If you can calm down, you can see light in the dark

The original author of the film, Philip K. Dick, has since passed away in 1982, from "Blade Runner", "Total Memories", "The End of Alien", "Invasion of Colonization", "Minority Report" to "Reminiscence" , And then to the "Dark Scan" in front of me, Dick's work has been repeatedly adapted on the big screen. The novel "Dark Scan" completed in 1977 is actually a memorial work by the author Philip K. Dick. In the 1960s and 1970s, the original author and his friends took drugs and indulged in happy experiences and experiences. Dick starts from the perspective of sympathy and helplessness. In the author's postscript at the end of the article, Dick believes that timely enjoyment itself is not wrong, and the punishment for his friends (lifetime brain injury or brain death) for pleasure is too heavy.

The story takes place in the future of Orange County, California, and tells the story of the undercover agent who paid a huge price for uncovering the source of the drug.

I don’t want to say more about the director’s experience, film guiding style or production techniques, but it is worth mentioning that the live action + animation of this film plus special software effects are very suitable for expressing the visual response after taking drugs.

This film is actually quite depressing. After I watched it, my mood was always heavy, but because the story itself was a fictional environment, it was so distant that it shouldn’t be called a heavy depression that lasted for two days. I think this feeling may be the kind of empty reaction in the later stage of drug abuse. Houhou~~~~~ But I still like this movie better, and there is a little surprise in the final ending. The sad music is accompanied by the tragic death of the protagonist's poetic inner monologue, which portrays the mood of a lost person to the extreme.

"What can the scanner see? Into the brain? Into the mind? Can he see my heart, our heart? Is it thorough or dark? I hope it can see it thoroughly, because I will never see it again In my heart, I can only see the haze. I hope it can do better, because if the scanner can only see the darkness, as I see it, I am cursed over and over again." When people Will there be similar sighs when they are lost? Then let this sentence entrust my sadness, forever.



Add two sentences about the content of this film. This is a movie that needs to be watched at least twice. Many of the dialogues in it are like riddles. They are about the plot behind, so you will look back at the dialogue after watching it, especially the girl. If you say that, you will understand. If you still don’t understand, then you and Keanu Reeves are almost the same agent. If you understand it, you will think this film is very good. Besides, the large section of the original text at the end of the film has nothing to do with the content of the film. It is just a commemorative follow-up to the original, so don't get confused.

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