The reversal of the ending breaks the entire narrative, unexpectedly and logically.
Perhaps the only remaining consciousness of the male protagonist loves the female protagonist too much, so even if he dies, his consciousness is still doing his best to save the lover he thinks he has died. Even though these are all in vain, he still goes all out.
Throughout the whole article, it can actually rise to a philosophical level. Is it because I think and therefore I am, or am I thinking about it? The film uses temporary memory technology to give a subversive answer.
The final reversal is regarded as the finishing touch of the film, but it is not the "subject". Although the main body of the film is finally defined as illusion, it still does not hinder the expression of thoughts, namely: how humans and robots live in harmony.
Envy, suspicion, coquetry, disappointment, when AI possesses all human emotions, should humans treat them as machines?
Obviously the male protagonist in the movie is not doing enough, but it can’t be said that it’s not good. He still loves and respects the No. 1 and No. 2 prototypes, but it may be a defect in AI that causes No. 2 to be like a stubborn child. When I was about to be abandoned by the male lead, I chose to end myself. Unit 3 also faced the situation of being abandoned in the end, but fortunately, its brain can basically completely simulate the human brain, so Unit 3 and the male protagonist reached a compromise and were willing to sacrifice themselves in exchange for the consciousness of the female protagonist. It can be said that No. 3 at this moment is no different from human beings. The male lead is only one step away from saving the female lead. However, in the end, it turned out to be a dream, a concrete manifestation of the male lead’s love for the female lead, even if there is only consciousness. He still loves her.
Some places where you can think carefully
What is the psychology of the second machine? Sensitivity, suspiciousness, and jealousy are definitely there, but has she ever had dark thoughts (kill Unit 3)? Vulnerability in the security protocol, is it possible that the controller of the base gate was damaged by the number two? The answer is possible. The second machine once said that she likes the time when the hero goes out for repairs with her. Perhaps it is for this reason that the second machine continues to cause trouble and the hero has to go out for repairs, so that she can bring her own expression. value.
Who broke the glass in the male lead's living room? Number two with jealousy? Or the No. 3 machine, how did the No. 3 machine without legs hide in the locker overhead?
Maybe a series of bugs became reasonable with the final reversal. Everything was determined by the male protagonist’s consciousness. The encounter with Unit 123, his own encounters, etc. are all the same as a dream, perhaps human beings in reality (Male protagonist) It is not possible to develop a robot like the No. 3 machine, it is just the imagination of the protagonist. But thinking about it conversely, if consciousness can really work independently from the body, if Archive's technology is sufficient to monitor all the actions of consciousness (not just making a phone call), then the ultimate horror interpretation will appear:
The Archive company premeditatedly killed the male protagonist who was an engineer (or took advantage of the male protagonist's consciousness).
Putting it on the experimental base does not need to provide any experimental equipment (false), only a little bit of the male protagonist’s memory needs to be tampered with, and the male protagonist is guided to speed up the manufacturing process. Perhaps the secret police and the female boss of the company are not in the consciousness of the male protagonist. It is an external intervention implanted by Archive. So why did the number 3 call just happen when it was done? Why does the hero still complete the experiment (how to escape) even though he knows there are enemies outside? There seems to be only one explanation, and that is that Archive is in control of everything. It seems that the short man standing next to the telephone in the real world has also confirmed this. He once appeared in the consciousness of the male protagonist as a pretending company employee, and at that time The plot is not easy to understand. It seems that he knows the secret of the male lead, but does not expose the male lead. If you read it from this perspective, then everything will make sense. The short man may have sneaked into the male lead consciousness to check the progress.
Finally, the success of the development of the third machine is not all nothingness. Archive may have obtained all the data, algorithm design, and production process, all of which belong to the creation of the male protagonist. At the moment when the third machine is completed, they are all taken by Archive. Recycling, without wasting one minute, concise and efficient release of resources, it is almost like the memory management of a programming language. The consciousnesses of “workers” may not know this at all, and gave all of their own, but in the end, nothing was lost.
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