The first episode: "USSCallister" Callister Starship
The background set in this episode is the era when immersive virtual reality games are popular. Players can put on "magnets" to enter a completely real game environment. "Infinite" is a famous online immersive space game. His developer Daly is not taken seriously in the company. Although he is a co-founder, he is exploited by his boss and treated coldly by employees. He turned to the virtual world for the spiritual treatment of the strong that he could not get in the real world. He developed a game called "Starship Calliste", which is a copy of "Infinite". He copied the DNA of the people in the company (through saliva, semen), etc., and converted it into a crew member of his childhood favorite series "The Starship Callister". On the spacecraft, the crew must surrender to him, otherwise they will be punished, becoming a faceless, breathing and invisible character, or becoming a big spider monster. The company’s new beauty, Cole, was also given DNA by Daly and copied into the spaceship, but she has a sense of autonomy. She is keenly aware that the spacecraft can connect with the outside world, and they can get a new life as long as they fly through the wormhole (firewall). A war of virtual humans seeking freedom has begun.
Concept
The innovative concept of this article is to create a virtual human based on DNA, and Dai makes use of advanced metrological biology and genetic virtual cloning machine. This reminds me of Ted Jiang's "The Life Cycle of Software Body", which all talked about digital virtual expression using genetic information. Under this innovative concept, old space operas with the theme of "Star Trek" are inserted. Avoid the embarrassment of just talking about genetic concepts without visual performance. At the same time, it also gives the text a heavy sense of history.
The irony of drama and reality is
interesting in that the characters in the drama are often interrupted by the real world when they perform tasks in the game. For example, when Daley wants to leave the virtual world to get pizza, everyone is free, including villains and monsters. Started to chat about home-style. Much like a group of actors, the director yelled "cut" and stopped. Produced a dramatic and real irony effect.
Seemingly irrelevant details become the final solution
At the beginning of the film, Indian programmers need to release a "patch" at Christmas. This technical detail may seem inconspicuous, but it becomes the final "wormhole" solution. This technique is worth learning. This plot has a duality, which not only enriches the details, but also becomes the foreshadowing and butterfly effect concept behind.
The ambiguity
is associated with a firewall from wormholes. The film is actually not logically logical, but it produces an inherent creative association, which is also the charm of science fiction.
Theme: Death and Freedom
In the film, the characters face death when they pass through the wormhole. But they would rather die than be enslaved. Death and freedom, the classic theme.
Theme: Family affection and cruelty
Daley killed Walton's son, using the psychological machine of affection and cruelty.
Tips: The countdown and the dangerous
wormhole are about to close. The starship Callister has to cross the asteroid belt to reach the wormhole, followed by Daly's pursuit. Countdown and persecution, one of Hollywood's several tricks.
Character Arc
Walter: Selfish boss-obedient servant-father of Aiko-brave victim, he is the one with the most character changes in the play.
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