Archive story

movie: Archive (2020) · 2020-07-10

Set in the dystopian future of 2038, the film follows a scientist who is trying to advance artificial intelligence a step further than human-beings all while bringing his wife back from the dead.

14 total · 2 choice · 4 major · 7 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
android clone of a person choice George set about making an android clone of his supposedly deceased wife Jules.
coping with the death of a spouse choice George so loved his supposedly deceased wife Jules that he set about creating an android body in which to embody a digital near-copy of her consciousness.
digital clone of a person major The Archive company was marketing a technology that enabled one to preserve a digital near-copy of their consciousness to life on after their bodily death.
jealousy major The J2 prototype couldn't bear to see George with the more advanced J3 prototype, and ultimately committed suicide by submerging itself in a lake.
maker and machine major George created three mechanical people in his compound. The clunky J2 robot had a very human-like personality, while the more advanced J3 android was eerily similar to his supposedly deceased with Jules.
personal identity major The J3 AI was eerily similar to Georges supposedly deceased wife Jules.
coping with memories of a lost love minor George had recurrent flashbacks about being with his supposedly deceased wife.
expecting parents minor Flashback scenes revealed that Jules and George were expecting their first child.
humanoid robot minor The clunky J2 prototype.
husband and wife minor We saw George and Jules living as a happily married couple in various flashback scenes.