In video games, there is a kind of game called role-playing game (Role-playing game), or RPG for short.
In the game, players imagine themselves living and fighting in a virtual game world by acting as a character. With the development of AR technology and virtual reality technology, many people speculate that one day, human thoughts and consciousness may truly exist in an artificial virtual world. At that time, it seems that it doesn’t matter whether people still have physical bodies. In a sense, can human beings achieve eternal life?
A new sci-fi American drama "Uploading Freshmen" helped everyone imagine this situation in advance. In the not-too-distant 2033, with the development of technology, dying people can "upload" themselves into a virtual online world run by several technology companies. Even if they die, they can still live in the virtual world and live in the virtual world through technology To communicate and contact with people in the real world, so as to continue your life.
The male protagonist is called Nathan, a very talented programmer. He has a white and rich girlfriend named Ingrid, who can be regarded as high-spirited and happy in life. Of course, if he dies in a driving accident without the first episode.
Nathan's self-driving bike malfunctioned, and his injuries were on the line after the accident. Under Ingrid's persuasion, and without mental preparation, Nathan signed an upload agreement and entered "" Paradise" - in a virtual reality hotel.
In "Paradise", Nathan experienced curiosity about the new environment to become accustomed to it, experienced unacceptable suicide attempts to face accidental death and faced it calmly, he also met new friends and met an "angel" who made his heart move. ".
But soon, Nathan found that something went wrong with the upload, because he seemed to have lost a little memory, and this kind of accident never happened. Slowly Nathan found that his own death did not seem so simple, and that his girlfriend and best buddy who loved him the most might be involved in it. At the same time, there are still several murders that seem to be related in the real world, and there seems to be an unknown truth behind it all.
The audience thought this virtual world was interesting at first, and even had a little yearning, but as the plot progressed through various reversals and brain holes, they discovered that this virtual world may not be as perfect as advertised, or even the same as the real world.” Reality".
Having said so much, do you think this is a suspense movie? Then you are wrong, this is actually a comedy film, all kinds of interesting and funny settings in virtual reality, all kinds of strange "Eternals" and "Angel" customer service, collide with all kinds of hilarious The plot of laughter and the story full of conspiracy as the main line did not make the show depressing and heavy, and the love interspersed in it even had a touch of warmth and sweetness.
A good work that can combine so many elements is already worth watching, but what is more meaningful is that this drama, to a certain extent, also discusses the relationship between human thought and existence.
If a person's body no longer exists, but only exists as a piece of code in an artificial virtual world, is he alive or dead? His relatives can see him through special equipment, touch him, and even one day, clone a human body and download it into the body again, is he still him?
Furthermore, the company that operates the virtual reality hotel in the series does not seem to care about the attributes of the uploader as a "person".
Some places are for dramatic effect, but some plots also poignantly satirize the essence of capitalism's supremacy of money.
Even immortality is a privilege that only the rich have; even heaven costs money.
Therefore, the theme and story of this drama actually have the potential to confer gods, but as far as the first season is concerned, it can only be said to be excellent, probably because the positioning is a comedy, when discussing those more serious topics, such as When it comes to topics such as capital, science and technology, human nature, ethics, philosophy, etc., I have only tried a few things, but I have not put forward any new and profound views and opinions. The irony and ridicule can only be regarded as painless, and the overall concept of the work is not high enough. , there is still a big gap between the thinking and aftertaste brought by some classic sci-fi works.
Moreover, because these topics are not discussed in depth, some technological settings are somewhat unreasonable, and the resulting loopholes affect the sense of reality. Occasionally, there will be dramas. At the same time, because the plot has not been repeatedly scrutinized, there will be logical problems and character motives. Decision-making The unreasonableness further leads to the fact that the plot cannot be pondered in depth, otherwise there will be unexplainable places.
These factors make this work unable to reach the level of some classic sci-fi masterpieces, but if you don't watch the drama with the mind of finding faults and carrying it, just relax, "Uploading the New Life" can still be interesting with its novel settings. stories to please you.
On the whole, the first season is more about throwing out sci-fi settings and creating suspense plots, and has not yet delved into the sci-fi background and divergent stories. At the end of the episode, Nathan's balance was exhausted and he was temporarily "banned". The people he cared about were hunted down, and the truth of his death had not been revealed. Everything seemed to be in a dead end. How can the second season unfold?
In fact, a lot of virtual reality-themed works have been shot in the past, and the subject matter is not too new, but if you have seen those who are too brain-burning, you might as well take a look at this lighthearted and humorous one, maybe it will be a little different. .
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