hey what's up guys
today I'll show you a science fiction thriller film: "OtherLife"
spoiler ahead, watch out and take care
set in a future world, a biological form of virtual reality is invented
people can simply put one nano-technological eye drop into the eye
and experience a customized virtual reality
they can travel to any part of the world in their mind whilst their body is at home
you can easily experience the temperate sea wind in Hawaii, skiing in the Alps
hiking in a dense virgin forest or gliding at an altitude of 10,000 meters
it is possible to experience a whole new life for a year in virtual reality
while only a minute would pass in the real world
a person can see the world during a lunch break
queuing in Disney World for the Ferris Wheel would no longer be necessary
the inventor of this technology is Ren, a lead researcher at a technology company
5 days before the program launch, Ren is doing the final test
while she is experiencing a skiing simulation, there is a bug in the program
Ren is trapped in a loop, experiencing the same day over and over again
she has a seizure and is on the edge of breaking down
she can only keep telling herself that this is not real
finally, she wakes up from the virtual reality
soon she figures out that it was because a programmer wrote an incorrect code
after fixing the bug, she secretly takes a test tube of the special eye drops to the hospital
she is there to see her comatose brother
Ren didn't originally invent this technology for money
she wants to use the inserted memories to wake him up
4 years ago, while diving together, her brother had an accident
he hit a reef and drowned
after that, he has been in a vegetative state in the hospital
Ren blames herself for not being able to save him
so she hopes that rebuilding his memory of drowning can help him recover
however, this research is very expensive
she can't do it on her own
so she co-founded a biotechnology company with an entrepreneur called Sam
they are going to market the product as virtual travel
Ren puts an eye drop into her brother's eye
his eyeball moves a bit, which surprises Ren
when she returns to the company
she is criticized by Sam for using the product for her private purpose
they haven't launched the product yet
but their company is in trouble financially
Sam requests that Ren develops a virtual prison to solve the financial problem
because the government have offered them a large sum of money for the product
so that the prisoners can finish one year of imprisonment in just one minute
however, Ren rejects Sam's proposal
the reasons she would like to bring this product to the market are mainly to make money
and at the same time, to let the customers expand their experience
however, to trap people in virtual world is not her original intention
what's more, this technology is still undeveloped
there are bugs they haven't found in the program
Sam doesn't consider her concerns
they have an argument, and Ren leaves the company in anger
later, Ren comes home and lets her boyfriend experience the latest virtual skiing simulation
it leaves her boyfriend wanting more, instead of a hormone game
so he takes another tube of eye drops and wants to experience it again
however, he mistakes the one that Ren has designed for her brother by mistake
as a result, the boyfriend has a seizure and soon becomes unconscious
not long after, he is sent to the hospital, but unfortunately pronounced dead
the police are going to sue Ren for improper use of drugs
they have enough evidence to send her to trial
she might be in prison for 10 to 15 years
but Sam and the government have reached an agreement
if Ren agrees to become the first prisoner in a virtual prison for a year
and let the company collect relative data
the government will drop all the charges
a programmer has finished the development of the so-called virtual prison system
the test can start immediately once she agrees to be the first volunteer
one year of solitary confinement in a virtual prison equals one minute in real life
Ren has no other choice but to agree
with the eye drop dripping into her eye, her mind enters a tiny dark cell in an instant
there is nothing in this single room
except for a large screen counting down her prison sentence
there is some water, cans, and toiletries in the cupboard
on the floor, there is a yoga mat and an electronic whiteboard
on the first day, Ren does lots of exercise and writing on the whiteboard to kill time
24 hours later, she is awakened by the red flash on the screen
the number on the screen changes from 001 to 002
Ren looks around
she finds that everything has been reset
there is nothing different from yesterday
it is only the first day
Ren feels overwhelmed right now
in this virtual prison, there are no friends, entertainment, nor even wind
let alone watching Daniel CC movies
life is harder than that in a normal prison
her days become lonely, desperate, and endless
to maintain her mental health, she writes as many codes every day and talks to herself
she has to imagine another person is talking to her
finally, she spends a whole year in the virtual prison
on her last day, she is waiting to get her freedom
she doesn't expect that the counter resets to 001
it looks like there is a bug in the program
Ren breaks down, smashing everything in anger, then lays down on the floor
suddenly, she feels a breeze
curious, Ren gets up and checks the walls
right then, she finds a crack in the wall
so she climbs out through the crack and comes to a big abandoned warehouse
