Plot synopsis
Pamela is middle-aged and is frustrated to be still looking for Mr Right. One day, she sees a photo of an old boyfriend, and wonders what her life would have been like if she had not turned down his proposal.
After a car accident, she slips into a parallel world and meets a married version of herself. They chat briefly and then swap lives.
They eventually swap back their lives, and she continues with her old life, no longer having any regrets about what might have been, as she realises that the grass was no greener on the other side.
My comments
There is no backwards time travel here, only sideways travel between alternate universes. Similar concepts to the films, The Family Man (2000) and It’s a Wonderful Life (1946).
Summary of time travel
Pamela returns to her original timeline armed with information that will help her make better decisions. This infers she will create a different future for herself and that the future is therefore open. Her interaction in the parallel world will also cause its timeline to diverge.
The past of both timelines is undefined, as backwards time travel is not addressed in this film.
Category of time travel
Psychological: head injury
Model of time
Undefined past, open future with a parallel timeline.
