Not closing your loop seems to be a serious offense. It seems that it didn't take too long before the mafia/whatever found out that a looper failed to close their loop if/when that happened. Was it ever explained how they knew if a job wasn't completed - and in particular how they knew if a looper didn't close their own loop?
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They don't know, that's what they have Abe for. They sent Abe back to manage the loopers so they wouldn't have to worry. Ultimately the Loopers are told (as can clearly be seen throughout the movie) to shoot first and ask questions later. They don't care who is under the hood, all they know is the time (and apparently the place) and that when they pull the trigger it becomes a payday. Now, Joe says early in the movie that when a loop is closed it is just like any other job. Someone in a hood and a jacket is sent back, they shoot and get paid. The only reason they know they closed their loop is because its gold and not silver. If we make the assumption that Abe knows when a job is being executed, if the looper doesn't come back he can assume something is wrong. Now... in the case of Joe, the only reasons he didn't pull the trigger immediately was because 1) his target was late and 2) he had no hood. Considering all the loops that had been closed lately, it is logical that he suspect this might be his future self. The only reason he didn't shoot right away and knew there was a problem is because of the above. Seth is a similar story, the only reason he knew was because his loop was singing and it triggered a memory. Per Joe's commentary when Seth shows up at his apartment, it can be exprapolated that because they know "letting your loop" run is a bad thing and it has happed before. |
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I suspect it has to do with the gold/silver bars not being brought back by loopers to the "bank" they have. The movie seems to imply that loopers have a bank account system where they deposit the silver bars for 'safekeeping'. This is the scene early on where loopers have to leave their Blunderbuss shotgun in a repository on a wall before approaching the door down a hallway for deposit. It's also implied that the group is in charge of this bank system, as they know how much each looper has. I can't think of a way where the future knows of this and is able to inform the preset of the mishap. It's a very complex time paradox. |
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This is certainly poorly explained in the movie. It might be that the mob in the future sends back a message to Abe whenever a looper is about to close his loop and that the loopers are told to come straight back if they close their loop and show proof (the gold). If a looper that is supposed to close his loop that day does not come back as scheduled Abe assume that something went wrong. It might be the same with normal targets too, but Abe would have to know when a loop was supposed to close because otherwise a looper could just use saved up silver as proof. This however does not stop the looper and his old self from cooperating. The old self could simply give the young one the gold and be on his way. But maybe they didn't have anything that protected from that. |
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How does Joe get the notice he's got a mission? The future informs the past, so there is a way for backwards communication and Abe is waiting for those gold bars and for Joe to com in and settle up and leave. It would appear he knows even before Joe goes on the mission. How does Abe get paid? Im sure he gets a paid for the job so there must be some sort of communication. If the looper stops getting missions then its pretty obvious that he is considered closed. |
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