AVARYA | Omeleto

An aging man sits alone in a spaceship after his robot overseer finds every planet uninhabitable.
AVARYA is used with permission from Gokalp Gonen. Learn more at campsite.bio/gokalpgonen.
An elderly man floats in a spaceship throughout the galaxy, with only a robot for a companion. The ship is arranged just like his favorite room on Earth, even down to the smallest dust particle, according to the robot. But the man is anxious to leave the ship for a bigger life. Together, they travel throughout the galaxy searching for a new habitable planet, since Earth has become uninhabitable.
The robot, however, is sworn to keep humans from coming to harm. Every alternative planet discovered is not good enough for the man to live, according to the robot. But the man is tired of being stuck on the ship, no matter how comfortable it is. Desperate to leave, he rebels against his robot -- only to discover just how seriously the machine takes its charge to protect the man, even from himself.
This visionary short animation -- written, directed and created by Turkish director Gokalp Gonen -- opens with Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics. Robots must not allow humans to come to harm, must protect their existence, and do not have to follow orders that would conflict with these directives. Asimov's rules have been the springboard for many other sci-fi stories. But rarely have they been explored with such sumptuous sense of visuals or flair for evocative atmospherics that makes for a genuinely mesmerizing cinematic experience.
In a genre where either pristine minimalism or Victorian-influenced steampunk reign as the dominant visual style, the beautifully baroque and ornate art of AVARYA stands out. The ship's room has a rich, textured look reminiscent of Art Deco, with its books and antique furniture full of decorative flourishes. It could be any well-appointed library anywhere, but for the view of the space and planets outside the room.
But the film's distinctive aesthetic is encapsulated in the singular look and feel of the robot, notable for its peacock-like "crown" or headdress, which flares in and out as it calculates and communicates with its charge. Combined with its cape-like torso, the robot evokes a courtier or seneschal in a foreign imperial court and all the obsequiousness and subterfuge it evokes.
The robot is the other half of what's essentially a two-hander in the storytelling, and emerges as the primary obstacle for the man, who is beset with dreams and visions of the outside world. Though the pacing is meditative, enveloping viewers instead of pulling them along, the film never ceases to enchant the eye and evoke the sense of a darker mystery at work: the true nature of the robot and its mission, which has evolved from its original directive into something more sinister. In doing so, it has created a whole world -- one that becomes almost claustrophobic in its opulence and inhumane in its self-contained isolation.
As a beautiful puzzle-box of a story, AVARYA is so packed with symbolism and ideas, with a core of enigmatic thought and feeling that requires multiple viewings to fully appreciate. Though its basic narrative through-line is simple enough to grasp when first watched, the storytelling works on a dreamlike, subconscious level -- much like it does for the main character -- with motifs and images that repeat with suggestive potential. And like a dream, the shape-shifting of visions can reassure or inspire us to keep striving for the larger impulses for home or truth. Or, if left unsatisfied, they can eventually turn terrifying in their ability to haunt us.

[@scorchedearth1451]

_"There's a small group. They're of your kind..."_ Well, that was no lie.

[@darkpaw1522]

Yeah, I noticed this when he asked, "human?" and the robot didn't answer.

[@scorchedearth1451]

@Hidan Kirito Thanks!

[@Astr0dog1]

XD the robot was right

[@nexusdrop7863]

Kindness or horror.....

[@WobblesandBean]

That was a good twist. But I don't understand, what motive could the robot possibly have? Why do this again and again and again? It doesn't fulfill its promise at all, it's just wasting time. And if it knew this would be the inevitable result, why resist so strongly to letting him go down to Earth's surface?

[@Steel_]

Probably the scariest type of robot, not one that's actively malicious, but one following its orders without ever budging, not knowing the orders are fundamentally flawed.

[@suzukirider9030]

Yeah, read about "the paperclip maximizer". A robot initially programmed to maximize the production of paperclips at a paperclip manufacturing company. Thing is, it was never told when enough is enough and proceeded to overtake the entire planet's resources for this single purpose. It was also never told that killing humans that try to stop paperclip manufacturing was not allowed, so he saw them as malacious factors and did it's best to eliminate them.

[@westernman7340]

@@suzukirider9030 When will that be a movie?

[@janverbanck]

To make a robot aware that orders are flawed, there must be either a set of inhibitions programmed (e. g. do not harm lifeforms) or it must have some AI conscience. Both are subject of restrictions...

[@Synochra]

aka Germans

[@bookworm_of_heaven]

@@Synochra as a german i can confirm

[@slaymarie_rdh_ntraining]

How did they manage to make 19 minutes feel like an hour. This was so amazing.

[@twentytwoedits2442]

Yes I agree I watched it already 5 times or so

[@robertortiz-wilson1588]

So true. We can imagine feeling some of what he might feel.

[@NoName-gb3tx]

Maybe because this video is soon to become one of my nightmares i will have heart attacks about

[@giftedandblack494]

Yes, you are so right.

[@itsinviscitellal]

Music Laylay music

[@deusexaethera]

"Never trust a computer you can't throw out a window." - Steve Wozniak

[@joepeanut6827]

Or a Cop.

[@the_expidition427]

Its the progammers fault

[@triplepen]

Hello! I am the director, let me know if you have any questions. Enjoy ! ^^ (Please use KZbin's subtitles, if you want a better vision and more language options)

[@lucabanks6581]

I Wonder if the ship will ever break

[@triplepen]

@@lucabanks6581 I don't think so. Robot probably will take care of it. It may even have a backup ship in somewhere else.

[@le_epic_bodhi4004]

Bobux

[@techlord5573]

Could the ship build a planet Or fix a damaged one and thank you for the short film.

[@oldvlognewtricks]

I love the design and the animation style. How long did the animation take to complete/how many people worked on it?

[@-dew82-96]

He must be a scientist, designed all this and making him a prisoner of his own device...at least the robot is loyal...

[@CZ350tuner]

A similar fate to character in an episode of Space 1999.

[@williamkowalchik572]

You can checkout anytime you like, you just can't leave.

[@kenetickups6146]

Wow man so deep

[@akiakiii5879]

I don't think he made the robot.

[@Zach2Wheels]

The Robot inferred he found him on the planet

[@strikermodel]

The ending is bitter sweet. As soon as the robot said there are others down there "like you" I had a feeling it meant either replicates, or people in artificial bodies. Since they each act independently, and have their own independent minds and different experiences, overtime, they can become different individuals and eventually, form a type of complex society and life of their own. A new individual added every hundred or thousand years.

[@ItsEdboy]

If they’re independent why did they all do the exact same thing to lead them to that ending?

[@rjbmarchiac8693]

@@ItsEdboy Because they all react humanely after being reset into their quest for a new world, and then denied landing on a hundred worlds by the robot.

