Whether the self we know is really ourselves

Johann 2022-03-22 09:01:18

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The protagonist, Sam Bell, is dedicated to sending the energy collected on the moon back to the earth, and he will return to the earth soon. At this time an accident changed everything.

The name of this movie is very simple-"Moon" (Moon), because the story takes place on the moon; the plot is simple: Sam has an accident while working; it is Sam who succeeds him; the characters are simple: Sam, Sam, the robot Gerty, Sam's Wife and daughter, and company boss.

Is it really easy? When two Sams show up at the same time, we know that it's not that simple.

I think two people are thinking about the same question when they meet. If the other person is Sam, then who am I?

Suddenly thinking of "The World of Trumen", did Truman ever ask who he is?

So, who is Sam anyway? An astronaut working on the moon. Yes, it is not. He thought his contract was about to expire and his wife and daughter were waiting for him to go home; he thought he had just arrived on the moon, and his dreams were still sweet when he was with his wife.

There is also Sam. He lives with his family on the earth. His wife has passed away and his daughter Eve is 15 years old.

I thought I was Sam, but in fact I was just one of his copies; everything in my memory was just implanted chips; the real experience before was just lying in the freezer.

Very sad, isn't it? Isn't it lonely? Beyond the far earth, on the lonely moon, and I'm just a dispensable working machine that will be destroyed when used up. The world is there, but it has nothing to do with me.

Truman has a lover and neighbors, but everything is fake, only he is real.

Sam has a lover and a daughter. Although everything is true, he is fake.

Yes, but even if it is a copy, so what!

They have the same appearance and the same memories, but they are not the same person, they have independent souls. Every Sam is themselves.

Based on the later video data and the age of Sam's daughter Eve, it was No. 4 Sam who was rescued, No. 5 was rescued, and No. 6 was awakened by No. 5. No. 4 is waiting to go home. After being injured, he is a little nervous, on the one hand because his body has reached its limit; No. 5 Sam has just been awakened, strong, brave and wise; Although No. 6 does not appear, it can be inferred that he can talk in real time. Nor did it sit still. That's why there was a later revelation of the truth.

I thought I was me, but I was not me. However, I am still me. Well, it's a bit convoluted.

Is this a process from "seeing a mountain is a mountain" to "seeing a mountain is not a mountain", and finally "seeing a mountain is a mountain"?

However, some questions are still not clear logically:

First, does Sam himself know and agree that Lunar will clone him so many and let them work on the moon?

Second, after cloned, stored in the freezer, is it equivalent to a robot? Why not use robots directly? Why does Lunar have to do so many troublesome things (implant memory chips, block real-time communications, use recorded videos to deceive them, and everyone’s "shelf life" is only three years)? Is it the lowest cost?

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Extended Reading

Moon quotes

  • Sam Bell: Well then I'm goin back, that's it for me.

    Clone #2: Pfft!

    Sam Bell: What?

    Clone #2: Is that what you really think?

    Sam Bell: Yea, I've got a contract... I'm, I'm goin home.

    Clone #2: You're a fuckin' clone, you don't have shit!

    Sam Bell: Hey, I'm goin home!

    Clone #2: You're not going anywhere! You know you've been up here too long man, you've lost your marbles. Whuddya think, that Tess is back home waiting for you on the sofa in lingerie? What about the original Sam, Uh?

    Sam Bell: I'M THE ORIGINAL SAM... I'M SAM FUCKIN' BELL, ME! ME!

    Clone #2: Hey, whoa!

    Sam Bell: Gerty, am I clone?

    GERTY: Are you hungry?

    Clone #2: Hey, hey... don't get your fuckin' panties in a twist. I'm in the same boat, asshole!

  • Sam Bell: [crying] I wanna go home.