This movie managed to create one of the most grounded yet complex forms of time travel ever put to screen, glad to see it getting attention decades later!
The way you name who doesn’t get a loop is devastating. Rachel’s absence isn’t just noted, it’s orchestrated, and your naming of that orchestration is the revision the film refused to make. That lands hard, and rightly so.
I haven't seen this movie but who isn't fascinated by time travel? My mind is spinning already. I'll add this one to my list and I know I'll be thinking of this essay while I watch it.
Well, I wasn't primed for this.
No one ever is. That’s the first lie Primer tells you. ;)
This movie managed to create one of the most grounded yet complex forms of time travel ever put to screen, glad to see it getting attention decades later!
Thanks for saying that. I tried to meet the film on its own terms, half-diagram, half-confession.
The way you name who doesn’t get a loop is devastating. Rachel’s absence isn’t just noted, it’s orchestrated, and your naming of that orchestration is the revision the film refused to make. That lands hard, and rightly so.
Thank you for the kind comment. I noticed how rarely the wives are mentioned in reviews or essays, it felt important to name that absence.
I haven't seen this movie but who isn't fascinated by time travel? My mind is spinning already. I'll add this one to my list and I know I'll be thinking of this essay while I watch it.
You’re in for a strange, silent unraveling. Would love to hear your thoughts afterwards.