a Mortal; an Immortal That looks like it. The world around him is "immortal", and he was a "mortal" trapped in the "immortal" world. In the movie that is metap

a Mortal; an Immortal That looks like it. The world around him is "immortal", and he was a "mortal" trapped in the "immortal" world. In the movie that is metaphorically represented by the day repeating, seemingly forever. The more the "mortal" tries to fight things, the further he is away from freedom. It was only by cooperating with the world he was finally free.