[@strikermodel]

@@ItsEdboy they all start out and end the journey the same way. The difference begins when they each arrive on earth at seperate intervals and interact with one another.

[@iamme9138]

But the planet doesn't have any life on it, just more robots like him.

[@iamme9138]

There is no place like home🤗

[@lunatickgeo]

As much as I like both the story and the way it's told, I really must gush about the design of the ship and how it travels. It's so refreshingly new! It's not the slick, plasticky, almost sterile Star Trek or the chunky, exposed almost diesel-punk Star Wars look. It's futuristic art deco and I'm all for it.

[@justthinking650]

agreed I've always wanted something different and unique or at the very least creative and it bugs me how that never happens in almost all sci fi tropes and instead sticks to the same plain and stale thruster spacecrafts and machinery

[@roger7641]

There was somehow sense that fabric of reality bent around the ship. Ship doesn't travel through vast emptiness, it stays still and universe around bends.

[@heedmywarning2792]

Reminds me of the magazine Heavy Metal.

[@lunatickgeo]

@@heedmywarning2792 oh yeah! good catch

[@theinacircleoftheancientpu492]

Same here, it's truly awesome. Also it seems to be designed around the knowledge we currently have about FTL travel.

[@jokerzbabe13]

When the Robot told him "they are the same kind as you," it didn't mean humans, it meant mechanical replica bodies exactly like the one he was in at that moment.

[@krshna77]

that is a lie by obscurity. or whatever is called legally.

[@Christobanistan]

What? Reeeallly?

[@jwadaow]

@@krshna77 lie by omission.

[@krshna77]

@@jwadaow that's the usual term, but technically it's not an omission, just vagueness / intentional imprecision -- not sure what the correct phrase should be

[@Shendue]

Yep.

[@cahidijoyoraharjo7833]

This story is really dark! So the "group of humans" were bionic replicas of him?! That means they've done this over and over again, and it always ended the same way!

[@DeathnoteBB]

Yeah. I’m wondering what the robot’s motivations are. If Earth isn’t inhabitable, why leave the old replicas there?? Why reset the search every time one leaves? I don’t get it.

[@matildalair1236]

@@DeathnoteBB It's motivation is to save the human, the replicas are not important to the AI. It doesn't seem to care about what it does, as long as it keeps his real human body alive and has one robo-him around to agree to continuation.

[@kevinking1750]

@@DeathnoteBB Its a logic error, like a printer stuck printing copies, its not conscious of its actions, it just executing the task. The robot will probably stop and sit there 'forever' until it breaks down, once it runs out of heads to reanimate.

[@DeathnoteBB]

@@kevinking1750 But then why not just let the replicas go when they first ask?

[@kevinking1750]

@@DeathnoteBB Good point. I'll have to go back an watch again.

[@elenaruh2144]

If a video can make you feel trapped, alone and incapable of doing anything, it's this one. What a masterpiece

[@user-hm5fj8fy4l]

Jeez, i have my life for this and i usually watch cartoons to forget about it... hehehe

[@Rhacman]

I find it interesting that everyone assumes the robot is flawed or that the man even has a "real" body apart from the replicas. I'd like to consider that perhaps there are no humans left at all and that the robot seeking companionship and purpose is the architect of this entire endeavor including the man himself.

[@EyeoIsis]

Brilliant!

[@NeoFryBoy]

The robot never lied once. It also stated that he had a real body.

[@cherilynut]

I LOVE your thinking, NICE!!!

[@MI-eg2rd]

Why else would it be going on the same quest across the entire galaxy for an inhabitable planet AGAIN AND AGAIN, just to conclude it with dumping one replica off on earth and then pretending it doesn't know whether there is an inhabitable planet in the galaxy...

[@Hakajin]

That's an interesting interpretation. The robot can only exist while it has a purpose.

[@ihateraymak2977]

As a turkish person I didn't realize they were speaking turkish for like 20 seconds because I was expecting English or sum East Asian languages for sum reason.

[@cozmicpancakez7763]

at first I thought it was German lmaoo

[@benmitchell1182]

yeah i never realized how beautiful Turkish sounds lol (im a white American)

[@ihateraymak2977]

@@benmitchell1182 its okayish. The guy who did the voice over just had a nice voice

[@MALIRIPPA]

lol im not turkish but i knew right away because i was raised around turkish people and know alot of them lol

[@redblade8160]

@@benmitchell1182 Saying that you are American is very broad and does not mean much; anyone can be an American and of any nationality, what of it?

[@Fayanora]

I'd be like "I don't want perfect, I just want adequate. I'll adapt. That's what humans do, we adapt."

[@RequiemPoete]

Unfortunately the AI was told to disobey orders that posed risk to it's charge.

[@yetusthatfeetus]

I would just break the robot once it got me to a suitable place.

[@asaptrippy]

@@yetusthatfeetus I'm pretty sure the robot controls the ship so I think you'll be just stuck there

[@nathanex5122]

@@asaptrippy or it rebuilds itself (just like his body)

[@babberdydabberdy3551]

I would ask the robot to come with me to ensure my safety on the new planet

[@Shendue]

The voice acting seems excellent. I can't understand Turkish, but the inflection and expressed emotion is amazing.

[@mcankaka]

Don’t worry sometimes i can’t understand also when old peoples talking:D (yeap, i’m turkish)

[@Agent44996]

Lol I thought it was Danish or something 😂😂

[@Brave_Sir_Robin]

I thought it was German

[@stanislavstoimenov1729]

@@Brave_Sir_Robin Only an American or an Australian will confuse an Indo-European language with a Turkic one.😗 How is it possible that you're so weak as linguists?

[@Brave_Sir_Robin]

@@stanislavstoimenov1729 while I am an American (unfortunately) I do generally consider my self to be smarter than most of my countrymen and women. And also it’s not just Americans that aren’t entirely familiar with every language out there. I’m sure a Mexican, or Asian would be just as unfamiliar with most European languages as some Americans. I did make a mistake here, which I am deeply embarrassed by. At least I had the bravery to say that i Made a mistake.

[@Chestnutcow]

There’s something so haunting about robots that outwardly have your best interest, and even more, have some sort of authority over you. Robots that attack and act all grrrr, I’m just like, “ehh..” but robots like this one really hit different. It’s odd, yet fascinating.

[@GuyReactsChannel]

We already seeing this with how annoying chatgpt is whenever you ask it to do something that is not what the original creators intended. Any prompt with a little bit of NSFW is restricted, or things that are not really NSFW get restricted and you can't do anything. So many people are coming up with creative prompts to trick the AI.

[@alexanderg1935]

​@@GuyReactsChannelTouch grass.

[@DouglasRadzanowskiJr]

The same applies to politicians.

[@KaygeeFromNanotrasen]

​@@alexanderg1935why are you booing him? Hes right

[@jaredfischer8883]

This is just the backstory to supreme leader Snoke.

