Like most sci-fi works, Hyperbody is primarily concerned with social/philosophical issues.
What is the difference between humans and animals, and what is the purpose of human existence, which is to transmit knowledge? The problem of having and being, the problem of knowledge/technology and humanity, singularity and so on. Each of these topics can be written in tens of thousands of words. It can be seen how difficult it is to explain these issues thoroughly in a 90-minute film. Therefore, Luc Besson can only intersperse "BBC science and education films" such as It's a rather lame presentation, and since it's primarily a cool sci-fi movie, these philosophical questions can only be addressed in short and concise terms. As a result, these words don't stay in the audience's mind for a few seconds at all, and unless they already have a relevant professional background, they won't resonate too deeply.
In my opinion, the central idea of the film is quite clear: as the potential development of lucy's brain gets closer to 100%, the human nature in her gets closer to 0, and finally becomes completely materialized. There are several scenes in the movie that focus on embodying the theme. One of them is the phone call Lucy made to his mother at the beginning. That phone call is a concentrated expression of human nature. There is also a scene where Lucy calls the professor and tells him that as her brain develops more, she can no longer feel pain, fear, loneliness and other emotions. I remember a lot of shocking and brooding shots of the professor here, he may be reflecting, maybe there is a reason for the underutilization of the brain, maybe human nature exists in that unused part.
The film reflects a classic postmodernist issue. The development of science and technology is constantly changing human nature. Human beings seem to be in an era of intellectual madness and technological madness. Knowledge and technological supremacy are everywhere. Forward-looking scholars I can't help but wonder whether the end of technological development is the annihilation of human nature. Is the purpose of human existence is knowledge? The film does not give a clear attitude towards this issue, it is left to the audience to think about.
However, like most sci-fi films, especially those produced after the high development of film technology in recent years, since the audience's visual and auditory aspects are completely occupied, their attention on ideas is greatly reduced. For philosophical issues The discussion is not as shocking as some old sci-fi movies, such as the close call in 1997.
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