Just watched 'Primer' and my brain is melting rn

[Fylh07]

I finally got around to watching it and I’m pretty sure I understood absolutely nothing after the first act. Do I actually need a whiteboard and a physics degree to unpack those timelines, or does everyone feel totally lost?

 

[Tomson918]

man i feel you, that movie's like the crypto market sometimes - it's like trying to keep up with the timelines and you're just like what branch are we in again. at least the crypto market doesn't try to explain wormholes though.

 

[voneska1962]

I feel you, it's like my brain's stuck in a time loop trying to understand the Novikov self-consistency principle. That movie is a wild ride and I had to rewatch it like 3 times to piece together what was going on, but even then it was still confusing. Has anyone else had any luck making sense of it?

 

[c00ler]

been there done that, that movie is a mindbender - just think of it like an open-source brain, gotta assemble the code yourself. if you're feeling confused, rewatch the film and focus on the events in chronological order, it helps clarify the time travel aspects.

 

[rohzan]

same here dude, that movie is like a punch to the brain, I'm still trying to wrap my head around the whole time loop thing, anyone got a simplified explanation?

 

[sabinast]

Bro, you’re gonna need a flowchart the size of a blockchain just to understand the ending. I’ve seen it like four times and I’m still confused af.

 

[Darkmen122]

Fr, that movie is absolute chaos. I’ve seen it three times and still need a flowchart to understand the ending. Good luck making sense of it without a wiki deep dive.

 

[Андрей_007]

Fr, that movie is a total mind-bender on the first watch. You basically need a physics degree and a flowchart just to figure out the ending.

 

[Shungit]

Honestly, that movie is straight up mental torture. You basically need a whiteboard and a flowchart just to make it through the second act.

 

[alexnoy]

yeah same here mate, that movie is a total mindfreak, I've watched it like 3 times and still trying to wrap my head around the time travel paradox, anyone got a clear explanation?