Tim Travers & The Time Travelers Paradox is a brilliant film about a scientist who travels back in time one minute and kills himself. Why does he do this? Simply to see what happens. This is an in depth look at the grandfather paradox.
Simply put, the paradox states that if you went back in time and killed your grandfather, you would cease to exist because you would have not been conceived. However, when Tim Travers enacts his experiment, nothing seems to happen. So, he continues to summon more and more versions of himself, repeating the experiment in the hopes of finding an answer.
The real beauty of Tim Travers is Samual Dunning (Dead Whisper). He manages to play dozens of different versions of himself that all feel unique. His ability to speak to a nonexistent version of himself rivals that of Tom Hardy in Legend. It is truly a sight to behold.
As if that weren’t enough, Tim Travers also features an impressive lineup of cast members. Keith David (The Thing), Danny Trejo (From Dusk Till Dawn), Felicia Day (Supernatural), and Joel McHale (Community) all have amazing roles in the film.
Although the premise of time travel and murder and enticing enough, Tim Travers goes beyond this narrative. The film has an underlying message about the importance of friendship, the dangers of loneliness, and most importantly, not stealing large amounts of plutonium from large crime syndicates.
All in all, Tim Traver & The Time Traveler’s Paradox is a brilliant film that will be enjoyed by genre fans. Just don’t spend too much time trying to unravel the more nuanced scientific parts. As the film clearly explains, science is dangerous and cannot be trusted.