Trance

The narrative cuts between a distant future and a mid-1980s past. In the 23rd century, Jack Deth hunts a psychic mastermind through a high-tech Angel City. Whistler travels back to 1985 and possesses a Los Angeles detective, creating a time-tinged chase anchored by time-manipulating gadgets that eventually strand him in the past.

In the 23rd century, Angel City is a sprawling megacity of advanced technology and layered power structures. It serves as the epicenter of a future governance system targeted by Whistler’s plan to erase its ancestors. The story also orbits 1985 Los Angeles, a neon-lit, gritty city where the past becomes a battleground for control of the future.

🕰️ Time Travel

Time travel drives the plot as Whistler’s consciousness jumps across generations and Deth follows through different eras. Technology like bracelets and time-slowing watches makes the journey plausible and perilous. The story uses shifting timelines to explore cause, effect, and the cost of altering history.

🎭 Dual Identity

Characters inhabit multiple bodies across eras, blurring lines between self and vessel. Deth and Whistler switch identities through possession and time travel, forcing allies to question loyalty and truth. The film toys with how a person’s actions define who they are, across centuries.

🔮 Fate vs Free Will

Whistler’s murder spree seems to predestine the destruction of future leadership, yet Deth exercises choice in critical moments. The climax hinges on whether one can override fate by sacrificing one life to save another. The story probes if destiny can be rewritten when the stakes span centuries.

⚡ Power & Control

Whistler exploits psychic powers and time-tech to manipulate both people and timelines. Deth’s tech-assisted pursuit—bracelets, a wristwatch, and a weapon with timed vials—highlights how power can corrupt and how technology mediates control across ages. The narrative questions who truly holds power when the past and future intertwine.