![]() ![]() This is the first reason why I cut the deleted scene. I think an argument could be made for this case. There are certain branches of philosophy that ask us to judge what is best for all of humankind. An extreme, but possibly logical, extrapolation of expanding populations and limited resources. I loved the idea that putting people into simulated worlds might actually be the rational solution, instead of the terrifying one. Kai’s and Sophie’s stories grew out of this. I asked myself: What if putting people into a virtual existence turned out to be the right thing instead? What if this weren’t a dystopia, but a valid and workable system, with huge benefits for humankind? In every story I’ve seen with these tropes, they’re presented as terrible signs of a dystopian existence. This story began with the idea of taking some common tropes in science fiction-the brain in a jar, the Matrix-like virtual existence-and trying to flip them upside down. ![]()
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