What would you do if you could go back in time? “Project Almanac” explores the curiosity and dangers that come with time travel.
High school senior David Raskin, played by Jonny Weston; his sister Christina; two best friends, Quinn Goldberg and Allen Evangelista, and romantic interest Jessie, played by Sofia Black D’Elia, embark on the journey of time travel.
Protagonist David Raskin has a knack for computer science, technology and all the complicated subjects that come with creating a time machine.
His father, an energy researcher, mysteriously disappears leaving behind his secret project.
David, along with his friends, discover his father’s project and quickly realize the potential of what his father was working on.
David and his friends follow the instructions left behind by his father and begin to assemble his father’s project of “temporal relocation.”
Like most typical teenagers, Raskin and his friends begin to explore the different possibilities that time travel can benefit them.
As they begin to embark on their adventure it isn’t long before they quickly realize the repercussions of their actions and the negative and tragic sides that affect innocent people around them.
David quickly tries to reverse the negative impact of his actions, but realizes that certain instances may be out of
his control.
With sci-fi adventure films that involve time travel, it is easy to get confused when and where the characters are and where they came from to where they’re going to, and “Project Almanac” is no exception.
The constant travel to different periods in time, to hours, days and years makes it difficult to keep up with the story line and characters. As problems originate from too many trips to different   periods in time, situations go wrong that are out of their control.
Raskin tries desperately to fix everything from the beginning of his time travel adventures before his friends and loved ones get hurt.
The cinematography of the film was depicted through the viewpoint of Raskin’s sister, Christina which gave a sense of actually being in the film, going along for the ride of time travel.
Shooting from a first persons point of view benefits the viewer by not only giving the feeling of actually being in the film, but also relating to our own depiction of everyday life through social media and documenting all aspects of our lives through our phones.
Overall, “Project Almanac” is an interesting and captivating film that raises questions about what you would do if given the chance to travel to a different periods in time.