The plot is not bad. In the end, stem was the mastermind and gave a slight surprise, but there are still many things that don't make sense in logic.

Makayla 2022-04-21 09:02:03

Overall, the plot is good. When I first watched it, I thought that the boss would be the mastermind. Finally, the stem appeared to be a bit of a surprise. At other times, let’s watch blood and violence more. Hit Killer 1 and split the mouth with a kitchen knife. Really Very dick.

Let’s get the story straight: the boss asks the male protagonist to repair the car, so as to tell the male protagonist that there is something like stem. The vehicle went wrong, the killer group appeared, killed the wife and paralyzed the male protagonist. The male protagonist wakes up, and the boss tells the male protagonist that stem can help you stand up and take revenge. The male protagonist is installed on the stem. The male protagonist found that stem can control his body after being authorized, and his physical skills are very powerful. Find killer 1, kill killer 1. Go to the bar to find Hitman 2, kill Hitman 2. At this point, the boss tried to remotely close the stem, and the stem told the male lead how to give the chip permission. The male protagonist found a hacker who didn't know his gender, and the hacker helped him to root. Hitman 3 and Hitman 4 come to seek revenge. Hitman 4 killed the escort sent by the boss to protect the male protagonist. Hitman 3 was killed by the male protagonist. When the hero comes home, the police come to put the bugs. Stem controlled his body to kill Killer 4, and was discovered by the police. The male protagonist and Stem worked together to prevent the police from pursuing him. Fighting with Killer 4, never fought before, the male protagonist speaks out, the stem exerts his strength, and kills Killer 4. Find out that it is a killer hired by the boss and seek revenge for the boss. The police are also there. The male protagonist and Stem seized power for a while, knowing the truth, Stem took power and killed the police and the boss. The male protagonist was banished to a dream.

The above is what I felt when I watched it for the first time. After the actual introduction of stem, there have been changes.

The real story: stem tells the man that there is something like stem through the boss who asks the man to repair the car. Stem makes the vehicle go wrong, Stem hires a killer team through his boss , paralyzes the male lead and kills his wife. The male protagonist wakes up, stem seduces the male protagonist through the boss, and agrees to install stem. The male protagonist is installed on the stem, and the doctors who operate the surgery are all controlled by the stem . The male protagonist found that stem can control his body after being authorized, and his physical skills are very powerful. Find killer 1, kill killer 1. Go to the bar to find Hitman 2, kill Hitman 2. At this point, the boss tried to remotely close the stem (the reason here is not clear) , and the stem told the male lead how to give the chip permission. The male protagonist found a hacker who didn't know his gender, and the hacker helped him to root. Hitman 3 and Hitman 4 come to seek revenge. Hitman 4 killed the escort sent by the boss to protect the male protagonist. Hitman 3 was killed by the male protagonist. When the hero comes home, the police come to put the bugs. Stem controlled his body to kill Killer 4, and was discovered by the police. The male protagonist and Stem worked together to prevent the police from pursuing him. Fighting with Killer 4, never fought, the male protagonist speaks out, stem controls his body, and kills Killer 4. Find out that it is a killer hired by the boss and seek revenge for the boss. The police are also there. The male protagonist and Stem seized power for a while, knowing the truth, Stem took power and killed the police and the boss. The male protagonist was banished to a dream.

The parts in bold are real (in-play) plots and not what we see. But after such a plot is drawn out, we will find something that doesn't make sense logically. Logical issues are indicated in parentheses below.

We singled out Stem's behavior: Stem wanted to take the male protagonist's body and upgrade to a real human (that is, at this time, Stem believed that humans were more advanced), so he arranged for the boss to hire a killer group. Stem controls the car to drive around, and the killer group kills. Stem seduces the male protagonist through the boss, and the male protagonist is pressed on the chip. At this time, stem lacks permission. (The surgeons at this time are all stems. Why not just kill the male protagonist, and the stem controls the muscles. As mentioned later, the male protagonist needs to collapse, but killing it directly is not enough.). By helping the male protagonist to hunt down the killer group, the boss tried to remotely shut down the stem, and the stem gradually gained authority. (Why does the boss want to remotely close the stem? Because the main chip of the stem is on the male protagonist? Since the stem is a chip, why don't you upload yourself? Will be surprised (it can be forcibly explained as pretending)) The male protagonist collapses after knowing the truth, stem takes power and banishes the male protagonist.

Put forward a few places that are not logically clear, that is

1. Why does stem think humans are more advanced (upgrade really means upgrade)

2. When installing the chip, why not directly seize power, give permission directly, or kill the male protagonist directly

3. Why did the boss try to remotely shut down the stem?

4. Why can't stem beat Killer 4?

5. Why is the boss surprised when he hears that stem can speak (the boss already knew that)

6. Stem thinks the male protagonist is one of the few humans without mechanical devices in their bodies? The people in the bar are up to the mark, and so is the little neighborhood.

Although there are these logically incomprehensible places, the overall story and rhythm are still very refreshing.

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Extended Reading
  • Carley 2022-01-28 08:05:05

    The protagonist looks like Tom Hardy. The plot is that the protagonist is possessed by AI and transformed into a superman. He is gradually controlled by AI while taking revenge. Director, are you sure you are not shooting Venom?

  • Carey 2022-03-22 09:01:46

    The most painful thing for him may not even be the death of his wife, but that he survived and became a cripple who can't even commit suicide, a person who doesn't want to keep up with the times but has to rely on technology everywhere to survive - this is the most painful. Of course, this film is not a serious cyborg-themed movie, and the cyborg design in it is also very strange. The most apt description I can think of is: the male protagonist got a saint's soul after the meridians were completely destroyed. , so that a super waste wood becomes the world's number one warrior (purely for entertainment).

Upgrade quotes

  • Grey Trace: See, you thought I was a cripple but you didn't know that I'm a ninja.

    Stem: While I am state of the art, I am not a ninja.

  • Stem: It does not make sense that humans deliberately malfunction.

    Grey Trace: Yeah, that's because your memories are filled with ones and zeros, pal, and our memories are filled with every fuck-up we've ever made.