Primer

With technological advancement comes power. In our day in age, technology has greatly advanced fairly recently and it is everywhere. One will most likely encounter a person using a smart phone versus an "older" phone. In terms of cellphones, they are so advanced, most people are not even tapping into its full potential. There is so much one can do within the palm of their hand, and they do not even understand.

Shane Carruth's film, Primer, tells of a friendship that breaks down as a result of the two people's inability to cope with the power given to them by technological advancement. The two friends are scientifically accomplished, discovering a means of time travel, thus highlighting the science fiction portion of this film. The drama comes in as the audience realizes that these two individuals are ethically confused, initially wanting to make money with the device. And instead of wanting to alter their former selves, they decide to prevent events from happening, trying to alter the paths they take and the outcome of situations. This plan obviously blows up in their face.

Time travel obviously does not exist right now, but we have powerful technology in our society and there is a high chance of time travel to occur. One can never say never. As a person, as a society, it is important to understand that with technological advancements come power. One can do so much and not realize how much they have in the palm of their hand.