Title: Quantum mechanics as myth.
Product review: Primer is a metaphor for the value of a great premise over the buck. The film was made on a shoestring . . . for far less than Closer or The Day After Tomorrow(sorry I couldn't resist the left hook to Hollywood's schlock conveyor belt).Part of its appeal is the film does not show(or tell) what exactly is happening. The story draws us in as we guess what is happening-and when! But, how could the film explain how time travel works? The time travelers themselves cannot fully explain what they discovered. Their staccato dialogue about mathematics and physics serves the film well. Myth, bubbling under the surface, involves quantum mechanics; an object's position in time and space can only be assigned a probability . . . not a certainty.The excitement is not the wild ride of time travel and its effect on the world, but how a discovery rips apart a deep friendship.If you are in the market for an engaging sci-fi fantasy trip, this is your flick.
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