Virtuality Page #12

Synopsis: Twelve extremely talented men and women have been chosen to be part of the Phaeton mission, a 10-year trek to explore a distant planetary system. In order to endure the stress of being confined to their high-tech vessel, the crew passes the time using advanced virtual reality modules that allow them to take on various identities. But as the ship approaches a critical phase of their journey, a deadly flaw is discovered in the virtual system, forcing them to question if someone onboard might be a killer.
Director(s): Peter Berg
Production: Fox Network
  Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
5.9
Year:
2009
87 min
49 Views


Whoo-hoo!

[laughing]

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[laughing]

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Whoa.

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[mellow guitar music]

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iAs I observed

in chapter five.../i

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iLong duration

space missions/i

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ipresent

a psychological challenge/i

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ifor maintaining

crew motivation,/i

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imorale,

and individual well-being./i

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iUp to now,

empirical knowledge/i

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iof relevant

psychological issues/i

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ihas been based on missions

of only up to two years./i

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iHowever, the extended duration

of the Eridani mission/i

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ipresents unique issues,/i

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ias well as

promising opportunities/i

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ifor further study./i

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iThe re-purposing

of virtual reality technology,/i

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ioriginally designed to maintain

mission-critical skills/i

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ias a recreational tool/i

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iis one new feature/i

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ithat is already showing

great promise as a--as a means/i

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iof ameliorating crew tension

and enhancing morale./i

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iOf course,

as with any new.../i

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itherapeutic technology,/i

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ithere are variables

and--and unknowns.../i

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iamong them, conflicts between

the client's expectations/i

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iand the--the still unknown limits

of the technology,/i

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ias well as problems

which can't be anticipated.../i

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idue to the unique fusion

the technology enables/i

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ibetween intelligent

computer systems.../i

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iand their biological models.../i

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The human mind.

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[rock music]

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[singing in Japanese]

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[cheers and applause]

Whoo!

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iNikki, we just got a fix

on Lazerus' position./i

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iHe's in Shanghai./i

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Skip the encore.

Prep the chopper.

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Daiski Tokyo!

(I love Tokyo!)

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Whoo!

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[cheers and applause continue]

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Great show, Nikki.

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This our only shot?

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Yeah, both Interpol and MI-6

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believe he's changed

his appearance again.

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All the plastic surgery

in the world

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won't save his ass

this time.

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- Hell-raisers?

- Yeah!

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Let's rock and roll.

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[cheering]

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[gunshot]

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Lazerus.

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- He shot Rico!

- Aah!

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You're not Lazerus.

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No, I'm not.

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Ugh!

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Jean--Jean,

that really hurt.

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Can you take the physical impact

down three settings?

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I don't think Jean's

gonna help you today, Billie.

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Jean?

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Jean?

Jean, what is this?

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Jean!

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[breathing heavily]

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Jean.

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Program off.

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[gasps]

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[groans]

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Jean...

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Freeze program, Jean.

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It's your fantasy, Billie.

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Why not enjoy it?

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[gasping]

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[crying]

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I think we should take

the entire program off-line,

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all the virt modules,

until I can fix the problem.

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I mean,

what if somebody

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gets trapped

in an even worse situation

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and struggles to get out of it

like I did?

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There could be synaptic damage

for all I know.

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I think you're right,

but I'm wondering

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if you're treating this one

a little bit intellectually.

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Your computer glitch

that needs to be solved,

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rather than something

very traumatic

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that happened

to you personally.

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Well, nothing happened

to me, really.

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I mean, physically,

in reality, nothing happened.

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[scoffs]

If you think about it,

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it's no different

than a bad dream,

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and dreams aren't real,

right?

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Well, the events

they portray may not be,

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but the feelings

dreams evoke

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and the memories

they leave behind,

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they can be as real

as anything in our lives.

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But I'm--I'm curious why you chose

to describe it as a dream.

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I'm sorry.

Uh, what do you mean?

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Well, some people

believe that dreams

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are the mind's way

of exploring things

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that would ordinarily

be suppressed in waking hours.

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You're talking

about fantasies.

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I don't have

a rape fantasy,

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if that's

what you're getting at.

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