Saturday, May 07, 2022
Zoe
In the near future where the development of androids has been advancing, there is a Romeo/Juliet type star-crossed love story within a Frankenstein-esque creation theme. Cole (Ewan McGregor) & Zoe (Léa Seydoux) are coworkers at an AI research company studying & trying to perfect human partners. Zoe has a crush on Cole but he resists her advances. Cole is divorced but still co-parenting with his ex (Rashida Jones). Zoe is introduced to Ash (Theo James), Cole’s latest synthetic project. Cole eventual starts to fall for Zoe but something changes after a automobile accident involving Zoe. This film examines the complexities of human emotions like love & loneliness through the experiences of both humans & synthetics. Also, a pharmaceutical drug has been developed which can generate the feeling of first love between 2 people. The film questions whether these replicants & humans can be compatible with each other.
Alien gives it 2 “Benysol” stars out of 4.
