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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
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |