Idea Lab: Humanities/Fine Arts

My points for taking the Red Pill: How do you take on a power that is leagues above your own? How do you live in a fake reality? Why not try to overcome the fear of the truth? Why choose to live in ignorance? If you are living your "best life" in The Matrix, would you not want to achieve more than what you have? If you say that you would rather live in ignorance, choosing to not see the truth, choosing not to help people in need, to not even bother improving yourself or hold on to the glimmer of hope that you can win against massive power, you are essentially choosing to not be human.

"Tyrell Corporation" sculpture made of cut-out cardboard. - Recreating the actual movie the best an A.I. can do.  - Transitions between 4 different themes. Violence on one side. Leon shooting the man interviewing him to protect himself . Rachael shooting Leon to protect someone else . Romance on a second side. Deckard and Racheal making out. Acceptance on a third side. Wolf and owl over Roy's shoulders as he holds the pigeon. Somewhat reminiscent of Native Americans' spiritual beliefs in nature and animal spirits. Death on a fourth side. Roy saving Deckard. Roy's body shutting down. Possible Connections: Dragon Ball, Android #17 and Android #18. Android twins who seek a life free of boredom. Built by Dr. Gero with tremendous superpowers, much like Roy and Pris were built with more strength and speed than the average human. Almost always work together, willing to kill anyone they please to avoid boredom, similar to how Pris and Roy work together to extend their

The Adventures of Pinocchio (Carlo Collodi) Pinocchio: - Living puppet carved from firewood by Geppetto. - Wants to be a real boy. - Very disobedient and abusive against his "parent" at first.  - Unintentionally falls in with a lot of bad influencers, like the Fox and the Cat. - Learns to care for Geppetto. Geppetto: - Poor man in Italy. - Hopes to make a living as a puppeteer. - Created Pinocchio from a piece of firewood after hearing it speak to him. - Arrested for seizing Pinocchio as he immediately ran away after getting his feet carved. Fairy Godmother: - Magical fairy who grants Pinocchio life. - "Motherly figure" for Pinocchio. - Sends Pinocchio on his journey. A.I. Artificial Intelligence David: - Artifical boy designed to feel love. - Programmed to have human features after hearing a combination of words. Monica - Originally Martin's mother before David was brought in. - Send David on his own journey. Henry - Martin's (and David's) father. Teddy