Finished the movie before work and I couldn't stop thinking about it the whole morning.
Fascinating. At the beginning I thought Sam was an outlaw. Memory manipulated so that he thought he was on a 3-year contract to work on the moon. But turns out he was the victim of the company he works for.
The moment Sam found out his real self is with his daughter back at home in a live call... heartbreaking. I really wish he didn't have to hear his own voice at the other end of the call. All this time of suffering and loneliness was built upon love and hopes that weren't his own.
Brilliant movie. But Gerty was an interesting part.
Gerty is programmed to conflict the interests of the company and of Sams'. Not smart for the company I guess? They probably didn't realize the extend to which Gerty will protect and help the Sams.
And the communication played an important role too...... but if Gerty could alter the signal and contact the headquarters, as a computer, why can't he just communicate via other ways not noticeable to Sam? Or I guess under the circumstances real-time communication was uncommon so Lunar didn't plan for it?
Another question is about the Sam Wells. I read on someone elses' blogs about the comings of the clones. Does the original Sam Well know about his clones? He must have served his 3 years on the moon for the taped video calls to be realistic.
But what came after? Did he agree to be cloned and kept it as a secret, being part of the company's plan and receiving benefits from it?
Was it greed?
Or was he not part of the game? Then what happens when the orginal Sam finds out he has a clone, a clone that is his own self 15 years earlier?
What a masterpiece. It left me in awe.