barely qualified

Alta 2022-04-21 09:01:55

This is a qualified sci-fi film, because it has a fairly complete world view, although I don't think the sci-fi world created by the author is anything special.
Compared to Ghost in the Shell with similar routines, this movie is too naive.
And I think it's twisty, at least I don't believe humans would choose the kind of "agent life" described in the movie.
The agent is an advanced tool, the special place is that he can send the stimulus back to the human brain, which also led to its popularity and progress. But can it really replace human social needs? Can you completely forget that the aging self and the handsome man and beauty behind the mask may be Uncle Zhang and Aunt Wang across the street? It can deprive life of seriousness, and its existence will naturally reduce the cost of doing many things. I believe that when a cheap is not industrially relevant, it only causes regression and confusion.
A world where proxies are used everywhere has actually become an online game, and some people must use this convenience to satisfy their desires and commit crimes. In the film, it is said that there was no murder before the incident. Think about your state when you play online games, I believe there are similarities.
In addition, this divided life must lead to a large number of mental illnesses, and it is impossible to treat it as easily as you treat yourself.
If you think about this movie from this angle, it's a bit more serious. The reason for this is because it reminds me of Ghost in the Shell I watched a long time ago, and that is the most detailed and deep description of the future world I have seen. The coolest one, worthy of all the sci-fi movies to pay tribute to him.

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Extended Reading
  • Violette 2022-01-26 08:18:18

    Bruce Venice can actually be "hard" for so many years.

  • Theodora 2022-01-26 08:18:18

    Much better than imagined, coherent and explored many possibilities, but there are also many unreasonable points.

Surrogates quotes

  • Bobby: We just saved about a billion lives there.

  • Peters: That's far enough, Stone. I know who hired you to kill me. I hope my old partners at VSI paid you well. Did you feel any second of remorse when you found out you'd murdered an innocent boy?

    Stone: Canter. I don't believe it. OK... How about you tell me something, doctor. Huh? What did you expect VSI to do? Just stand by while you tore down everything they built? You left us no choice but to take you out. You create this technology, change the world, and now you want to destroy it? So what? So you can take us backwards? So we can all live like dreads?

    Peters: So we can live like human beings.

    Stone: Really, doctor. You should learn how to live with your regrets.