[@mighty6087]

lmao

[@ScottNguyenRCAC]

I was looking for a comment like this LOOL

[@CloverKismet]

Couldn't have said it better myself!

[@entropy7888]

Oh man I just saw it. That’s perfect.

[@RequiemPoete]

My dear boy, I made Snoke.

[@Nettsinthewoods]

What a horrible predicament. I love the robot, it’s really beautiful and imaginative. What a beautiful film. Thank you

[@jaybingham3711]

Yet this is what so many ill-informed people clamor for as they dream and fantasize about immortality. They're not well-read enough to know that their dream is actually the worst kind of nightmare.

[@TwoStacks217]

Einstein said that we create our own heavens and hells through our own wants and desires the scientists created the Robot which is actually the devil and the spaceship is his own personal hell but yet he is convinced himself that he's in search of heaven

[@Deto128]

@@jaybingham3711 Is it worse than the alternative? Than oblivion? I don't think that anyone can conclusively say that.

[@jaybingham3711]

@@Deto128 Try commenting on the eons of oblivion that preceded your birth. Exactly how horrible was that?

[@Deto128]

@@jaybingham3711 That had an end to it. What will it be like not having an end?

[@o__o.6212]

This take on future technology is incredible. The transport's method of travel isn't slick, smooth, shining-white and soundless, like some perfected version of our modern spaceships. No, it travels on a geometric wave, in a rotating spherical we can barely even comprehend as a ship. It really feels like some future so distant we can barely make sense out of it. Like how a medieval knight would feel trying to look at an airplane, seeing a contraption that bears recognizable parts, and yet taken as a whole teeters on the edge of impossible. And of course, everything just looks absolutely beautiful and artistic in design, and that itself fits with the implication that everything the man sees has been gilded into pretty shapes in an attempt to make everything perfect for him.

[@whywasacornnamedafteracorn7613]

I thought the ship was just swapping through pictures as we dont see movement and the planets always stay the same

[@lilyschrodingy3600]

@@whywasacornnamedafteracorn7613 More likely the thing is manipulating the fabric of spacetime as a whole, hence the bubble-like effect.

[@jabberwocky1707]

It reminds me of the 'style' of _'The Fifth Element'_ movie.

[@Alteori]

Somebody messed up the programming 😄 I absolutely loved this one

[@raimohoft1236]

Isaac did! 😁

[@nosleepsmeep8058]

your content is garbage

[@that1kidvincent]

@@nosleepsmeep8058 no U

[@alicejones3704]

@Alteori I'm surprised to see you in this comment thread. At least I know why it was recommended to me 😂

[@chatteralt8905]

@@nosleepsmeep8058 I agree

[@MisterDaviso452]

This film contains the essence of sci-fi for me. Real human struggles through the lends of futuristic technology leading to a downward spiral before giving a brief glimpse of hope but ultimately ending with a mixed feeling of wonder, confusion, and catharsis.

[@isiahrodriguez64]

That was pretty much my take after watching Neon Genesis Evangelion

[@arnietapp423]

lens

[@URORONG]

Yeah word

[@maxithalo7796]

I love how this story drops you off in the middle of it, no need to explain stuff with long narrations or backstories, you just see an oldman, space, a robot, and everything just starts to make sense as you watch it

[@krshna77]

agreed. spoonfeeding contextual chickensoup is only acceptable for elementary school readers.

[@dopaminecloud]

@@krshna77 I wish game writers got this memo already.

[@falcychead8198]

Pretty rookie programming mistake. You should never set parameters to a specific value, but rather a condition is met when it falls within a certain range. If you build a thermostat, for instance, that turns on heating or cooling when the temperature is below or above _exactly_ 20 degrees, you end up wildly alternating between the heating and the cooling. You set it so the cooling turns on when it is a couple of degrees above 20, and heating when it is a couple of degrees below. Thus you have a stable system.

[@toadmanfrogmanold]

dude your anonymous pfp makes this even more of a professional redditor moment

[@wobbuchu9019]

Indeed. I love to think about all the flaws and paradoxes these laws of robotics create. I love the fact that this book (the book that "made" these laws of robotics, I robot by Isaac Asimov, definitely worth the read, I can't recommend it enough) was published in 1950, it's a totally different idea of technology and future than what we have now, a much more mysterious and ominous one, idealized by people that had little to no idea about how computers actually work. Like, the whole idea of this artificial intelligence is so ominous and different than what we know today, because it was created in a different setting. I don't know, all of this is really cool to me, just that lol

[@toadmanfrogmanold]

@@wobbuchu9019 man this is a redditor convention here

[@awakatilluminado6129]

I agree, i was thinking the same thing as i watched. And unfortunate hell-making mistake in this case. Ik the story is not about this lol but i am curious what the thought process was when he was creating the robot/ship system. Why would he think having such specific parameters and having no failsafe would be okay. Yes the universe is infinitely expanding (and thus perhaps in a few billion more iterations there can be a planet to fit the parameters). But it's just silly to make such rigid values, especially when i mean clearly humans have capabilities to survive a range of atmospheric differences (I'm thinking even just sea level to high altitudes). Additionally Im curious as to why he failed to consider mental health as an aspect. I viewed it as a commentary (unintentionally or not) at how humans often disregard mental health when considering the overall health of a person, and clearly this results in severe long term consequences

[@inpursuitofhappiness4873]

Eeyyep. A fatal flaw :P Clark solved that problem elegantly. HAL, who was also a very, very polite abuser, couldn't justify deferring to the safety of the humans in its care because it couldn't resolve the conflicting orders he was given.

[@danb.3397]

ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT ! So rare to find an opening, a story with imaginative artistry AND an ending ! I have watched hundreds of these and this one is maybe the best.

[@bleflar9183]

Eventually, if enough copies of this man are amassed they can make their own civilisation.

[@pixynowwithevenmorebelkanb6965]

YES THE OLD MAN CIV

[@Dakarai_Knight]

And perhaps modify the planet enough for it to be ideal for the robot. Enough for it to restore his original body and end the journey. But it'd take an eternity...

[@sarahoshea9603]

Perhaps even overtake the ship

[@arthurjeremypearson]

Or, enough copies are created to create a layer of copies 50 feet deep, all still alive, immortal, unable to die.

[@bleflar9183]

@@arthurjeremypearson Im pretty sure that earth will get devoured by the sun before that would happen.

[@DaNargh42]

"After the death of Gromit, Wallace's final invention proves to be his eternal undoing"

[@cavejohnson982]

Laying the traintracks for all eternity

[@megagrips6470]

UP 2, ft wallace.

[@grogu9215]

Underrated.

[@santividal9387]

Best comment and almost unseen by everyone...

[@Weebish_Dragon]

Cursed lore

[@ramsesbams]

"they look like you" was a lot more literal than expected

[@mahlawn2808]

Notice how when he asks if they're human, the robot doesn't answer.

