Dreams created by fantasy and love

Sonia 2022-10-06 18:51:15

2007-06-22 14:09:00

I saw this movie for the first time in my memory, as if it was when I was a teenager. It was played on CCTV's Zhengda Variety Show or a local movie station. The most impressive thing is that the heroine is with the computer Ensemble Baja's "The duel", although the ability to appreciate music has basically remained at the level of the third underground floor. The subdued and melodious melody of the cello and the wonderful combination of electronic synthesis music, blended with the breezy expression on the face of the heroine in white clothes and blonde hair, is really endless and unforgettable. At the same time, Boy George & Culture Club's "love is love" has become a classic in the history of European and American love songs because of this movie.

Speaking of it, maybe it has something to do with being born in the 1980s. I always pay special attention to everything that happened in these short ten years. For example, the writers born in the domestic literary craze, such as Haizi, Gu Cheng, Mo Yan, and Wang Shuo, such as Teresa Teng, Michael Jackson, such as bell bottoms, dual-card recorders, and break dancing.

For example, in that era, for most people, the computer was still covered with a veil of mystery, and in a mysterious atmosphere, this movie composed of beautiful fantasy and romantic love was produced.

Elecrtic dreams, with a strong symbol of the 80s, belong to youth, fantasy, romance, and the product of the era of dreams.

In the photos left at that time, people's eyes were just full of innocence and curiosity, there was no POSE deliberately now, and there was no hotness that was tempered by the flood of information.

The simple functions of the computer and the pure love of the hero and heroine in the film arouse nostalgia for that simple era.

In the nearly two decades since the turn of the century, Star Wars, The Matrix, Qiong Yao dramas, South Korean bubble dramas, high-tech and love are so rampant, at this time, revisiting such a movie is just like the end of the cool summer day. A gentle evening breeze, a touch of rosy clouds, a rare refreshing experience.

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Electric Dreams quotes

  • [Miles, late for work, goes to leave, but the computer-controlled electronic lock is still engaged on the apartment door]

    Miles Harding: Damn.

    [Miles goes to the computer to unlock the door]

    Computer's Monitor: hello moles // ever used a computer / before?

    Miles Harding: God damn it!

    Computer's Monitor: then we'll work

    [camera pans away as Miles tries door again]

    Computer's Monitor: [on green background, centered] HOME SECURITY // PROGRAM RESTRICTED // SCIENCE OFFICER / EYES ONLY.

    Miles Harding: [flipping through manual] "Science officer eyes only"? I'll kill 'em. I'll kill 'em!

    [Miles tears out a page and hits two keys]

    Computer's Monitor: [with blinking green/black cursor below] PLEASE IDENTIFY

    Miles Harding: [single-finger typing, aloud] First Lieutenant Sulu

    Computer's Monitor: [at cursor, as he types] 1st Lieutenant Sulu

    [electronic deadbolt unlocks with two-tone beep]

    Computer's Monitor: WELCOME SULU. // ENTRY PERMITTED

    Miles Harding: [as he leaves] That's it! Tomorrow you go back!

  • Miles Harding: [talking to his computer] I thought you might like to meet a friend. Or at least my boss's computer.

    [phone handset clicking]

    Miles Harding: It's for you.

    [puts handset into acoustic coupler modem]

    Miles Harding: Hope it feels all right.

    Work Computer Monitors: ACOUSTIC LINE ACTIVE

    Pinecone Computer's Monitor: [with blinking question mark] PASSWORD ?

    Miles Harding: [to himself] What was Riley's password? Some fairy tale. Snow White?

    [In upstairs apartment, Madeline blow-dries her hair, feels chilly, and opens an air vent]

    Miles Harding: [through air vent] Hello, Cinderella.

    Pinecone Computer's Monitor: PASSWORD cinderella?

    [screen clears]

    Pinecone Computer's Monitor: IMPROPER ENTRY // DISCONNECT?

    Miles Harding: [while typing N, O, Enter] Not, so, fast.

    [heard through air vent]

    Miles Harding: You just got here.

    Madeline Robistat: [overhearing] Pardon me.

    Miles Harding: [going to fridge] Fairy tale. Crown Prince? Three Bears? No beer. Ugly Duckling?

    [takes champagne bottle]

    Miles Harding: Little Red Riding Hood? Jack and the Beanstalk?

    [unwrapping cork]

    Miles Harding: Rasputin... Rapunzel... Rumplestiltskin!

    Madeline Robistat: "Rumplestiltskin"?

    Pinecone Computer's Monitor: PASSWORD ACCEPTED / PLEASE INDICATE MEMORY SIZE

    Miles Harding: "Memory size". Unlimited.

    Pinecone Computer's Monitor: [Miles typing] unlimited

    Pinecone Computer's Monitor: YOU WANT EVERYTHING?

    Miles Harding: [smiles] Everything!

    Pinecone Computer's Monitor: TRANSMITTING DATA

    Work Computer Monitors: [text scrolls by on one display and diagrams flash on another]

    Pinecone Computer's Monitor: [the same diagrams flash with text scrolling in lower quarter]

    Work Computer MonitorsPinecone Computer's Monitor: [all displays suddenly go faster and Miles desk vibrates]

    Miles Harding: [reaches for phone handset, it flashes, shocking him] Ahh! It's too hot! It's gonna melt! Water!

    [champagne bottle cork pops]

    Madeline Robistat: Huh?

    [Miles pours the champagne into the keyboard, flowing over all the internal circuitry. Crystal patterns spread through the integrated circuits. Miles looks defeated as the displayed image melts down and away as the case smokes]

    Madeline Robistat: Real tiger that one. Thank God I work nights!

    [Madeline dives into bed amongst stuffed toy animals]