Stream of consciousness sci-fi, lines are concise and precise, Natalie Portman's acting skills amaze me, after reading it twice, I still can't figure out many problems, but the thinking is worth four stars.
In human's consistent cognition, ordinary cell replication, division, differentiation, apoptosis, expansion and self-destruction are all instincts inscribed deep in genes. Because of the expanding nature of the injected DNA, we have evolved to this point and become the masters of the planet, but will we also embark on the inevitable path of demise due to the instinct of self-destruction? How far are we from such demise?
The film begins with Lena trapped in a dark classroom, completely cut off from the greenery of the sun outside. The group members suffered from alcoholism, self-harm, cancer, loss of a loved one, self-guilt, and were unable to get out of their own difficulties in life. Zone X is isolated but constantly expanding. Genetic recombination and species fusion are so easy here, weird and beautiful. All isolation is broken, life exists in another inconceivable form, mind and body are disintegrated, so do I still exist? When the body and the mind are copied and absorbed, then am I still not me? Is the bear me? Is the tree me? This goes back to the ultimate philosophical proposition - who am I? What makes me me?
Can consciousness be fully replicated? If so, why would Kane's clone be awkward and unfamiliar with Lena and his family? If not, the Lena Replicant's story may be made up from start to finish.
In the end, why did Lena's clone have infinite tattoos and why did Kane's clone change clothes when he got home?
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