Flow of Light

    Mon 2 Mar 2009

    (photo via: topherchris) From wikipedia: Primer (2004) is an American science fiction film about the accidental invention of time travel. The film was written, directed and produced by Shane Carruth, a former mathematician and engineer, and was completed on a budget of only $7,000. The film stars Carruth as Aaron and David Sullivan as Abe, two engineers who create a device which will allow an object or person to travel backwards in time. The pair initially use the device to cheat on the stock market, but ultimately they cannot resist the temptation to meddle with every aspect of their lives. Through recklessness they create increasingly complex paradoxes, and ultimately their newfound power begins to destroy their friendship. Primer is of note for its extremely low budget, experimental plot structure and complex technical dialogue, which Carruth chose not to dumb down for the sake of his audience. One reviewer said that “anybody who claims [to] fully understand what’s going on in Primer after seeing it just once is either a savant or a liar.” The film collected the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance in 2004 before securing a limited release in cinemas, and has since gained a cult following.

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    From wikipedia:

    Primer (2004) is an American science fiction film about the accidental invention of time travel. The film was written, directed and produced by Shane Carruth, a former mathematician and engineer, and was completed on a budget of only $7,000.

    The film stars Carruth as Aaron and David Sullivan as Abe, two engineers who create a device which will allow an object or person to travel backwards in time. The pair initially use the device to cheat on the stock market, but ultimately they cannot resist the temptation to meddle with every aspect of their lives. Through recklessness they create increasingly complex paradoxes, and ultimately their newfound power begins to destroy their friendship.

    Primer is of note for its extremely low budget, experimental plot structure and complex technical dialogue, which Carruth chose not to dumb down for the sake of his audience. One reviewer said that “anybody who claims [to] fully understand what’s going on in Primer after seeing it just once is either a savant or a liar.” The film collected the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance in 2004 before securing a limited release in cinemas, and has since gained a cult following.

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    1. chicabajoelsol reblogged this from tanya77 and added:
      Finally I fully understand how the time travel in Primer worked.
    2. dannywen reblogged this from matthewb and added:
      If all that time traveling in LOST has left you err, lost, get back to basics with Primer. I quite enjoyed this movie a...
    3. flowoflight reblogged this from topherchris and added:
      an American science fiction film about the accidental invention of time travel. The film was written, directed and...
    4. defmech reblogged this from matthewb
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    6. matthewb reblogged this from topherchris and added:
      My favourite film of 2004, made...a shoestring by Shane Carruth (he performed just about...
    7. danielbritain reblogged this from nickdouglas and added:
      (nickdouglas) CITIZENS OF TUMBLR: see this movie many, many times. huzzah for netflix! one thing though—don’t look too...
    8. cubicleparty reblogged this from nickdouglas and added:
      I saw this at Ebertfest a few years back and really enjoyed it, even if I didn’t understand the time-travel loop. Now it...
    9. jonic reblogged this from topherchris
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    11. nickdouglas reblogged this from topherchris and added:
      I watched this movie 53 times this afternoon.
    12. kbkarma reblogged this from darran and added:
      Oh, so THAT’S what Primer was about. I may watch it again with this in mind…
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    15. tanya77 reblogged this from topherchris and added:
      a superior film. A third of...time, I didn’t understand what the characters were talking...
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