The technology in this film is mind-blowing. Scientists have invented a "robot agent". People can control the "robot agent" through thinking as long as they put on a hat and connect their brains to the network. You can do whatever you want without going out. The appearance of these "agents" can be customized according to the customer's requirements, so the streets of the future are full of handsome men and women.
This can't help but think of a game "The Sims" that I was obsessed with. Players can set the character's appearance, body, personality, and then arrange their fate, such as residence, work, marriage, etc. In the latest design, many realistic visual effects and more life experiences have also been added. For example, women in the game can choose whether to have children after "papapapa". The gender of the children is random, and sometimes twins appear. Pregnant characters will suddenly get up in the middle of the night and vomit, or frequently go to the refrigerator to get food. As the belly gets bigger and bigger, the clothes will change and the walking posture will also change. I thought it was very fun at the time, and I wasted a lot of precious time in it. If the kind of high-tech product in the movie is really launched, I guess I will not be tempted to experience it.
However, everything has two sides. Once the appearance can be changed at will, and once the robot can be used to work, study and socialize, it will inevitably lead to various social problems.
When I played "The Sims", I had the experience of "perverted evil". That is, when the game reaches a certain level and the character has been upgraded to the richest and most successful level, boring players will start all kinds of pranks. For example, setting a female character to a "fascinated" state, deliberately calling out a handsome neighbor when her husband is at home, causing family conflicts; or constantly changing jobs so that the children in the game are left unattended; even committing various forms of murder: after letting the character enter the swimming pool Take down the exit steps, dismantle the phone and set it on fire, trap the character in a secret room, etc. Playing to the end, I was afraid and gave up decisively. That feeling is very similar to the panic of the male protagonist when he finds out that he can kill a real person through an agent.
The most impressive thing in the movie is the last scene: the robot agents on the street crash down spectacularly. Then, people with haggard faces and out of shape walked out of the buildings, looking at this strange and familiar city in bewilderment...
Human nature is complex and fragile, never test human nature. Life is so precious because it only comes once. Only by experiencing all kinds of suffering in person will we cherish the short-term beauty more.
Life doesn't need simulation.
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