Directed by Kogonada
Screenplay by Kogonada
Based on the short story, "Saying Goodbye to Yang" from the book, "Children of the New World" by Alexander Weinstein
Stars: Colin Farrell, Jodie Turner-Smith, Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja, Justin H. Min, Ritchie Coster, Sarita Choudhury, Haley Lu Richardson, and Clifton Collins Jr.
Film friends have been putting this movie on their top ten movies so far this year. I can see why.
In the near future, a family is dealing with their A.I helper, Yang (Min) malfunctions and becomes inoperable. The younger sister, Mika (Tjandrawidjaja) has been hit hard with the loss of Yang. Jake (Farrell) is trying everything that he can to restore Yang back to normal.
In the beginning, it took my a while to get used to the mood and the tone of the movie. As anyone knows, child actors make me cringe so much. It was the same here. Whenever Mika endless questioned Jake or Kyra (Turner-Smith), I wanted to scream "Shut the fuck up!"
I understood why she was in anguish. She probably never had to deal with the possibility of death. It would probably hit her very hard. It's understandable. Jake deals with it differently than Kyra. Everybody processes death differently.
I thought the mood of the film was exactly what it needed to be. What would you do if a loved one here today and gone tomorrow? The film asked a lot of profound questions about life and death, artificial intelligence, or what does the advancement of technology does to us as a society.
Rating: 9/10
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