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**Maniac,**A little cold, a little weird

This is such a unique drama that has attracted much attention since the beginning of this year. The theme of this drama is also the "relationship between humans and technology" that has been discussed in recent popular American dramas. It has also been named Netflix's annual drama king.

ManiacAs the name suggests, everything about the show is a little bit crazy. No one can infer any plot from the series of tidbits and trailers released previously. Netflix is enjoying the keen attention of netizens while keeping it "strictly confidential" and keeping silent about the plot.

The tighter it is covered, the more people are looking forward to it.

Finally, on September 21, all 10 episodes of the first season of "Mad Men" were released simultaneously. Many viewers who were extremely curious watched it all in one go, and then the word of mouth instantly exploded on the Internet.

▲ Rotten Tomatoes freshness 85%, IMDB score 8.3, excellent reputation

No wonder people working in virtual reality, game development, and AI are all excited after watching this.

Because Maniac is a big game of The Sims!

The design style of the film title on the poster is very similar to the IBM logo:

As if to remind you:

Technology has created a "black dream" for modern people.

Story: A dream-stealing experiment

“This is not treatment, this is science.”

NPB PharmaceuticalsofDr. JamesInform every patient seriously.

His belief is:Through a series of pills, paired with an artificial intelligence computer called GRTA, his company can solve all of humanity's mental problems within three days.

Yes, with more effective drugs, who has time for lengthy psychological treatment? Innovative technology is used to improve efficiency.

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NPB Pharmaceuticals is only conducting a "medical experiment." In fact, each participant in the closed experiment will enter a computer simulation environment after taking the pill and experience a different life.

It's like playing a multiplayer "open world" game. In a virtual life controlled by a computer, patients will gradually realize the causes of their mental disorders, and then all problems will be cured autonomously.

This radical treatment attracts two wounded hearts - Annie (Emma Stone) and Owen (Jonah Hill).

Anne has been unable to get over the trauma of losing her biological sister; and the rich second-generation Owen has been diagnosed with schizophrenia.

The two of them were just like the other patients here, with expressions that showed they had lost all desire to live.

Patients take different types of pills to address different symptoms.

Pills A, B, and C produce three different realities, each with a deeper purpose.

Pill A It can make people repeatedly experience the source of their own pain. For example, Anne was already addicted to Pill A before participating in the experiment. She repeatedly sank deeper and deeper into the pain of losing her sister.

Pill B It allows the participants to interact with each other. Under the influence of Pill B, these people who have experienced life changes or severe pain make up lies to each other and cover up the truth in order to find inner peace.

B is the most interesting pill in the play. The different "virtual lives" it triggers make the show jump between science fiction, thriller, suspense, action and other genres, which is dazzling.

There is even an episode that "travels" into the story of "The Lord of the Rings", where Anne transforms into an elf warrior.

Pill C This is the "ultimate move", which will force everyone to face their mistakes and find ways to solve them on their own.get rid of****Whitewash and lies, face the problem, accept the reality, accept the real you.

Sometimes we put ourselves in the most extreme danger in order to escape problems, but only by "facing the bleak life" and learning to accept it can we truly grow up.

Anne and Owen keep meeting each other in completely different "virtual realities" and face death many times; after surviving, the two become stronger - strong enough to return to reality.

This drama also reminds me of Rick and MortyMorty's life in a virtual reality game console.

ScreenwriterPatrick SomervilleIn an interview, he said,

The most valuable thing about this experiment is that it forces people to spend time sitting together and telling each other who they are and what they have been through.

At the end of the story, we hope that people will finally accept themselves. Once you try to accept yourself, you will gain new friendships, new social connections, and even a new life.

Visual effects: modern cyberpunk style

"Mad Men" is completely movie-level visual effects, can be described as amazing!

It draws on the textbook style of science fiction film history and is full of charming retro charm:

2001: A Space Odysseythe representation of the relationship between humans and artificial intelligence computers;

The tributes to many classic film and television works throughout the show reveal the profound influence of science fiction classics on the style of this drama.

On top of that, "Mad Men" adds a strong sense of modernity in color and lens processing, while retaining its own unique visual style, like a bold advertisement for a technology product.

If I accidentally entered a "digital dream", this is what it would look like!

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Behind-the-scenes superstar and social hot spot: AI

Everyone initially paid attention to "Maniac" because of the two shining stars, Stone and Jonah Hill. Speaking of Stone, everyone knows her excellent works such as "The Amazing Spider-Man" and "La La Land".

You may not be familiar with the name Jonah Hill, but you may have seen this meme.

▲ This expression is Jonah Hill before losing weight

Do you think that many times the so-called "mental problems" are actually just because of loneliness? We can do almost everything with a mobile phone that is connected to the Internet.

The more convenient technology becomes, the less people need to communicate and understand each other.

The loss of humanity is the biggest drawback of the machine age.

Therefore, we created a "dream-making" machine to save humanity and redeem ourselves.

Do you think that human beings are the biggest lunatics?

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