EPISODE · May 8, 2023 · 25 MIN
Primer
from Fifteen Minute Film Fanatics · host Fifteen-Minute Film Fanatics
Mike asks, "Have you ever seen a movie that tackles time travel better than Primer?" The answer is no. Tenet might handle it sexier, Back to the Future might handle it funnier, but no other film matches Primer as a compelling thought experiment. Join Mike and Dan for a conversation about "red arrow videos" on YouTube, the ethics of time travel, and the ways in which--all considerations about timelines and the box aside--the film examines the question of how we spend our days. We know you've heard this one already, but perhaps your double hasn't, so give it a listen! Just don't interact with the double or all kinds of paradoxes will occur. Interested in reading about the science of time travel? Check out John Oliver Ryan's book here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mike asks, "Have you ever seen a movie that tackles time travel better than Primer?" The answer is no. Tenet might handle it sexier, Back to the Future might handle it funnier, but no other film matches Primer as a compelling thought experiment. Join Mike and Dan for a conversation about "red arrow videos" on YouTube, the ethics of time travel, and the ways in which--all considerations about timelines and the box aside--the film examines the question of how we spend our days. We know you've heard this one already, but perhaps your double hasn't, so give it a listen! Just don't interact with the double or all kinds of paradoxes will occur. Interested in reading about the science of time travel? Check out John Oliver Ryan's book here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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