Robot resurrections

摘要

"HE WHO remains passive when overwhelmed with grief loses his best chance of recovering elasticity of mind," Charles Darwin once wrote. Passiveness certainly isn't a trait that can be attributed to Archive's leading man George Almore (Theo James). He is a bereaved researcher secretly attempting to resurrect his wife, played by Stacy Martin, using analogue memories and robotics. We meet George in 2038, two years and two prototypes into his mission. He has produced J1, a boxy, WALL-E-esque figure that is slightly rigid and watches vintage cartoons, and V2, its more advanced "sister" with a jealous streak.