Primer (2004) - an interesting movie
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 11:29 am
It is hard to imagine that anyone interested in building a mechanical (or electronic) NBTV isn't also generally interested in technology and science. therefore I think it is safe to assume most people reading this will be of that persuasion.
I think also it is reasonably safe to say that many of you also enjoy a little (or a lot of) science fiction from time to time.
I know I certainly fit into that category. However, I rarely read modern science fiction, and generally feel disappointed in modern science fiction movies. This is because I like my science fiction to be at least based on a modicum of "real" science, and to make at least some attempt to "explain" the science behind the plot (a little like developing characters).
Science fiction that does not do this - and that includes most modern sci-fi books and movies in my experience - belong more to the "fantasy" than the "science fiction" genre (IMHO).
A surprising (to me) exception to this is a movie I accidentally stumbled over recently called "Primer" (2004) - a very low budget film but one well worth searching out and watching if you fall into a similar category to me.
It is a movie about garage (or "kitchen table") type engineering and time travel.
If you do decide to watch it I would strongly suggest you do not read any "spoilers" (like wikipaedia) before hand as part of the interest in the plot is to see if you understand it on the first iteration - it is quite challenging.
If anyone has already seen this movie I would be interested in reading about what you thought of it.
I think also it is reasonably safe to say that many of you also enjoy a little (or a lot of) science fiction from time to time.
I know I certainly fit into that category. However, I rarely read modern science fiction, and generally feel disappointed in modern science fiction movies. This is because I like my science fiction to be at least based on a modicum of "real" science, and to make at least some attempt to "explain" the science behind the plot (a little like developing characters).
Science fiction that does not do this - and that includes most modern sci-fi books and movies in my experience - belong more to the "fantasy" than the "science fiction" genre (IMHO).
A surprising (to me) exception to this is a movie I accidentally stumbled over recently called "Primer" (2004) - a very low budget film but one well worth searching out and watching if you fall into a similar category to me.
It is a movie about garage (or "kitchen table") type engineering and time travel.
If you do decide to watch it I would strongly suggest you do not read any "spoilers" (like wikipaedia) before hand as part of the interest in the plot is to see if you understand it on the first iteration - it is quite challenging.
If anyone has already seen this movie I would be interested in reading about what you thought of it.