Virtuality Page #14

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


Yes.

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What does

that mean exactly?

1353

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I mean, there's a big difference

between somebody

1354

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getting a pinch on the ass

and being gang-raped.

1355

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Well, someone was violated

by a computer program.

1356

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Doesn't matter

what it means exactly.

1357

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Um, for once, I have to agree

with Jimmy here.

1358

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and I don't mean to sound

insensitive or anything,

1359

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but, uh, these programs

are the only chance

1360

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that any of us have

for privacy here on the ship.

1361

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And if all we're talking about

is some C.G. character

1362

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copping a feel,

I don't think it's a--

1363

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Wait, I'm sorry.

What kind of logic is that?

1364

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One of these characters

shot me, Jules.

1365

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Sorry, is murder

a gray area for you too?

1366

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People get shot

in their action programs

1367

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- all the time.

- It wasn't in an action program.

1368

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I was relaxing

in my beach house.

1369

01:
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I was supposed

to be alone.

1370

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An intruder came in

1371

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and shot me in my bed

when I was alone.

1372

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So you were shot,

and someone else was assaulted.

1373

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It's a simulation.

1374

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Look,

just go back in,

1375

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create a couple

machine guns,

1376

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take your revenge.

1377

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You'll feel better,

believe me.

1378

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iLook, I'm sorry./i

1379

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I just don't see

what the big deal is.

1380

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None of it's real.

It's all in your head.

1381

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Brilliant, brilliant.

1382

01:
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You and I are gonna

revisit this.

1383

01:
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Well, we're still waiting

to hear from you, Skipper.

1384

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Gonna shut down

the modules or not?

1385

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No, I'm not.

1386

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Knock, knock.

1387

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What?

1388

01:
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Can I come in?

1389

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Yeah.

1390

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I'm sorry.

1391

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They're idiots.

1392

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I knew that.

1393

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How old are you?

1394

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[scoffs]

I'm 24.

1395

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I was 24

when I joined the marines.

1396

01:
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And I was on, uh...

1397

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I was on

this training mission,

1398

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and two guys

from my own unit...

1399

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They, um...

1400

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You know, these guys--

I mean,

1401

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I--I ate with them.

1402

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I racked with them.

I--It--

1403

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And that was the worst part,

you know?

1404

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Just the realization

that none of that mattered,

1405

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that I didn't even

really exist to them.

1406

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[scoffs]

1407

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That's the thing,

you know.

1408

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Like, these guys...

They don't get it, you know.

1409

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They don't get that...

1410

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that even when something

like this happens

1411

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in the real world,

1412

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your mind is

where it happens,

1413

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more than your body.

1414

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I mean, when that's going on,

you're not even in your body.

1415

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They've already taken that

from you.

1416

01:
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The only thing

that I can tell you right now...

1417

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is you're gonna be okay.

1418

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Don't listen to those asses

telling you that it's not real

1419

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or it's all in your head,

and so it doesn't matter.

1420

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Just feel it.

1421

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You play the flute?

1422

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Yeah.

1423

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You any good?

1424

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I'm okay.

1425

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Yeah, you are.

1426

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So what was that conversation

you had with Frank yesterday?

1427

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There's been quite

a lot going on with him.

1428

01:
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Mm-hmm.

1429

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You've noticed it too?

1430

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Well, yeah.

[laughs]

1431

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But quickly,

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the last few days,

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one minute,

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depressed, angry,

at the--at the crew.

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That's not like him,

really.

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He's very level.

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The next minute, he's up.

He's completely high as a kite.

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Just now we saw him.

He's...

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- [sighs] Kites...

- Well, maybe he's happy.

1440

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- I don't know.

- Maybe he's happy.

1441

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I-I hope he's happy.

1442

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Something

might've cheered him up.

1443

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[sighs]

1444

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I don't know,

but something is not...

1445

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quite right,

1446

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and I'm not sure

what to do about it.

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JEAN:

iExcuse me, Commander./i

1448

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iCommander?/i

1449

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Yes?

1450

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iThere's a call from Jules

on the flight deck./i

1451

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[beeping]

iWe got a problem here, boss./i

1452

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iUh, we retracted

the comm array/i

1453

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iso we could

those air-braking tests,/i

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