Am I missing something?

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Just watched Primer, after months of having folks tell me it was an amazing mind-fuck, and avoiding all spoilers.

So, um, where was the mind-fuck? Seemed like a pretty straight-forward time travel story with multiple causality loops. Well done definitely, but I kept waiting for the big wowzer moment, and then the credits rolled. Ernh?

Seriously, did I miss something?

Edit: Yes, I loved it. :) Just wondering, seriously, if the DVD skipped a chapter or something. Not because it didn't make sense, but because it *did*. My one naggling question was Rachel's Dad. That seemed ambiguous.

(Watch it, if you haven't.)

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Oh no, it worked for me just fine. In fact, I really liked it a lot.

I had the same reaction to the Sixth Sense, too... because I was told there was a big twist, I was trying to anticipate it, and did about halfway through. *shrug*

Didn't know that about the budget, I'm really impressed.

[badger.livejournal.com]

Well, remember, you're not the typical audience when it comes to physics issues. So for many people, this film was a mindwrenching opening of possibility.

As for Sixth Sense, someone slipped with the big secret before I saw it. So I ahd my second time through the first time, looking for the hints the director put all the way through :).

Budget: It is impressive, and encouraging. After all, $7k is the cost of a used car. Most of us could manage $7k if we really wanted to. This film is a great "get off your ass and do something" in the spirit of the "DIY or Die" fellow - I have the DVD of his interviews with indie artists and musicians, it's great.

Robert Rodriguez did _Mariachi Man_ for the same amount actually, about a decade earlier. Of course, he was doing it in Mexico, but most of the $7k went to devleop the film. I believe _Primer_ was shot on digital video, though.

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I *loved* the look of it. Between the washed out lighting and the shirts and ties, it really felt like a mid-70s educational film. :D