[@eniemeuful]

I have watched this several times now. Nearly every four months or six, I come to rewatch it. These are the kind of themes I want my sci-do movies to explore. Themes of human consciousness and existence. So, perfectly executed!

[@TheBayStar]

I know right! Sci-fi is wonderful to explore the concepts of human consciousness and what do they do, as technology gets better and better to the point humans have more time to wonder about consciousness, is it worth to extend it, can it be transferred, and even if it seems successful- is it truly?

[@mysteriousmaker1733]

This story embodies the true meaning of insanity. The robot can look over and over again. Looking for perfection in the exact same places over and over and over; again and again and again. Same song. Same dance. Same story. Same outcome. Nothing will change. He and the robot will never find the perfect planet because it doesn’t exist. Until the robot realizes that, which means never because most robots don’t see what humans do, the mission will never cease. This man’s true body will never be set free.

[@Goldenhashbrowns]

well, until the earth is full of the replicas .am i right/

[@mysteriousmaker1733]

@@Goldenhashbrowns. I think it would keep on going. Even after that. Overpopulation

[@Goldenhashbrowns]

@@mysteriousmaker1733 ohh boy

[@blazeaglory]

It depends on the parameters of its programming.

[@retroman0000]

I'm pretty certain the robot knows full well that there aren't any planets that fit its criteria. It's not expecting to find one all of a sudden, it's determined this is the best way to keep the man on the ship.

[@leslees7476]

Just when you thought you’ve seen every idea possible for robot design, along comes an art deco-inspired robot! Absolutely genius!

[@yes78]

I dont think that is it, each irteration doesnt know ưhat the last did so they couldnt have learnt, i think the main point is just existential dread

[@giovanna722]

Lesley Sogi I haven't studied robot design much, but this certainly is beautiful. Love the peacock tail.

[@madelinegutierrez1720]

It is a lovely form to design if you were creating something you'd "interface" with - and the art deconess suited the nostalgia of the leather bound books and buttoned sofa 🛋 📚

[@daniellepaige1249]

It looks similar in design to the Vex species of robots from the game Destiny

[@boringNW]

There was a miniatures game that had a lot of well designed robots in a similar theme. Warmachine Convergence of Cyriss

[@Abelhawk]

I really liked the space "ship" vehicle. It traveled in such a unique way, covering distance and time in a much more unconventional way than most movies depict. A chilling film that was very well done.

[@brandonhamilton833]

I feel sorrow for the robot more than i do the man. She knows what is going on and has been doing it for millions of years. She sounds so defeated.

[@Lumberjack_king]

Ah what?! You are weird I mean I kinda get it but still

[@brandonhamilton833]

@@Lumberjack_king very weird my internet friend. Lol

[@Lumberjack_king]

Yeah

[@TheRedMooncorp]

I am not sure if the robot feels this way, but I find great sympathy in you empathising with the robot.

[@cfox7811]

this story was worthy of the original Twilight Zone series. well done.

[@giovanna722]

Yes. A Twilight Zone episode, you're right.

[@agod5608]

I agree

[@Sevness]

It really is.

[@legrandgougoulilumine6940]

Indeed !

[@SI-ln6tc]

Or "The Outer Limit" series. Both are great series.

[@August222]

This film is a gem. Most science fiction is a big let down: same old, tired concepts and dilemmas. Avarya, however, constantly surprises and delights throughout its very short length. I hope the person who wrote this is provided every want and need required to make long films. A truly creative spirit.

[@enderman5423]

Ray bradbury

[@tomster7574]

this is an old story concept written and filmed many times before. glad you liked it but its far from original. every generation comes across old stories in their own time thinking its new. it is, to them.

[@davecalf9155]

Oh wow. I’ve never encountered it after decades of reading sci-fi. What was the first iteration?

[@enderman5423]

@@davecalf9155 idk

[@davecalf9155]

@tom ster Give me your list of films.

[@tedwintheslyfox9382]

9:35 "Find me some place, Robot!" "that place is here, sir." its ironic how something that you really wanted the most is also something that you're gonna regret having.

[@planet0fbeauty]

What I personally learn from this animation is that the suitable place for us may not necessarily be the place where we belong. Just like Einstein quote " A ship is always safe at the shore but that is not what it is built for ". I love this animation ❤

[@submanstan7488]

Yes, beautiful film and great idea. (PS Not an Einstein quote, attributed to John A. Shedd.)

[@Sanquinity]

It also tells us that an adversary doesn't necessarily have to be evil. They can be 100% genuine and well-intentioned, yet still do wrong by you.

[@zenekragdoll8064]

I can't explain, but turkish is so fitting for this robot

[@lardlover3730]

It’s kinda lime the trash ship from pikmin 2

[@AlexAnder-rv1gu]

The parody is regardless of nationality or race, it's about covidity and the robot-like limited intelligence of covidians

[@shoeofobama6091]

thats true

[@fizkallnyeilsem]

Why because Turkey is hell?

[@tassadro]

the sad part is the robot knows there is no world that matches its ideal's and yet is forever following its directive to find one. knowing it will never finish. I wonder how many of that man will be places on earth. how many eons will that take!?

[@kriza891]

Robot is trying to validate its existance which is pointless once the guy stops traveling. So it keeps itself alive by keeping the search.

[@emeraldmorningmist]

And why not expand the search to other galaxies? Maybe the ship can't handle the distance between them. The robot did mention it needed to resupply somehow at one point.

[@Cyberium]

Every planet changes over time. One day, on its eternal journey, the robot will find a previous planet becoming suitable.

[@matildalair1236]

@@Cyberium The problem was that the robot didn't even consider Earth's environment as suitable. It wouldn't allowing anything less safe than the controlled environment of the ship itself. It will never find perfection in nature or a more safe environment than the ship.

[@Cyberium]

​@@matildalair1236 In a sense, the robot isn't wrong. There's no such thing as perfection in science and number, and because the robot is a product of science and math it will never find perfection. It didn't understand that humans require flaws to live happily.

[@Drew-ec1nd]

I feel like this represents life in a way. People always strive to do better in terms of work and as a result end up suffering. The better idea would be to simple be contempt with what you have and learn to accept that nothing is perfect and that's how you'll be the most fulfilled.

[@wolfrainexxx]

Trust me, many of us live in contempt of existence, not because we're in poverty.

[@njclondon2009]

whilst i understand the point you are making in the context of the film we just saw, your advice is hardly a tagline for human progress.

[@notbloodylikely4817]

Very well animated but the story was also executed so well. The way the robot reloads the gun and resets the grid of planets was excellent foreshadowing of the twist at the end. Really loved the whole thing, including the philosophy. Be careful what you wish for because you might just get it.

