Replicas (2018) - A Thought-Provoking Sci-Fi Thriller: When Men Play God

Do you know how it is that human beings have been trying to play the role of God, like creating life outside the womb, trying to create blood, growing new human organs for transplant, and so on. Well, this is not new in our today's world, we even saw a scientist who wanted to implant a chip in the head of people hereby downloading their memories and putting it into a robot, making them immortal.

Well, the truth is that, this is not a new thing because most of the things that are happening in our world today have been shown to us through different movies, and the perfect example for that scientist who wants to create immortality is the film title
REPLICAS

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Do you agree that "Some humans are unstoppable?"

Replicas is a sci-fi film that explores the boundaries of life, death, and identity. The main character of this movie is one of our favorites, the man who acted "John wick," Keanu Reeves. In this film, Keanu Reeves was a brilliant neuroscientist who, driven by personal tragedy, pushes the limits of science and ethics. Now, let me tell you what happened in the film while trying not to add too many movie spoilers.

Keanu Reeves was driving with his family on the road, everyone was happy and fine, but something terrible happened, There was a fatal car accident that claimed the lives of his wife and two children. Keanu Reeves who was a very brilliant man rushed them to his lab with the attempt of bringing them back to life. Did he succeed? Yes, he did. How did he do it? You will have to watch the movie, but I might tell you how if you continue to read.

Using his advanced knowledge in neuroscience and artificial intelligence, he develops a cloning technology with his friend that allows him to bring his family back to life. There you go.

Let me ask you this question "Do you think a clone can be like the original?"
What happened to Keavens and his family was a short-lived joy. His children were back to life, his wife was back to life but something felt odd. There were little changes in their character, the way they react to things.

He made a clone of his family and move their memories into that body making them they are alright but this clone body hasn't experience the things the original body experience so there is bound to be changes. A lot of crazy things happened in the film, like the time he has to explain to his wife that she was dead and he brought her back to life, or when their memories started fading away.

Ok Ok Ok, that's going too far.

The film revolves around the concept of life and death, and the consequences of playing God. The quest of a man to bring his family back to life through cloning raises questions about the nature of identity, humanity, and what it means to be alive.

Replicas is a film about grief, loss, and the human desire to defy death. It offers a thought-provoking exploration of the ethics surrounding scientific advancement and the blurred lines between life and artificial life. Do we deserve immortality? Are there things humans shouldn't mess with? All this questions are things that came to my mind after I was done watching the film.

The actors did well, we all know how good Keaven Reevens is, from John wick, Matrix and the rest. The performance from everyone who acted in this film was outstanding and I loved it.

If you are a fan of good movies especially scifi movies, then I would recommend this for you. I would rate this movie 8.5/10. Trust me you would love it.

Here is the trailer so you can get a glimpse.

Thanks for reading.

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