Puzzlehead story
Puzzlehead is a science fiction drama film starring Stephen Galaida, Robbie Shapiro, and Mark Janis. Synopsis: A man and an android he created in his own image come into conflict over a woman.
17 total · 1 choice · 5 major · 11 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| android clone of a person | choice | Walter and his android duplicate, Puzzlehead, came into conflict over their common love interest Julia. |
| human vs. sentient machine | major | The android Puzzlehead ultimately turned on his creator and master, Walter. |
| love triangle | major | Walter and his android duplicate, Puzzlehead, came into conflict over their common love interest Julia. |
| maker and machine | major | Walter made a self-aware android in his own image that ultimately turned against him. |
| stereotypically innocent character | major | The android Puzzlehead started out utterly lacking any common sense (e.g., he failed to recognize a man as a mugger, didn't understand that a woman with slit wrists in a bathtub had just attempted suicide, etc.). |
| the desire to be human | major | The android Puzzlehead longed to integrate himself into the human world (e.g., he wished he could dream like other people and wished to have a relationship with a human female). |
| coping with the death of someone | minor | The android Puzzlehead bashed his head off in reaction to Julia's attempted suicide. |
| depression | minor | Puzzlehead explained that he didn't mind experiencing feeling "sullen and melancholy". |
| giving birth | minor | Julia gave birth to a baby boy. |
| human vs. captivity | minor | The android Puzzlehead held his master, Walter, captive in the basement toward the end of the film. |