Second-rate sci-fi

Ernest 2022-03-27 09:01:18

Science fiction films must have exaggerated imagination of technology, thereby magnifying the embarrassment of real society, expressing criticism and protest; or guessing the possibility of the future; or providing ideas for solving problems. In short, the work of the soul must contain exploration and thinking, or express emotions, or show beauty.
And this film is very long and thin, the blank space not only can not lead the audience into the mood, but it is redundant and boring, which should not be understood as the cold feeling that the film needs.
The absurd imagination also needs to be rational. The film uses a very old-fashioned and strange assumption-human beings are faked without emotion, ruled by interest groups, people only have absolute obedience, no doubt, the emotion of the protagonist is the key part, Don't get it right, and they look awkward (not just in relation to their environment, but out of line with themselves). It seems that the satire of this film is not very clever.
Contrary to mainstream sci-fi films, with the development of science and technology, technological products will not treat people more and more as emotionless machines, but technological products will become more and more humanized, making people addicted and paralyzed. Science fiction films have long ceased to focus on the purely technological elements themselves, and this film seems to be too simplistic.

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Extended Reading
  • Chesley 2022-03-23 09:03:01

    The photography composition to the end of the train scene has maintained a rather simple and sharp style. How come there is a soft light at the end that is comparable to the routine of Korean dramas to highlight romantic love? The goodwill brought by the protagonist's exciting and anxious search and struggle has disappeared.

  • Suzanne 2022-03-21 09:02:58

    One and a half star slideshow, what's the point! Why does everyone choose this minimalism + restraint for the future, but with the Swiss swiss series font in the promotional video, I like it. The dissatisfied + haggard female protagonist and the numb male protagonist continued from the beginning to the end, how do you see how this pair of CPs doesn't match, it's a failure

Equals quotes

  • The Collective: [voice accompanying popup on train's touchscreen workstations] This is a message from the Collective. Are you unusually tired or experiencing increased sensitivity? Maybe you have difficulties concentrating? You may have SOS, Switched-On-Syndrome.

    [display shows: Bulletin Ended. Learn More / Back To Program / Reapeat]

  • Gilead: I don't believe all the research. Feelings engender feelings. SOS isn't even a disease, that's what they say. Switched off is something they do to us between conception and birth. SOS is who we really are and the inhibitors are just another attempt to squash that.