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December 05, 2005
Primer
Categories: Pictures
Sarah was out of town this weekend, which meant Nakia watched movies Sarah has no interest in whatsoever.
Saturday night I watched "Primer". Made for $7000 and filmed in Dallas, it was a Sundance selction. Two guys build a "time machine" in their garage while researching superconductors. Put that way, the film sounds kind of silly, but it actually was a complex movie that realistically addresses the paradoxes of time travel and important issues of trust. Not wanting to meet themselves when they go back in time, the hole up in a motel while their temporal doubles go back and relive the day again. They become day traders, finding out what stocks increased the most in one day, then going back in time and buying those stocks. But what happens when you (or your double) screws something up one day? Is it okay to go back and fix it? How do you go back and fix it and avoid meeting yourself? Are you sure the other guy isn't going back and changing things when you're not around?
The possibilities are limitless and, in the case of the film, occasionally confusing and a little slow. But overall I enjoyed this indie for it's realistic take on a sci-fi trope and the thought provoking issues it brings up.
Posted by Nakia at December 5, 2005 01:58 PM