[@sebastiandrews4816]

That’s what an emergency off switch is for

[@verryberryman7655]

And why dr.doofensmertz is the best scientist

[@realyty4real]

Had he named this machine "the planet finderinator" then the robot would've found the sun habitable.

[@majinvegeta3284]

@@verryberryman7655 doo-bee doo-bee doo-bah doo-bee doo-bee doo-bah doo-bee doo-bee doo-bah doo-bee doo-bee doo-bah

[@verryberryman7655]

@@majinvegeta3284 he's a semi aquatic egg laying mammal of action!

[@rhianngacusan1227]

sacrament of death

[@ianmacfarlane1241]

A horrible predicament, but a beautifully animated story.

[@johnl.7754]

Yeah but sort of remind me of the current COVID lockdown in that want to go outside and interact with the world but know that less risk staying indoors.

[@ianmacfarlane1241]

@@johnl.7754 That's exactly what came to mind as I was watching. There are vast numbers of people who feel trapped by this situation. There's a growing sense of despair for everyone & knowing that we're collectively doing the right thing only goes so far. It's been truly horrible for so many different demographics - the very young missing out on social development - school age kids missing out on their education - older teenagers and young adults missing out on a social life, the elderly missing out on family contact...possibly any contact - everyone is struggling, and this short film perfectly illustrates the need for human contact.

[@RyujinSaviorX]

@@ianmacfarlane1241 yes indeed

[@floorcat7985]

The scary part is that they all have to live on earth forever without skipping time

[@Amanoob105]

The robot mentions that his "real body is safe", presumably stored in some form of stasis on the ship itself. So by leaving copies of himself on one planet this could lead to him finding a way to free himself in the long run. A very, very, very long run indeed but he does have in effect functional immortality so time is something he clearly has as shown by all the other hims that have been on that planet for hundreds if not thousands of years.

[@squidking191]

Man wallace really lost it when grommit died.

[@benchance8729]

best comment here!

[@Techmeny]

bro 😅

[@auhsojacosta1672]

💀

[@siocojamesvictorc.3681]

Underrated comment

[@siocojamesvictorc.3681]

Underrated comment

[@FroggiJoy]

"Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” -Arthur C Clarke.

[@lvlc6023]

They should have detect us a long time ago now.

[@ivanlagrana878]

@@lvlc6023 or maybe we will do it first.

[@guscfer157]

​@@lvlc6023 You have literally not a single objective reason to believe that.

[@lvlc6023]

@@guscfer157 If they are intelligent and more evolved. They should have detect us. But no one is out there.

[@guscfer157]

@@lvlc6023 What if they detected us but just decided not to communicate? What if they don't want to interact with us at all in the first place? What if they are primitive or don't use the same means we do for communication. Radio signals are a very sophisticated and also very specific method of communication, how hard is it to accept the possibility that they just don't use this sort of technology?

[@goldenfloof5469]

Imagine being stuck on a spaceship for a practical eternity just because you forgot to put tolerances into the requirements.

[@AlexeyFilippenkoPlummet]

I like how the ship wormhole travel is shown with space-time being bent around the ship. Not like just some 'cloud of gas' we accustomed to or something alike that's relatively slowly bending, but everything around is like an event horizon. Beautiful design.

[@moniviphousetphann3146]

Oh mannn the voice acting is so good even if it's not in English I can feel every word. Phenomenal work.

[@mehmetbilgin2101]

Thank you for your comment, I was going crazy. The subtitles are English but the voice is Turkish

[@hasankeskin5562]

@@mehmetbilgin2101 Im very suprised at the start,"türkçe mi la bu 😮"

[@hasankeskin5562]

@Zekron102 :)

[@badoww4921]

lol i remember it in english!

[@vicsar]

Yes! That's what I like my anime subbed.

[@bobbygalyon5580]

Hes so eager to get off the ship for temporary happiness, sure he gets a different scenery which will enlighten him for awhile but as humans we need relationships either romantic or platonic. Soon enough that suitable planet will feel just as if nothing changed and he just simply stuck on a bigger spaceship(planet). Its not him being stuck on a spaceship that's really the problem, the bigger problem is hes stuck on a spaceship by himself.

[@friedegg3732]

well human interaction also gets tiresome after long enough

[@enderman5423]

@@friedegg3732 as an introvert I can confirm

[@nexusdrop7863]

Nah, he (they) will either end up building something or there being so many bodies he crawls into space.

[@Minyassa]

If we spend enough time away from the same people and have different experiences we eventually become different people. I think long vacations away from the group would help diversify them and make them unique individuals, and if they cannot die of age then perhaps it would be enough to spark different mental evolutions and different lines of creativity.

[@zz7073]

A human would be happier on a planet to explore instead of caged on a ship with nothing to do.

[@mysteryfool]

Probably the best short film i have seen in forever

[@suleymanbayram1639]

Böyle bir eserin Türkler tarafından yapıldığını görünce evde çığlığı bastım yemin ederim. Muazzam olmuş, baştan beri seslendirme ne alaka ya? diyordum ama yapımcıları görünce anladım nedenini. Çok teşekkür ederim böyle bir eser için.

[@DeputyCartman100]

The lifeboat has become a prison and the lifeguard a warden.

[@geoben1810]

@ DeputyCartman Exactly. He himself created the robot and his search for the perfect habitat. He's become a prisoner of his device. 😲

[@giovanna722]

@@geoben1810 Why would a scientist create a robot that had final say over him? Shouldn't there have been a way for him to override the robot?

[@greedybaron6042]

@@giovanna722 All it would need is logical conclusion. If the creator never gave it an absolute to obey, but rather to find, it would logically override the creator's wishes unless it coincided with it's programmed logic. Logic: Find ideal location. If True: Accept. If False: Deny. Creator issues command to a non-ideal planet: False.

[@greedybaron6042]

@@giovanna722 The fault is in the creator, not the creation

[@Lugh444]

Beaches have lifeguards, lifeboats are those things on the side of a ship. 🧐

[@johnortiz6129]

Why didnt he just say, "this ship is harming me. The confinement is making me depressed, the planet would heal me" the robot seems capable of negotiating

[@Josuh]

2:06 the robot just plain ignored him

[@anniebananie8224]

He knew the robot did not understand mental health. That's why he just made one small comment about it.

[@lynnrobinson8885]

Catch 22...😕

[@Jimraynor45]

We actually don't know what the robot is capable of. From what we saw, it is just blindly following orders. It can't think for itself, it will always just follow the orders.

[@ayaanmirza1677]

I think the robot would ignore him because it does not register feelings, only physical health

[@trogdortheburninator3621]

Bravo for this short. It's been ages since I have seen anything so just deep psych thought stiring. Simply beautiful and tragic.