Ren is surprised to find a room filled with bottled water and cans
and another room with lots of monitors
she can see that there are 12 cameras monitoring her cell for 24 hours
Ren realizes that she is not in virtual reality but in the real world
she has wasted one year in a real prison
she is wondering what is going on and who is monitoring her
suddenly, she hears footsteps outside of the room
it is the security that is monitoring her
she picks up the car key on the table and escapes into the car
she goes to her company and finds that it is empty
Ren then goes to her apartment, which has already been rented out to others
Ren doesn't know what to do, so she calls the police
the police follow her to the warehouse
strangely, the cell, food, and monitors are gone
there is no evidence at all
Ren turns to her ex-colleague for help, who gives her two shocking pieces of information
Sam has brought the virtual travel system to the market
he has also applied the technology to different fields
including military, judicial, education, and even grey industries
the shares of her company have risen significantly
Sam became a billionaire
also, much to her shock, Ren's boyfriend didn't die
he recovered after a few days of staying in the hospital
Ren's friend didn't know where Ren has been since the accident
Sam told everyone that Ren sold her shares and enjoyed a good life somewhere else
nobody has ever doubted that
Ren finally understands that she was set up by her partner Sam
he did all this to steal her research
with her friend's help, Ren finds her boyfriend, sneaks into the company with him
and retrieves her hard drive, where she stores the code to wake her brother up
now that she has lost her company, her only wish is to save her brother
during her confinement, she has improved the code
after testing, Ren brings the updated eye drops to the hospital
she puts the eye drops into her brother's eye
her brother slowly opens his eyes
Ren is so happy to see that
but the next minute, her brother suddenly has a seizure
Ren realizes that the program can't alter her brother's memory
her brother is experiencing the sensation of drowning over and over again
seeing her brother suffering, Ren decides to let go
heartbroken, she unplugs her brother's life support
it's shown that this technology was originally invented by Ren's dad
it's his lifetime work, but he gave it up later
because in his eyes, this technology has severe problems
the first one is a safety concern
any improper or excessive usage could lead to seizure or becoming brain dead
the second concern is about morality
her father worries that this technology could be used illegally
her father has been warning her not to touch this technology
but Ren would not listen
she wanted to use it to heal her brother
she thought she could perfect it and avoid all the risks
now she finally knows her efforts were put in vain
suddenly, Sam shows up in the hospital and says something very strange
like "who would have to live in the real world once they can live in virtual reality"
Ren's vision starts to twist
she realizes that she is still in virtual reality
suddenly she awakens and finds herself sitting on the test chair in her company
however, she realizes that only 8 minutes passed in real time
it's revealed that her boyfriend did die, and she was put in a virtual prison
but in her subconsciousness, she doesn't want any of this to have happened
she also worries that her father's concern will come to pass
all her experience after she escaped from the prison is still in virtual reality
this is the scariest thing about virtual reality
because it can sense the user's expectations and fear
and interact with the user's subconsciousness to create a dream that is too real to tell
after all this, Ren has made up her mind
she tells Sam that she is going to terminate this research
Sam can't understand and asks her why she would give up such a promising project
Ren doesn't explain and then leaves with her patent
confused by her reaction, Sam studies Ren's data during the confinement
and discovers she broke out of the prison in virtual reality
which means the program isn't unalterable
it can interact with people's subconsciousness and broaden the users' mind
Sam is very excited about the new discovery
to collect more data, he tricks Ren to come back to the lab
and puts the eye drops into her eye while she is not paying attention
as such, Ren is thrown into the virtual prison again
but this time, she knows how the program works
so she starts to control the program
the time in the virtual prison goes quicker
soon she awakens
while Sam is concentrating on observing the data
Ren pushes him over
and wipes the rest of the eye drops from the corner of her eye into Sam's eye
she wants him to experience the horrible virtual reality too
Sam experiences unprecedented loneliness and fear in the virtual prison
he's shocked that there is no even Daniel CC movie for fun
because of that, in just one day, Sam breaks down
his body starts to twitch
Sam spends a horrible year in the virtual prison
on the last day, when he thinks everything is going to end, the counter resets to 001
Sam screams in despair as Ren did before him
Ren injects him with the antidote and releases him from the infinite nightmare
Sam decides to give up this research at last
later, Ren and her father come to the hospital
Ren unplugs her brother's life support and lets him leave this world in peace
thanks to those horrible virtual experiences, she finally makes peace with herself
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