For example, in the most representative Japanese SF dream film Paprika, the subjects of insane parades in the dream world actually symbolize hidden social problems of Japanese society at that time, such as the great pressure of Japan’s working class, overdeveloped porn industry and the loss of belief. I also came to a crazy idea to question my world: for people who are already in a realm no matter realistic or dream, can we really distinguish reality and dream? Can reality and dream truly be defined?ĭream realm is a commonly used and heated topic in science fictional works. Even at the end of the film, audiences, or at least I, cannot define the whole story as a reality or just a dream of Quaid. As an audience, I also could not distinguish some plots as apparent realities or Doug Quaid’s dream or delusion, especially when came to the plot that a representative of Rekall company shows up with Quaid’s wife and tell Quaid that he is lost in the memory trip to Mars and suffering a “schizoid embolism”, and needs to wake up by eating a pill. The whole story is built up with a framework of pseudo reality. Total Recall questions the nature of reality and humanity. I really enjoy watching this film and can’t believe Total Recall (1990) was really filmed in 1990 because it is really advanced stuff at that time with a great combination of imagination and SF elements. Essay 3- Total Recall: reflection on reality, humanity and intersectionality
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