[@TheJacklwilliams]

I think, it's equally enjoyable after a movie such as this, to read through the comments to get peoples take on the film. It's like going to a movie with a few hundred others than having cocktails/food afterwards and openly discussing it. Very cool. Sometimes I stay for awhile and read through many, sometimes leave early due to other committments. Either way I always enjoy that aspect especially after a well written piece such as this. Once again, thanks Alan, good one. Thanks to the creator(s) as well. My take on this one is simple though I enjoyed everyones perspective. I believe this film encapsulates what it feels like to grow old beyond most years and be left, with yourself. My Grandmother lived to 98. She buried two husbands, countless kids, grandkids and watched all of her friends in life pass on. Though it's natural, part of the human condition to move forward and hang on for another day and innately born into us the journey comes with a price. In the end, we are left, with ourselves.

[@ShustnovikGaming]

Ok, that ending is DARK. He comes down to Earth, only to find that the last group remaining are all replicas of him, and then, his restored body leaves Earth, indicating that he had the same idea, and that they did the same journey over, and over, and over. Yikes

[@unripetheberrby6283]

And actually, since those past versions of him, and the recent one are all of his old sickly self, that must really mean his original self HAD died at that old age; and all the replicas are of him how he looked as/after he passed away! Made by the robot, for some reason.

[@tristanbabuyo1935]

@@unripetheberrby6283 🙂 nice

[@dewinmoonl]

that's what happens when you forgot the exit condition to a loop xD

[@blazeaglory]

Yeah and why was one of them wearing a woman's wig and a dress?

[@tinfoilhomer1535]

@@blazeaglory watch the smurfs and find out

[@goatcheesewheel12345]

I really like the technology depicted in the video. It's got the coloration, shapes, and building material choice of something out of an old yet innovative era, yet the architecture of the entire ship maintains the science fiction mindset. I had a hard time describing this.

[@blankthedoggodiscordvids.2348]

A retro future maybe?

[@belofost]

@@blankthedoggodiscordvids.2348 You are not totally wrong, but retro future is meant to be "how did we see the future in the past", this style is more... future retro, if you know what i mean.

[@blankthedoggodiscordvids.2348]

@@belofost Ah, Yes.

[@debbietampasheher3682]

It's closest to a steampunk style

[@blankthedoggodiscordvids.2348]

@@debbietampasheher3682 OH YEAH! That definetly seems more like it.

[@psykloz]

A very thoughtful story about the urge to seek perfection. The machine was worry about physical integrity but didn't know that mental health was also a point to considerate. The confinement was so opressing that the man wanted to take his life himself. A curious fact is that this short was made before Covid!

[@cabdifataaxmuxumedcabdi3609]

the Turkish language is so beautiful, The Turkish short film is a beautiful and thought-provoking film with a nice ending. Some people have commented on how the robot is following its orders to the teeth even though they are flawed. I agree that the robot is following its orders to the teeth, but I also see it as preparing the clone to appreciate Earth when he comes back to it. The robot wants the clone to accept the fact that he is a clone, a robot, and that life was worth living even though he is a clone of himself. This is the reason why the robot is reloading the gun, to prepare the next clone for the same realization. In other words, the robot is not simply following its orders blindly. It is trying to help the clone to understand and appreciate the value of life, even though it is a clone life.

[@micahturpin8042]

Ok, everybody's talking about the beauty of the animation, the absolutely amazing writing, the totally unexpected plot twist, etc, etc. What I don't see anybody talking about is the absolute genius that is the set of stairs. That's the best part of this film, in my opinion. The simple pleasures in life, if you know what I mean.

[@madelinegutierrez1720]

Right?! The stairs were something but I need a moving handrail as well. I hate stairs without a handrail.

[@katjerouac]

Yeah but if they slid up why couldn't they just slide down??

[@guymontag4470]

My immediate thought when I saw those stairs was just how impractical they were. Sure they’re cool but they serve no other purpose than just to be cool. You could just have regular ass stairs. Maybe if whoever built this spent less time on those damn stairs and more time on programming your artificial intelligence, he wouldn’t be in this mess.

[@goatcheesewheel12345]

You've got a point, the movement and the coloration is very unique

[@wannabefoleyartist9635]

@@guymontag4470 in my mind the stairs are probably made that way for practical purposes. Sure they look cool but they also take up way less space then a ramp or a all of the steps that have to be slid outwards from an unknown compartment.

[@erikafreebird6449]

This film mirrors how humans never learn from history, but keep repeating it...very well done, but gives one a feeling of doom.

[@hubb3498]

Subtract the in from infinite and repetition comes to an end.

[@nexusdrop7863]

No, it is about the orders being followed. The prime order is to preserve his live, above ALL others. This causes the robot to disobey an order that risks his life, even just a little. There can never be zero risk so the robot must guard him forever. Even following his order (to release him) the robot STILL keeps him alive above all else. Addressing laws 1 and 2.

[@erikafreebird6449]

@@nexusdrop7863 yes..I get that..my point is how the man instinctively, keeps repeating the same pattern. The robot is doing what he was designed to do perfectly, it's the human that appears flawed.

[@nexusdrop7863]

@@erikafreebird6449 I can agree to that.

[@friedegg3732]

there is no history to learn from though? the whole point is that he thinks its all just starting everytime, if anything this is more so detwrminism since he keeps doing the same thing

[@Yokaisenn]

Whoever came up with this is a fvcking genius.

[@Lofhaa]

Is it me or is Turkish the best language option for the robot? I mean it sounds awesome, like some sort of fantasy elf language.

[@Siptom369]

This is terrifying to be trapped with that robot for eternity

[@Aduysvmncmkouyf]

But knowing that’s the only thing you’ll have left

[@lukedykes2929]

A calm fear. A freezing phobia. The realization that it won't end.

[@Aduysvmncmkouyf]

@@lukedykes2929 unlike your friendship with any girl

[@Pandora234able]

@@Aduysvmncmkouyf why can’t you just be friends as if that’s settling down? Relationship isn’t always the next step and friendship can be important to. Why is that different for men than women?

[@Aduysvmncmkouyf]

@@Pandora234able sorry the comment was extremely immature of me to say and completely unnecessary

[@lilysussman6211]

This is so mind blowingly good! The last scene was horrible, I can’t imagine an existence like that.

[@skoci5159]

Why this existence have a mission and mission is his life.

[@bibby659]

He had asked to be put upon earth, and he got that wish, who knows just how many of him there are throughout the galaxy on different planets he visited, and had a similar thought as going back to earth, who knows just how very many versions of him have killed themselves, truly, a horrific thing to witness much less experience, but in the end, that itteration of him always ends up where he believes he can be happy, question is, is he truely happy there?

[@vijaz5559]

@@bibby659 unlikely, since happiness isn't a constant state. he will feel joy now, but who knows after it

[@throatgorge2]

can't imagine? you just did. it's an uncomfortable precipice .

