The original author of the novel is the famous science fiction writer Philip K. Dick, and the works have been adapted into movies. There are countless, "Blade Runner", "Total Memory", "Minority Report", "Memory Rift"... all are , All yes, all yes! He has passed away in 1982, but the works continue to be remade.
The most concerned part of the film before was the production method of the full animation rendering. I didn't know anything about the original story, and I guessed that this was done to save production costs. It turns out that I was wrong. This is not a sci-fi movie in the ordinary sense. There are almost no places that need big special effects. The result of the director’s doing this is to greatly increase the production cost, because even the daily small things, no matter the size, kitchen and toilet furniture Every book has to be repainted one by one, which is actually very expensive. The later period of the film lasted for 15 months. When the staff of the animation company saw the last scene of a cornfield looking far away, it was said that they even had a suicidal heart...
This is a puzzling part. The effect of the animation does have the flavor of traditional American comics, but it does not seem to be necessary. It has no direct relationship with the theme of the film. Only he knows what Richard Linklater thinks. In addition, this is not a typical science fiction film. The story is set 7 years later, so the people in the play are also grandly driving the old car with carburetor. If you want to find science fiction curiosity and new things from it, the result Will be very disappointed.
If you say it is typical, this film is still a typical Richard Linklater-style film: melancholy, speculative, a lot of dialogue, and a little critical.
The so-called scanner is a condemnation of the government's brutal invasion of citizens' lives. There is a speech by Philip K. Dick in the film's backstory, which will be of great help to your understanding of this film. As a personal experience of the Berkeley movement, Philip K. Dick's views on drugs, life, and government are actually deeply imprinted in this film.
Intellectuals are strong. In such a superficial country that thinks that Laozi is number one in the world, after all, there are elites like Philip K. Dick who are soberly and mockingly watching the world. The US government’s hypocrisy and freedom have long been seen through by them and lashed out in their works. And he didn't lose his innocent heart of loving life and loving relatives and friends for this, how precious.
The cornfield at the end of the film is the moment when the touch finally comes. Before the subtitles, a long list of names of Philip K. Dick’s friends is very heavy. These are people who have been deprived of their brains and even their lives forever because of drug use. If it weren’t for knowing a great friend, who would be their name? Mention it?
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