Right, so this movie is an absolute puzzle. I thought 'Inception' was mind-blowing or complex, but lately I am finding out that there's kind of a whole world full of movies that boggle the mind. I thought these were rare but I keep finding more and more and I'm loving it.
'Primer' is really top notch and what's impressive is the movie didn't need a massive budget. The movie just relied on an awesome story and some awesome acting.
I think I only understand about sixty percent of this movie? I'd be shocked if someone claimed they understood this one hundred percent.
As much as 'Primer' is complex it's fairly straightforward in a sense. They accidentally discover time travel and then well, they deal with the challenges that come with that. They make some money, they deal with paradoxes and they deal with betrayal.
But 'Primer' feels very realistic and the tone is sort of urgent if that makes sense. The science and math behind everything feels legit even though I couldn't tell you if it's all plausible in a sci-fi sense HA.
What's cool about 'Primer' is I couldn't even fully say it's in a traditional genre I guess. This movie is fully and totally a 'time travel' film, declared by me LOL. Sure it's dramatic, thrilling, and mysterious. But the whole movie is centered around this machine and the results of it. As much as the movie is thought provoking with a lot of moving parts, its soley focused on time travel which is so cool. If 'time travel movie' were somehow in a dictionary, 'Primer' would have to be used as an example.
'Primer' taps into imagination in such a seamless, and confident sort of way. I was immersed. Since time travel doesn't exist (right? LOL) most of the lessons I gather from this is just appreciate the life you're living. Time travel seems cool, but trying to manipulate and control and change things to your advantage seems like it simply causes a lot more problems than it solves.
'Primer' is a movie I should probably watch again to grasp it a bit more. It's not very long either so it's very possible. 'Primer' is just a super fun watch!
