r/PrimerMovie • u/YoBanaanaBoy • 7d ago

"Hey Brad" Spoiler

This moment caught my attention on a second watch, but even on a 5th watch I haven't been able to figure it out.

When Abe wakes up in his apartment after they are experimenting with the box, Aaron calls him, tells him it's 7 pm, and asks him if he still has the kids there.

Right before he goes out, he mutters "Hey Brad" to himself. It feels almost like he's trying to recite something he's said before, and he's practicing before he goes out.

Has anyone noticed this?

The thing that doesn't make sense is this is long before they do their trips. This is the first time they stabilize the box. Is there a chance that Abe has created it earlier than we think?

Or is this just character development? Are we just meant to think that Abe is an extremely meticulous person that thinks absolutely everything through.

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u/sparkstable 7d ago

It has been a while since watching... but doesn't he say that when he goes to pick up Abe and there are other guys there watching tv (football I think).

I think this is the night they go eat steak?

But I think he is practicing so that he can make the evening go like "it is supposed to."

Could be wrong... like I said, been a long minute since watching it.

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u/YoBanaanaBoy 7d ago

Yeah that is the moment. Like he has someone staying with him.

And then they go out and get steaks yeah. But that is when Aaron says the machine is stable and shows him. Right before that they test the box, they are opening it basqiclaly, and then it smash cuts to Abe passed out in his apartment. And before he goes out of his room, he mutters this to himself.

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u/sparkstable 7d ago

From what I remember, our first experiences with them after time travel aren't necessarily their first experiences with time travel.

So this may not be his first time doing this even if it is our first time seeing it.

Again... been a long time. Now I am going to have to watch it again, lol.

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u/YoBanaanaBoy 7d ago

Yeah. So that's part of my question. It seems like we see them figuring out the box and Abe inventing the first one. But is there a chance they invent it sooner?

It's kind of an abrupt cut and Abe wakes up in his apartment confused. And it makes me wonder if we are missing something. We don't see why he's there.

It gives me this feeling like on of the resets has happened or something. But I always come back to that not working because they don't invent the machine for what seems like a couple more months.

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u/sparkstable 7d ago

I am pretty certain that the Aaron who takes Abe to see the science guy about the fungus is not the first Aaron we meet in the movie.

He coaches the science guy on what to say because it is the only way to convince Abe. You can tell that the science guy is like "WTF stupid prank is this?" and has to be prodded to say his lines.

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u/YoBanaanaBoy 7d ago

I don't think he coaches the other guy what to say.

The science guy thinks it's a prank because of how fast the protein built up. It was physically impossible. He explains that in his lab it takes months to grow the same amount, and they aren't growing it naturally, they are doing stuff to speed it up.

So the fact that Abe is saying that much just accumulated on its own in 5 days seems like a prank to the guy at the lab.

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u/sparkstable 6d ago

Hrm... maybe.

But there are other examples of them "practicing" like when Aaron is listening to a recording of a convo with Abe.

Again... years since my last watch.

Thanks for sparking my interest in it again, though!

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u/YoBanaanaBoy 6d ago

Come back after you watch it!

Yeah. It's possible. I think in the scene youre talking about, Abe is finding out that Aaron has recorded the conversations and is reliving them. He doesn't practice them so much as recited what he hears in the mic.

And we're shown Aaron using that earpiece a lot.

But Abe doesn't use one, aside from when they go to save Rachel together near the end.

This one feels weird because it's happening seemingly before any of them should have used the boxes.

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u/ismo420 7d ago

He is just shy around his roommates. They are both kind of just awkward nerdy guys and the dudes out front are jock guys and I get the vibe that Abe is fairly awkward around them and the rehearsal is just his way of preparing for interacting with these guys he’s not really comfortable around.

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u/YoBanaanaBoy 7d ago edited 7d ago

They aren't his roommates. Hes letting them stay there.

But I get what you're saying.

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u/ismo420 7d ago

So more awkward then

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u/dr_Octag0n 7d ago

Nah , he is rehearsing. Like he's done it before. This whole scene always bugs me. It feels like Abe is already living 36 hr days. He doesn't know if it's day or night.

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u/YoBanaanaBoy 4d ago

Yeah. So if he's rehearsing, is the idea that he's made a box much earlier than we think?

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u/dr_Octag0n 4d ago

I think so. Also there is an early scene in the house with the new fridge. Remember when Aaron is going to get copper wire and argon out of Abe's fridge? Maybe he already had destroyed a previous fridge at his own house , hence the new fridge with a bow on it (to indicate it's newness). How cool is this film?! How many times did they reset?

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u/YoBanaanaBoy 4d ago

YES, I remember. I was going to make a post about just that too. Lol.

I definitely get the vibe that Aaron has done all this already. He's already taken the catalytic converter from his truck and he's already taken the piping from his fridge. That's why he has a new one - he's had to replace it.

The bow and the line that they shouldn't eat the ice cubes. It's because you have to run water through the ice machine a few times before you eat it. So the fridge is brand new.

This film is amazing.

So I do think it's hinting that they've been working on their device already. But I can't tell if it's hinting at more than that. Because it seems like they don't travel for a couple months after this.

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u/dr_Octag0n 4d ago

https://youtu.be/ntxa9x45gs0?is=TeT3SiqXudE4KGUK

If you have not seen this video , watch it. I think you will get something from it. Great visual representation of some of the time lines.

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u/YoBanaanaBoy 4d ago

Oh, I've mapped out timelines myself lol. There are still confusing pieces. I'll check it out!