not according to an interview with the writers/directors, though.  maybe the book is different.  but i believe the wachoskis and tykwer have said they wanted there to be continuity of the souls through the characters played by the same actor.

not according to an interview with the writers/directors, though.  maybe the book is different.  but i believe the wachoskis and tykwer have said they wanted there to be continuity of the souls through the characters played by the same actor.

Ok here's what I still can't get: If the actors are playing reincarnations of the same soul through time, then how can 2 characters in the same "soul journey" exist simultaneously in the one timeframe??? Examples… 1) if Whishaw is a record store clerk in 1973, wouldn't his character from 2012 (the old wife) be just a…

Ok here's what I still can't get: If the actors are playing reincarnations of the same soul through time, then how can 2 characters in the same "soul journey" exist simultaneously in the one timeframe??? Examples… 1) if Whishaw is a record store clerk in 1973, wouldn't his character from 2012 (the old wife) be just a…