040: Primer (2004) / Predestination (2014)

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Which of these movies is more mind-blowing? What's the difference between a Grandfather paradox and a Causal Loop paradox? And will Matt win at "Fiction or Fake?" Listen now to find out! Scott Croco and Matt Janulewicz unhack Primer (2004) and Predestination (2014).

When a couple engineers inadvertently create a time-travel machine, the logistics of time travel quickly become unwieldy as they lose trust in each other. Shane Carruth stars in, writes, and directs Primer (2004)!

A time-traveling agent must stop a mad bomber while onboarding a new recruit and sorting through family history. Ethan Hawke and Sarah Snook star in Predestination (2014)!

Episode Log:

• Summary of Predestination (3:15)
• Summary of Primer (4:05)
• Predestination movie review (4:55)
• Predestination timeline breakdown (8:30)
• What's happening in that boiler room scene? (15:00)
• Based on Robert Heinlein short story (18:20)
• Causal loop and Grandfather paradoxes (20:00)
• Primer movie review (24:10)
• How Primer's time travel machine works (31:20)
• Ethics and time travel (38:10)
• Fail-safe time machine (47:20)
• What does all this look like from the outside? (56:45)
• Budget, Box Office, and critics' reactions (59:15)
• "Fiction or Fake?" game (1:01:45)

Episode 040 - Primer (2004) and Predestination (2014) unhacked! Full Shownotes: https://www.moviesunhacked.com/2019/primer-predestination/

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