Daily Dialogue — May 30, 2014

Abe: I just want you to see it the way I saw it.
Aaron: I am trying, okay, I really am here.
Abe: Look, everything we’re putting into that box becomes ungrounded, and I don’t mean grounded like to the earth, I mean, not tethered. I mean, we’re blocking whatever keeps it moving forward and so they flip-flop. Inside the box it’s like a street, both ends are cul-de-sacs. I mean, this isn’t frame dragging or wormhole magic this is basic mechanics and heat 101.
Aaron: This is not mechanics and heat.

— Primer (2004), written by Shane Carruth

Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Time Travel Talk, suggested by Bob_Reo_Inc.

Trivia: The budget for the entire film was around $7000. Most of the money was spent on film stock.

Dialogue On Dialogue: I’m not even going to attempt to comment on Primer because the science is beyond my mental capabilities. However this guy below seems to know what he’s talking about:

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