The meaning of existence is created by my hands

Roderick 2022-04-21 09:01:30

The painting style of "Blade Runner" and the plot of "The Truman World" make the story very fascinating. With the addition of the "alien" brain hole, this film can be said to be very sci-fi. The question of aliens about the human soul is precisely the truth that human beings themselves have been searching for, and the movie implies that the reason why people are human is not because of their memory, but because of their original heart. In other words, this coincides with the claim of the author of "Making Your Wife a Hat Wrong", that human beings are human not only by the rational left brain, but also by the emotional right brain. Memory carries a person's past, but the answer to the proposition "Who am I?" does not seem to be a simple accumulation of past experiences. Memories can be forged, but thoughts and personality cannot. From a scientific point of view, this movie seems to emphasize the importance of genes, while weakening the shaping of a person by the environment. Looking at it today, this is actually not accurate. Memory to some extent represents the influence of the environment on a person. Influence, and the interaction of environment and genes, are inseparable to a person's growth. However, it is too absolute to say this. After all, this film is about memories that have been stolen. Perhaps the original real memories and experiences have completed the shaping of a person's three views, and even if the memory is later replaced, it will not affect its original character. In the end, even if you have nothing, even if you lose all the memories and connections of the past, the pursuit of love and truth is the meaning of existence. This film can also extract another theme, which is the uniqueness of people. The races represented by aliens have group thoughts and live on parasitic human corpses. Individuals cannot have independent thoughts or memories, and everything is shared. However, such a species is on the verge of extinction. The reason why human beings can reproduce for generations is not only because of the social system of gregarious cooperation, but also the uniqueness of the individual occupies an important position. Without individual genetic mutations, humans cannot adapt to the ever-changing environment and will be eliminated by natural selection. From this perspective, the uniqueness of the individual is of great significance. In addition to reproduction, culture is enriched because of diversity and innovation because of collision.

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Extended Reading
  • Emmanuel 2022-03-23 09:01:27

    Memory, carrier, soul, technology, when we imitately find our own value, we still don't understand what we are, the FM in the movie reminds me of the tune in the legend of the Japanese wing god, the hero finally arrives at the edge of the city to see The poster board at 's reminds me of the end of Truman's world, in short, what are we? What is life and death? It's just memory

  • Kamille 2022-03-24 09:01:26

    Although the matter of mind power is very special, the matter of injecting memory or something into the body through mixed liquid is simply to simplify things for the children in kindergarten, and it is quite embarrassing to get rid of the boss in the end. Remember the actor Kiefer Sutherland.

Dark City quotes

  • [Murdoch opens the door to what should be Shell Beach and instead sees the same sign he saw earlier advertising it. Murdoch walks up to the sign, confused]

    Dr. Schreber: There is no ocean, John. There is nothing beyond the city. The only place home exists... is in your head.

    [Chuckles a bit at the irony]

    Dr. Schreber: [Murdoch and Inspector Bumstead tear the sign from the wall, exposing bricks. They then begin to hammer at the bricks with pickaxes]

    Dr. Schreber: No! No! John, stop! No! Stop! Please! No!

    [Bumstead and Murdoch reach a soft spot in the bricks and begin to pry at it. John, frustrated, uses his tuning to push away the brick wall. What results is the bricks falling away exposing space, almost sucking Bumstead out and showing the bricks crashing against the ship's newly exposed forcefield. Murdoch and Bumstead stand there, stunned. Meanwhile, a group of aliens walks in from behind them]

    John Murdoch: What?

    Mr. Hand: And now you know the truth.

    [Fight ensues]

  • Mr. Hand: It seems you have discovered your unpleasant nature.