Short and succinct boutique.

Verlie 2022-01-03 08:02:18

Thank you Soryu for introducing this film. I have heard of it before, but I thought it was a pseudo-sci-fi literary film similar to "Her". It turned out that it was not the case at all. This film is short and powerful, only less than an hour and a half. , Tells a very wonderful story, and the amount of information contained in the film is very large, and there is even a reversal plot. The screenwriter is indispensable. The music of the film is also great. In addition, if the Japanese were to shoot, would the robot be a cute girl? The daily life of the cute girl and the old man, eh.

Elderly Alzheimer’s disease (please don’t call it Alzheimer’s disease, thank you) and the latest artificial intelligence. On the one hand, there are human elders who have lost most of their functions, and on the other hand, there are fresh and advanced technology rookies. This is a wonderful contrast. . However, the screenwriter still feels that it is not enough, adding a black history of "senior thieves" to the old man, but the screenwriter still feels that it is not enough, adding a beautiful daughter who works overseas, and the screenwriter still feels that it is not enough. People, it all worked together for a short period of one and a half hours. You must know that now is an era where action movies are shot for nearly three hours. The film also has a good performance on technology and life, but the library will still be difficult to be replaced by an electronic version in the future, just like the radio is still there.

When I saw the middle, I suddenly realized that this film could also be made into a reversal film similar to "Bounded Island". All the elements around the old man were to cure his Alzheimer's disease. Unfortunately, the film did not intend to be that strange. Orientation development, and finally let the elderly recuperate and cure illnesses quietly. Perhaps, Alzheimer's disease is not as valued as schizophrenia.

The protagonist looked familiar, and after searching, he found out that he was actually the first version of "Vampire"! I watched the introduction of this film on TV when I was in junior high school. I was scared enough by him. At the same time, I was envious of his ability to kiss the neck of a female character. Nowadays, the memory of the vampire is impaired, and he can only play with the robot. The world is unpredictable. Laser Eye was not NTR this time, and Taylor felt ugly. Why did he speak with the same lack of confidence as the later MJ? Listening to the lungs is really perforated. When Susan stops there, she will be chased by an old man.

The end of the film shows the technological progress of many modern robots. In fact, in my opinion, there is a contrast in this film. The pursuit of simulation technology and the energy spent by humans far exceed the exploration of their own secrets. Humans can take perfect care. Your own intelligent system cannot even cure Alzheimer's disease, which has a history of hundreds of years. After all, intelligent systems can sell money, and the research cycle can produce products, while the research of human diseases is a bottomless pit. At present, the society pays much less attention to brain science projects than robots. In the future, humans may be able to sit on a spacecraft that travels at the speed of light, but they will have to endure the pain of hemorrhoids.

It's really good to have such a perfect intelligent system as a companion, but after all, the movie only lasts less than 2 hours. Is this utopian relationship really so beautiful?

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Robot & Frank quotes

  • Robot: Self-destruct sequence initialized.

  • Jennifer: [Addressing robots] Are you two enjoying the party?

    "Mr. Darcy," robotic 'Assistant Librarian': [Synthesized speech] I'm functioning normally.

    Robot: As am I.

    Frank: [Addressing robots] Why don't you... mingle, together?

    "Mr. Darcy," robotic 'Assistant Librarian': [Synthesized speech] I have no functions or tasks that require a verbal interaction with the VGC 60 L.

    Jennifer: Mr. Darcy, that is so rude.