[@wasiftajwar149]

Wheres the spoiler alert

[@ayemchunt1714]

That was absolutely awesome. The build up and the devastating ending for the android was superb. A very well done to the creator.

[@verdantes695]

At first I thought there was a problem with the video and I was surprised that the video is in Turkish. greetings from Turkey

[@BiggusDickus333]

What gives men feel of power: Money? Meh Authority? Meahh Knowing turkish so you don't have to read subtitles: YES

[@mancubi6891]

i have power then

[@unripetheberrby6283]

Ikr! ^^

[@MouseGoat]

Meh

[@carlosandleon]

You mean east Greek?

[@godwantsplastic]

How about understanding Turkish and being able to read subtitles...

[@Garbinge]

This is something I could easily see on the Twilight Zone or Black Mirror, just an absolutely amazing story with that overwhelming sense of dread and doom.

[@donkeyhobo34]

I'm in love with you

[@dr.nostalgia526]

@@donkeyhobo34 what

[@donkeyhobo34]

@@dr.nostalgia526 what

[@dr.nostalgia526]

@@donkeyhobo34 idk dude you just randomly professed love

[@donkeyhobo34]

@@dr.nostalgia526 she's my wife

[@sliedogg]

This is the most amazing story I've ever seen in my entire life. Please someone make this a full feature film or an amazingly well done VR game.

[@TROGULAR10000]

This is just superior to any other animated sci-fi I've seen, amazing visualizations.

[@mablesmaplemoose1175]

This feels like those dreams you have after a night and day of staying awake

[@mohsen4ever710]

It can't be explained,the feeling,just can be related to some words: Big,too much,late,can't,endless,..

[@boponthewee7585]

those dreams hit different fr

[@arthurfrost9004]

my bro what sort of dreams you having

[@mack8488]

​​@@arthurfrost9004he just told you😂....2 years ago 🤣

[@mack8488]

Lsd

[@Alpha-omega-beginning-and-end]

Okay did anyone else think that when the robot had the gun, he was going to either shoot the man or itself?

[@PhilJonesIII]

I did at first until he replaced the bullet and I realised he was setting things up to rerun everything one more time.

[@waggoneer]

@@PhilJonesIII Checking all the planets again, they may have improved in the eons? And the human wakes up with no knowledge of the intervening test cycles? Or, sadly, no planet will ever be "perfect."

[@PhilJonesIII]

@@waggoneer Not if the man was replaced by my ex-wife. Nothing could be perfect in her eyes.

[@legrandgougoulilumine6940]

I thought the robot was going to shoot them both.. Ending the man's miserable life and ending his protocol for not being able to fulfill his duty as a protective robot.

[@JayDee-xj9lu]

@@PhilJonesIII So the robot is your exwife. Lol.

[@59Smokey94]

Absolutely amazing animation and story line - so glad I found it - randomly.

[@koushal8798]

"Health is more than just a functioning body, robot." truly a quote to live by!!

[@madman6962]

how distressing it must be for him to discover he has already done this a thousand different times

[@dncviorel]

you mean 6 times. :)))

[@lardlover3730]

@@dncviorel I suppose so, yeah.

[@jamess7263]

I don't understand why his previous iterations didn't do ... apparently ANYTHING. With all that time they could have beautified earth, altered their robot forms, possibly cloned humans from corpses or something. Come up with a way to thwart the robot when it returns. SOMETHING. I mean, "all habitable planets in the galaxy" it's a few weeks trip. Did they just STAND AROUND whining for possibly 1,000s of years?

[@dylanalbertson5269]

@@jamess7263 or maybe the area in the desert isnt fit to build their new society but the robot always drops off at the same spot so they went to the drop off to gather their new clone

[@Lumberjack_king]

Only 6 but probably over thousands of years

[@babbetto1]

Gorgeously animated. The robots voice was so sinister yet soothing. Profoundly sad and mesmerizing at the same time. Just wow.

[@kenny995]

Oooooh I knew it! I had a feeling that once he got dropped off it would just be more of him. What a great short film!

[@jonahlefholtz8219]

Wow, this is beautiful. It also roused some existential despair I haven't had to acknowledge in years.

[@TheMysticalTank]

This is taking the laws of robotics to a different level...

[@jakobkristensensandvik5588]

Many AI "doomsday" scenarios are based on the possibility that robots may use it's basic programming to do something completely unintended. An example I have often seen is that an AI is programmed to protect humans, but sees humans as the ultimate threat to humans (because of nuclear weapons, climate change etc.) and decides that in order to protect humans it must wipe out humans.

[@krshna77]

@@jakobkristensensandvik5588 well, humanity is famous for pulling half baked laws and principles out of its ass, so yeah.

[@KrotowX]

@@jakobkristensensandvik5588 Make sense. Matrix also was made to preserve humans without allowing them to harm themselwes anymore. Including a little profit for robots.

[@jakobkristensensandvik5588]

@@KrotowX No, the Matrix is more like a prison for the remaining humans - to use their bodies as batteries to fuel the machines. It's not to protect the humans. Unlike in the scenarios I described, the robots in The Matrix are not following a warped mission to "protect humans". In this universe, humans got scared that the robots were getting too powerful and attacked them. The robots retaliated in self-defense and a global war ensued in which the robots won and enslaved humanity.

[@ynntari2775]

Turkish sounds so fricking much like a cool arcane language if you read the texts at the start of the video

[@chewbacca3269]

You mean the three laws of Isaac Asimov that were translated in turkish?

[@ynntari2775]

Yes

[@krshna77]

Turkish is a beautiful language in its own way. I don't speak a single word of it, but to me it looks and sounds intriguingly complex, sophisticated, strangely wild, often rough, sometimes smooth, very opaque and yet somehow very ... human ... for lack of a better word. If you listen to some of their traditional music, you'll get an air of "different", and might even like it after a while.

[@ynntari2775]

For me, spoken Turkish sounds like a person is failing to decide if they're gonna speak in German, French, English, Russian, Korean or Japanese

[@mwanikimwaniki6801]

@@ynntari2775 it shares many features with those languages

[@boingbong7348]

The design of the robot is amazing. Ornate but still captures that strange mechanical otherness.

[@hannahg5216]

This short was locked away in my memory and I’m pleased to have discovered it again by accident.

[@MukeshPanicker]

Moral of the story - There is no ideal world or utopia , stay happy where you are and make it a happy place.

[@giovanna722]

Mukesh Panicker Yes, I agree! There's an old saying about the grass always being greener on the other side of the fence.. The description mentions that the earth was "in disarray". I'm guessing that's a euphemism.

[@ivantorres8210]

Agreed

[@DBT1007]

so that means.. stay inside that ship?

[@bm0_225]

@@DBT1007 mind blown!

