Sometimes a movie review comes along that sells me on a film before I have even had the chance to see it. Primer is one of those movies. Made for a mere 7 thousand, not including prints and promotion of course, it holds it's own production value wise with the big-budget block-busters. I have a soft spot for Indies, especially because I am excited about the ways in which new technology can free people creatively and in business to do what they want if they just go and do it. Call it my own "American Dream", a belief that I find fleeting at best.
Also intriguing is that the filmmaker is a Christian, pronouncing that his faith had a direct impact on the themes of the film. I like the way that he uses his faith to inform his art rather than using art as a platform for his faith. I'm probably sounding like a broken record by now stating my distaste for Christian music and movies because of their sub-par production values and their way of glossing over any part of life with easy answers. This is the type of movie that makes you think.
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