Hard science fiction

Magnus 2022-09-06 03:37:23

Let’s talk about the scientific background first: Scientists in a troubled country in Eastern Europe used power from a power plant and 3D scans of living people to make humanoid objects in the state of Boai as weapons. This object looks like a ghost and can only be seen under special glasses and light. Ordinary weapons cannot eliminate or decompose it. A special ionization gun is required. The consciousness of each object is controlled by a living human nervous system soaked in nutrient solution. It's the nervous system. From this perspective, it is that the personal nervous system controls a group of polymers in a glassy state, with only the instinct to kill, and the more energy it absorbs, the stronger it will be.

Not much to say about the plot, the scene, battlefield details and rhythm are also very good, the entire city destroyed, the special forces personnel and equipment, the operation formation, etc., the whole film can be seen in one go. I thought it was going to be a low-budget indoor drama, but at the end the power plant scene did some big scenes.

The downside may be that the scene at the beginning is a little small and does not show the blood of the war; the power plant can be shot a little longer, and it is more entertaining; although the grievances brought by the war are mentioned several times, it does not reflect much in terms of human nature. There could be more to the final lab part.

It is similar to Tom Cruise's Lost Battlefield: it can't be said to be a blockbuster, but the sci-fi idea is novel and unique.

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Spectral quotes

  • Clyne: I think you're reaching.

    Fran Madison: Our business requires us to make suppositions.

    Clyne: My business requires us to prove them. Your technician's job is to find glitches, so, he sees glitches. Your job is to find the enemy, so, you see the enemy. Locals believe in spirits, so they see spirits. Everyone is biased in one way or another. So, my answer to you right now is that we lack data to support any theory.

  • Sgt. Comstock: Oh, you haven't seen it. I've seen it.

    Capt. Sessions: You know I believe in God, John.

    Sgt. Comstock: This is the opposite of God.