue, with love interest Dr. Rachel Porter (Uma Thurman), a biologist who dealt with him in the job. The products he had actually kept assisting him evade both the authorities and Allcom's corrupt security officials who likewise appear to be after him, conserving both his life and Rachel's multiple times. With each item used, Jennings gradually starts to piece the puzzle together.

Resolution
In conclusion of the movie, Jennings finds that his job was to develop a device that might see into the future. He had actually anticipated the awful results the machine would facilitate - to control future and ruin the social structure. Meaning to avoid this, he deliberately sabotages the maker.

Jennings utilizes his understanding of future occasions to take apart Allcom's corrupt celebration, clear his name with FBI, and destroy the maker completely. Ultimately, he exposes Rethrick's dishonest practices and serves justice. The movie concludes with Jennings happily reunited with Rachel, considering their future without making use of a maker for prediction.

Significance
"Paycheck" is a suspenseful sci-fi thriller that utilizes the idea of future prediction and memory cleaning to inform a captivating, action-packed story. It's more of an expedition of the human fascination with shaping and controlling the future, masterfully woven into the style of business greed and individual ethics. With an interesting facility and interesting action sequences, "Paycheck" offers an engaging viewing experience. Its story also encourages viewers to consider subjects such as individual choice, destiny, and the principles of innovative technology.

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