"Core" brings inspiration, but it can never replace "heart".

Tania 2022-03-26 09:01:09

Written on March 2, 2013

He is a very strong old man, but he is in his old age, suffering from severe amnesia, almost starting to forget his children, and even wake up the next morning to forget the robot that he spends with him every day. This snow-white intelligent robot was given to his father by his son to take care of his father's life. From the rejection at the beginning to the fact that they became friends, and in the end, he washed the memory of the robot with his own hands. It seems that a machine is more human than a human being.

In my opinion, the children in the play, although they seldom accompany their fathers, are more responsible than many children who "abandoned" their parents. At least they still talk frequently. The children are also very concerned about the state of the elderly, but they are just stubborn. Like a child, a father becomes very capricious. The concept of family in foreign countries is not as strong as that in China. When children grow up, they will "stand on their own" and rarely live with their elders. Therefore, the elderly have become lonely and widowed.

In addition to intelligent robots, there are many high-tech manifestations in the film, such as transparent mobile phones, projection voice phones, mini single car and so on.

The name is very good, true core partner, true partner, although the robot has no heart but only a core, but the core is like a human heart, as if it really has feelings, but intelligence is always a dead program, and robots can never replace it human companion.

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Robot & Frank quotes

  • Robot: Self-destruct sequence initialized.

  • Jennifer: [Addressing robots] Are you two enjoying the party?

    "Mr. Darcy," robotic 'Assistant Librarian': [Synthesized speech] I'm functioning normally.

    Robot: As am I.

    Frank: [Addressing robots] Why don't you... mingle, together?

    "Mr. Darcy," robotic 'Assistant Librarian': [Synthesized speech] I have no functions or tasks that require a verbal interaction with the VGC 60 L.

    Jennifer: Mr. Darcy, that is so rude.