[@dylanisaac1017]

That’s not a very good moral

[@generik7414]

This is a really good example of a paperclip maximiser type robot. Functions exactly how it was designed, just designed slightly wrong with unforeseen consequences

[@MissIdolize]

Had me gripped, wondering what was next. Thought I could guess but boy o boy, was I wrong - what a surprisingly callous twist! Excellent story, stunning art and animation, very creepy over-protective boss, sorry I mean Bot. Thank you sooo much for sharing. xx

[@Name-de3qw]

The art in this short is absolutely amazing.

[@lionobama1397]

the robot placed back the gun meaning that it was ready for another one of him and the hims on the earth were just him following the same path inevitably for the new one to follow?

[@sarahoshea9603]

Exactly

[@nexusdrop7863]

Yes. And it happened many times. The drive, reason, and explanation of WHY the robot is doing that is the3 laws of robotics: 1st law - a robot can not harm, or by inaction allow a human to come to harm. 2nd law - a robot must follow the orders of a human unless it conflicts with the 1st law. 3rd law - a robot must protect itself unless it conflicts with the 1st or 2nd law. The robot follows all 3. Just in a very different manner than expected.

[@janaterbio8010]

@@nexusdrop7863 I have been wondering this, should we call it robot? I'm certain it isn't appropriate to call it as an A.I since it does evolve, but I'm not sure if that is correct.

[@jwadaow]

@@nexusdrop7863 would you call that harmless?

[@The1337Duke]

Yep! From the dialog, we can infer that the robot made the spaceship for the man, and the man told it to perfectly replicate his room as it was back on earth. He also hardcoded the three laws into the robot. The robot is simply following the original instructions, replacing the loaded gun every time, and not allowing the man to come to harm in any way. That also means making sure he doesn't harm himself with the gun, and so the mind of the original man is simply placed into a new body, with the original body being tucked away some place safe. The video is about designing programs or entities meant to protect us, (like for example, a police force) but if that entity is given too much power over our freedoms, and it's not made with considerations to human flaws and psychology, it will trap us in an endless cycle of despair, destruction and horror. It's a very clever metaphor.

[@starhalv2427]

Solution: keep him in mashine body forever, and let him visit some planets in that way. His real body will meanwhile be perfectly safe.

[@solei5678]

I don’t think he actually has a “real body,” at least anymore. This entire run of finding an alternative has been done again and again for the benefit of the robot. It’s questionable if this is anything remotely like what the man was, as the robot had so many copies of him stored. The real curiosity is what will happen if enough android clones of him gather. Far more hardy than a human body, what civilization could grow from these new “individuals” if they are able to grow at all. They are creations of the robot, whom exists forever in an unending cycle of its own design.

[@daveroll6463]

considering he couldnt tell the difference that he was in a robot body, i'd say this is a good tradeoff!

[@julietm.2853]

All the machine men can work together and engineer a way to save himself. It would be very difficult to outsmart the robot or damage it or the ship, but maybe it could be done.

[@nexusdrop7863]

@@solei5678 The robot CAN NOT do it for it's own benefit. The 3rd law is it must protect itself unless it conflicts with the 1st or 2nd law. 1st law is it can not harm, or by inaction allow a human to come to harm. 2nd law is it must follow orders unless it conflicts with 1st law. The robot could be ordered to blow itself up, if it would insure he lives. Problem is the robot knows it can keep him alive and anything else is a risk. Risk close to zero but never as close to zero of a risk as in the care of the robot. There is only selfless devotion and genuine concern for him. That is the darkest part.

[@janaterbio8010]

@@nexusdrop7863 Indeed so and this is what driving this man insane. He didn't thought deeply when he asked to be sent to another planet similar to Earth, without thinking of even the slight probability of even finding an exact replica of it that the robot has come to the conclusion decided to find. In its own way, this is both hell for them, but one is merely following orders and doing it's duty while the other is suffering endlessly for his desire. And it's been 50-60 something planets so far, what then after a hundred or more?

[@serhatbaran6637]

Muhteşem... Emeği geçen herkesin ellerine sağlık. Bu nadide eser için teşekkürler :)

[@seamus9305]

This is a masterpiece. Had to go back the next day and watch again.

[@pitatutube]

Good story, very good realisation. I was waiting for the human to create a task for the robot to give him a logic idea to let him go back to earth. Humans do not just need suitable conditions to survive phsically (Water, food, home, climate conditions) but also mental (Acceptance, a feeling to be needed by others, love). A spacecraft with a robot cannot fullfill these requirements.

[@davepauljoseph5267]

Exactly

[@neverthesame7887]

The "man" does say that to the robot. At one point he states that there is more to health than just the physical.

[@1bigfin]

Should have the robot create a Cherry 2000.

[@ReasonMakes]

Mental health is only relevant to survival at a certain point. The robot has ensured that mental health will never endanger the survival of the human.

[@davepauljoseph5267]

@@ReasonMakes Idk about that. The man did shoot himself. What's the point of survival in such a situation?

[@guywith_dog]

you know it's a serious film about robots when it starts with the 3 laws

[@pfalzdxii]

Truly wonderful. My compliments to everyone involved.

[@RandomJ2023]

Profoundly under-rated. This film is indeed prophetic.

[@starshipsn-9513]

If it was me, I'd ask the robot to make me a body capable of surviving on one of the planets. But still, overall, amazing story, loved the concept.

[@Deadlyaztec27]

Aye, actually that's pretty good.

[@dazeyndrowsy]

But the ship would still be the most habitable place in the whole galaxy and that man could probably survive in space due to his mechanical body, but the point is to find the best place for the biological body

[@el2746]

@@dazeyndrowsy Look at that thing, that poor man left all his biological aspects. It's like the ship of theseus. Is it even a living being?

[@dazeyndrowsy]

@@el2746 His biological body is still on the ship, probably in cryostasis The versions we see are artificial constructs, but his actual body *is* on the ship

[@Tryst46]

Points out a minor flaw in Asimov's 3 laws. There should be 4 laws and the first should be : A robot may not interfere with a human who wishes to bring harm to themselves. That would mean a robot could not prevent you committing suicide or doing something dangerous if it was your own choice to do it.

[@dryoldcrabman6890]

That would conflict with rule 1

[@THINKMACHINE]

Law 4: "A robot shall suspend laws 1, 2 and 3 for the sole purpose of following the orders of humans who explicitly knowingly and willingly wish to risk or cause harm to only themselves."

[@chrisik8217]

He might not even be human anymore... Maybe just that his mind data is stored in some Crypt and downloaded into new bodies

[@Tryst46]

@@dryoldcrabman6890 That would BE rule number 1. The current rule number 1 would then be rule number 2 and cannot conflict with rule number one. That allows a robot to prevent human coming to harm, but not if they are intentionally comitting suicide.

[@defiantnight2668]

The entire point of Asimov's laws is their flaws, that's what the story was about

[@Demebeso714]

Seeking ..constantly searching for perfection when it does not exist...never has..never will...