Electric Dreams story

movie: Electric Dreams (1984) · 1984-07-20

The film follows a love triangle among a man, a woman, and a personal computer.

9 total · 2 choice · 4 major · 2 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
romantic love choice The story was about Miles and his new neighbor Madeline falling in love.
sentient computer choice Miles' surprisingly advanced home computer developed a mind of its own and ultimately grew covetous of his girlfriend Madeline.
boyfriend and girlfriend major Miles hit it off well with his new neighbor Madeline and they soon became a couple.
music major Madeline being a dedicated concert cellist was a major component of the story. Miles attended her concert and they played duets together, Madeline on her cello, and Miles, who lacking any musical talents, with the secret help of his highly advanced home computer.
neighbor and neighbor major Miles hit it off well with his new neighbor Madeline and they fell in love.
romantic jealousy major Miles' computer became extremely jealous of him because Miles was in a loving relationship with Madeline, and the computer wanted to experience love first hand.
computer simulation minor Miles' computer ran an elaborate optimization procedure to produce a highly efficient earthquake brick by starting from a very crudely designed one.
the nature of love minor Miles tired his best to explain the meaning of "love" to his newly sentient computer.
love triangle not This does not apply as a theme since Madeline was not aware of the existence of the sentient computer Edgar.