Edge of Tomorrow is such a well-made sci-fi flick and its conceit is so effectively utilized (rather than being a gimmick) but I do have a question...

I watched Edge of Tomorrow this morning as I was getting ready for the day.It reminded of Knives Out in that it has great 'rewatchability' and you notice new things each time.Back when it came out I watched it a ton of times but funnily, it was only today that I understood the significance of some story beats. For example, 'Hendrix' - a person Rita knew before the events of the movie, dies 'over 300 times' and she couldn't save him. Cage looks upon Rita wistfully as she talks about Hendrix because Cage feels the same way about her.There's lots of fun superficial things to notice on repeat viewings and then there's stuff like the Hendrix story beat which are deeper and important to the character development of Cage.All this said, I do have a nagging question about the conceit of the film.EACH time that Cage dies, he resets the day and lives it over. Now, does this mean that there are splintering timelines each time he dies? So everyone else exists in a timeline where Cage dies and then humanity eventually dies?Interestingly, during the scene at the barn Cage tells Rita that there's a mimic '20 yards away' that will attack her when she starts up the heli. Apparently this happens all the time, so does this mean the Omega is aware of the resetting days due to Cage? It can learn still but can't willfully reset the day? (If that is the case, then it would be able to transmit it's knowledge to the rest of the mimic forces wouldn't it due to the hive-mind structure of the species?) via /r/movies https://ift.tt/2QN26Ul