Primer
2004USALanguage: EnglishDirected by Shane Carruth★ 6.8
A group of fledgling inventors discover a complex method to manipulate reality. At first, they successfully game the stock market with it, but the consequences of the invention start to catch up with them.
Themes and style
Tone
tensecold and detachedbleakhauntingmelancholicsurreal
Pacing
slow burnmethodicalescalating
Story
unravelinginvestigationescapecon deception
Emotion
paranoiaguiltfiguring out who you areloyalty under pressure
Themes
class and moneyold ways vs. new worldcorrupt institutionsfamily wounds passed down
Feel
cerebraldiscussion starterexhaustingrewatchable
Violence
mild