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Primer

  • 23-05-2008 10:29am
    #1
    oxygen_old
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    Just watched this last night. Wicked film, really good. I would say its on par with memento in terms of keeping you guessing. Looking forward to getting home and watching it again. Really good realistic dealing of
    time travel
    .

    Anyone else seen it? Any theories


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  • #2
    JangoFett
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 854 ✭✭✭JangoFett


    I had to watch it a few times just to 100% be sure of what the **** happened...very good film!!


  • #3
    Fysh
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 11,106 Mod ✭✭✭✭Fysh


    It's a great little film, probably the best treatment of time-travel I've ever seen in a film. There have been a few threads about it before though. Still can't believe it was made on a budget of about $7000...


  • #4
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 30,014 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    Was just talking about this film yesterday, and as I said then I admire it for respecting the audience, not dumbing down the story and truly creating a unique and intelligent film. But I also don't pretend to understand it in any detail, but love the ideas behind it and the way it plays out on screen. Must watch again when the opportunity arises.


  • #5
    oxygen_old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 897 ✭✭✭oxygen_old


    Yea, Im not going to lie, alot of it went over my head last night. But I think sitting down with the notebook, internet, and do up a few story card, I might figure it out. Any one else think Granger was
    Arron from the future? It seems to me like he went forward in time,made a bunch of money, and then spent 20 years getting back to the guys, only it didnt work out for him. Also at the end we see him building a room sized time travel machine. And any time Arron and Granger came close to each other, they passed out


  • #6
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 30,014 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    oxygen wrote: »
    Yea, Im not going to lie, alot of it went over my head last night. But I think sitting down with the notebook, internet, and do up a few story card, I might figure it out.

    The funny thing about is is that the film is far more complicated than appearances suggest. I initially thought there were three or four different timelines going on, but then I looked at the Wiki chart and probably said aloud: "wtf?".

    Like look at this: http://www.freeweb.hu/neuwanstein/primer_timeline.html
    Nothing comes close to this film in terms of narrative complexity.


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  • #7
    oxygen_old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 897 ✭✭✭oxygen_old


    great stuff. Clear as mud.
    I will print out that timeline and follow it trough the movie next week.


  • #8
    JangoFett
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 854 ✭✭✭JangoFett


    Take THAT BTTF timeline!!!


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