The decline of mankind, the rise of robots, look at all this with a new perspective

Mauricio 2021-12-25 08:01:41

A real niche movie with a very small number of films. There is only one event a day, and some theaters don't have one yet. But it is really a very good movie, with a special literary atmosphere. In many plots, the processing of lines is very delicate. For example, when the protagonist drives away in the end, the phrase "his eyes are very similar to you" said to the female robot actually expresses the birth of a new era. The robot is no longer a bunch of cold machines, but is about to multiply. Living, a new species with self-awareness. The machine is no longer a thing, but a life. It also shows that the protagonist has also accepted this fact. Comparing the dance between the protagonist and the robot, the protagonist still did not accept that the robot is life at that time, so he would question whether the robot would feel it? Will you also understand what love is? Finally, the moment he put down the gun against the cockroach robot, it showed that the protagonist, as a human, has helplessly accepted the fact that the robot is a new species.
Another scene that impressed me more is that two robots take the protagonist on the way to the base, resting around a bonfire in a cave. A male robot looked at the ancient human mural in the cave, and then threw the mask into the fire pit. This is a very interesting metaphor. Humans start a new era in the cave, and now the feng shui takes turns, it is the turn of the robot to start a new era of its own. The discarding of the mask shows the robot's determination to break free from the shackles of humans. Of course, the whole drama is very delicate and worthy of slow aftertaste. There are many scenes. It is a movie worth watching repeatedly. It is by no means comparable to the popcorn movie.
In short, this film basically conveys what the creator wants to express: the decline of mankind and the birth of a new era with robots as a group. The most commendable thing is that the expression of this theme does not involve emotions of fear. It regards robots as evil devil, expressing the sense of crisis that human beings are in a life and death situation, but a feeling of helplessness, showing a kind of acceptance. Human beings are also members of nature, and they will also be eliminated by nature and replaced by new species with magnanimity and calmness. The film obviously hopes to make viewers think and re-examine the relationship between humans and nature, rather than simply arouse the viewer's adrenaline secretion. Therefore, I really admire and appreciate the creators of this film, including the director, producer, and screenwriter. They see film as an art, to convey an idea, a new perspective. The value of this movie is far greater than that of popcorn movies that pursue sensory stimulation.
The only regrettable thing is that the climax of the whole show is not shocking enough, a little bland. The whole film is a chase scene, and it will be solved in a few minutes. It is still a broken car (the end, don't count on Cadillac), which saves money. The confrontation between the antagonist and the villain is also very simple. A line is spoken, and then a shot is fired while standing. The big boss falls and the whole play is over. There is no action scene, so you can save money. Of course, the scene is placed in the desert, and there is a pile of garbage everywhere, which saves money.
In the end, I ended up with the line that moved me the most: "You humans are just a bunch of monkeys, a bunch of violent monkeys."

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  • Drake 2022-04-22 07:01:40

    The self-awakening of robots, some metaphors are very interesting, bug robots, female robots take off their masks, etc...

  • Ellis 2022-03-20 09:02:08

    It's so general, let's make do with it. There are still people who have written a lot of meanings at length. It has a lot of meaning, but it really doesn't look good.

Automata quotes

  • Cleo: And why did the rain change? Why don't you tell me?

    Jacq Vaucan: You're supposed to be smarter than me at this stage of the game.

  • Blue Robot: We just appeared.

    Jacq Vaucan: Yeah, now we are going to disappear!