This film was made for only $7,000 and it really shows the kind of brilliance that can be achieved on a microscopic budget. It tells the story of two friends who, very much by mistake, discover a very simply form of time travel. It doesn't woosh them away to 1955, or the time of the Eloi, nothing that far-fetched. Their method only allows for a few minutes or hours, but knowledge of the future, even if it is only minutes is more than enough to feel ultimate power. To know exactly where people will be, who they will be with, what they will be saying etc, makes you the most powerful person on Earth.
What would you do with that power? What would you do to stay a step ahead? How many times would you try and get events to work out for you? Primer asks these questions and more. Multiple viewings are required for this movie for even a rudimentary understanding of the plot, and what the hell happened. I've seen it many times, and I'm still not 100% sure what everything means, and who is where when.
See this movie. You will never forget it.
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