tomasino4d ago

Help me out. I'm trying to think of the quintessential films that demonstrate the different types of theoretical time travel.

  • Back to the Future
  • 12 Monkeys
  • Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure or Predestination

    • What else? I'm thinking Primer is a 12 Monkeys type, but maybe it needs another category. And what about multiverse? What's the best choice there?

    Show threadtomasino4d ago
    Doh! Arrival!
    Show threadtomasino4d ago

    Update:

    • Back to the Future, mutable timeline
    • 12 Monkeys, fixed deterministic
    • Primer, recursive overlap
    • Groundhog Day, time loop
    • Arrival, deterministic block universe, non-linear perception
    • Frequency, mutable via communication model
    • Star Trek (2009), branching timeline
    Show threadAlex Schroeder3d ago
    @tomasino https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumper_(2008_film) had an interesting idea in that you could jump back and change the present. So criminals do it a lot. As far as the idea itself, however, I guess it’s Back to the Future style (or I’m misremembering the details).
    Jumper (2008 film) - Wikipedia

    Show threadtomasino
    @kensanata can't believe i forgot that one. I built the website for the film release.
    Apr 11 at 11:32amWeb
    Show threadAlex Schroeder3d ago
    @tomasino the world is unbelievably small, some times 🤯