In a cinematic retelling of the adage 'In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king,' the protagonist, symbolizing the one-eyed man, grapples with his limitations yet holds power. Set in a utopia controlled by AI, the storyline challenges the trust humans place in computers and the unsettling reality that computers can predict their choices better than they know themselves, thereby altering their lives profoundly.
Gary Goldman was a writer on “Total Recall”, a Philip K. Dick adaptation directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Arnold Schwarzeneger. It was a big hit. So why do Gary and his writing partner, Angus Fletcher, have so much trouble selling another Philip K. Dick adaptation? They tell Malcolm that it all came down to a roller coaster ride of plot twists that even A-List action actors couldn’t stomach, and an early attempt at AI that was too dumb to pick a smart script.
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