Primer

The film Primer presents a version on the stereotypical "time travel adventure." Abe and Aaron create a time machine device, and as they discover that it actually functions properly, they build bigger protocols until it can readily transport people. In the beginning, the excitement about this new discovery is clear. The two travel through time and there are seemingly no negative retributions. However, as they continue to use this time machine, the consequences of time travel begin to emerge. This film poses a warning that time travel is dangerous, and that the continuum of time and space is not something that should be altered or played with by humans, or any other species. Because the whole concept of time and travel is vastly unknown, it should not be explored. Time travel will ultimately lead to dire consequences. Thomas Granger's comatose state is a prime example which suggests the dangers of messing with time. Because there are so many things unknown about time and how it works, playing with this abstract idea will lead to dangerous, if not fatal, incidences. This reminds me of a part in the third Harry Potter book that deals with the issue of time travel. Hermione and Harry use a time turner to go back in time to help Sirius escape. However, they had to be very meticulous as to not change anything else. This is the butterfly effect. Changing one little thing will alter the rest of history.