Primer | Explained: The Most Confusing Time Travel Movie Ever Made? (Spoiler Review)

What is Primer actually about? Shane Carruth’s Primer is one of the most complicated time travel films ever made, with multiple timelines, failsafe boxes, duplicate Aarons, duplicate Abes and a story that becomes more confusing every time they try to fix it. I try to explain how the time machine actually works, map out the different versions of Aaron and Abe, look at the mystery of Thomas Granger and the party, and explore why underneath all that time travel, Primer is really a film about greed, control and power.