• PZK [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    It reminded me of Blade Runner 2049, which I found profoundly sad. At the end of the day, it's his happiness that is gone. I don't see any harm he was causing.

    Yeah, it is probably severe mental illness, but whatever makes him happy I guess.

    • TerminalEncounter [she/her]
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      2 years ago

      Also that hologram was the realest and most human, she faced her death and risked stuff even though she was just a hologram and a tiny electronics tube. K became fairly human by the end of the story, and Leto was just out to lunch even though I'm pretty sure he was homegrown biologically human. The most human character was the hologram love program.

      • PZK [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        One of my favorite Sci-Fi movies ever. I had the best experience possible because I saw it in IMAX alone. Incredibly sad movie the more you examine it, with K's intense desire to be loved is what made him more human. This Japanese guy immediately reminded me of K when he was seeing the giant ad hologram of her after

        spoiler

        Joi dies/was destroyed

      • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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        2 years ago

        They did a good job with that. The most artificial person was far and away the most humane, while the humans were the most robotic and cold.