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SIMULATION.

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Drip. drop. She never liked being strapped into a table. She never liked hospitals and infirmaries to begin with. Whenever she was injured, she would do her best to flee. When she was younger, she would, ultimately, be caught and dragged away for treatment. As she grew older and stronger, there were times that she was successful in her chronic evasions. If she would have known that this simulation involved more than just the headset and earphones that she had been accustomed to during the first simulation trial, she would have declined wholeheartedly. Here she was suffering and living through her worse nightmare. It did not last long. She had soon slipped out of consciousness due to anesthesia (she assumed).

The lobby was not exactly the same as before. It was not like before. She never had to wait as it loaded the content of the simulated training. For the first time, she would be sharing her mind with other individual. She would be working alongside other candidates. Part of her was quite enthusiastic to enjoy the virtual adventure with friends. Then, she remembered that not many liked to be paired with her, because she was not the best partner to be around it. Most did not understand her vision, which was their lost. She was not some wild card. The redhead pounced on the first person to appear before her hugging them tightly. After a couple of minutes, they were five. She was excited for whatever they had in store for them. She hoped that they could live up to her expectations. After all, this reminded her of that movie, now, these movies...that one with the Jaeger robots or the classic Matrix or the anticlimatic Inception. The redhead took a quick glance at her comrades. There was ‘Ponytails’, there was ‘Blueberry’, there ‘Seaweed’ and there was ‘Scarface’ (yes, she did not bother to remember their names).

Without much of a warning, the lobby seemed to have been caught in a flood. They were warned a bit too late of the ‘risk of death’ as they realized that they were at the bottom of some river. As they swam to reach the surface, ‘Seaweed’ was quicker than the four of them (foolishly so in Artemis’s opinion as they did not know what awaited them at the surface) and, soon enough, ‘Seaweed’ seemed to be drowning. Filament of red surrounded the companion and she knew that they had been struck. ‘Blueberry’ was quick to catch them and to swim with them. The was when the AI fairy told them something that should have been said way before.

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The quartet and the injured swam until they were under some dock. They were away from the sight of whatever was at the surface. When they finally could gasp for air (quietly). They could hear people shouting. They were searching for someone and they could all tell that they were searching for ‘Seaweed’ that they had seen. The objective was straight to the point. They needed to retrieve the diamonds and get the heck away from this place as fast as possible. The issue with that was that dumbass ‘Seaweed’ was injured. It was only their shoulder (thankfully), but it mean that, at any moment, he would be a dead weight for the team. “If anything, Seaweed can always be of use later on as bait.” Yes, it was sad, but Artemis wanted to complete the mission successfully. Sometimes, someone had to do one for the team. For the time being, ‘Seaweed’ could count on them (and on her).

The team waited until the ruckus on the land had diminished a little bit, before journeying out of their hideout. In the meantime, they familiarized themselves a bit with what they had. Artemis and ‘Blueberry’ had mid to long range weapons. ‘Scarface’ had a close range one. ‘Ponytails’ decided that she would take care of ‘Seaweed’. She was also a freaking sniper; therefore, she could be useful as long as she had a place to stay. When the coast seemed clear, the five men team moved fast. They found safety in the bushes near the shore. ‘Ponytails’ had her hand on Seaweed’s mouth who kept on making unnecessary noises. He had to suck it up or, else, Artemis was definitely going to sacrifice him to the wolves. ‘Ponytails’ suggested that ‘Seaweed’ and her would camp out while the trio would move in the camp. It was not a bad idea, but it meant that the trio (who never worked before together) to be able to handle an entire camp of mercenaries on their own. It was a challenge that Artemis actually approved of. ‘Scarface’ did not seem too eager at the idea, but with the overwhelming 4 v. 1, he had no choice but to comply.

The camp had more the looks of a village taken hostage by a group of mercenaries. There were civilians among the people and they looked terrified. Artemis remembered when she would watch these documentaries that this practice was quite common. The children would be taken away from their families to become child soldiers for the militias or the mercenary’s employer. ‘Blueberry’ vehemently expressed that they try not to touch to the children and that they should avoid pointless casualties (to which Artemis replied that they were in a freaking game. He was being twat and was acting like one of those players who would aim to respect the law in some GTA game). ‘Scarface’ had to intervene in their banter, because he did not want a) fail the mission b) die during the simulation. Lucky for ‘Blueberry’, the trio had to use stealth to infiltrate the pseudo-camp.

Finding the diamonds was easier than taking candy from a child. It was transporting them outside that was the issue. They either needed to bring a briefcase or they found a way to pear it open and to bring the content with them. In the end, they remained in the room until the warlord waltz in (probably to check on his prized loot). “Scarface’ did not spare him. After rendering him unconscious with blunt force, he grabbed his finger and used each one by one until the case was unlocked. Stealthy, they secured their prize and did their best to leave. However, the warlord regained consciousness faster than anticipated. The cavalry was released and they were being chased. Long story short, Artemis ended up using her trump card. ‘Seaweed’ was slowing them down. The rendezvous point was close yet far away. They needed a diversion. It was not a matter of necessity. Anyone who knew her knew that she had her true loyalty lied (?) in her twin brother. Anyone else was dispensable and disposable at some point. There was no selfishness or ill intention in her decision. It was solely dictated by logic. Their objective and their survival mattered more. ‘Ponytails’ was wholeheartedly against it. Artemis responded with threatening her with her gun. “You know, the objective is simply to meet up with the diamonds. A cadaver or two won’t ruin the outcome.”

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The killing of a sacred deer

So, even though I really enjoyed the “Lobster”, not for dinner but the movie I had certain doubts whether or not I am ready to undertake 2 more hours of the same director’s intriguing but at times slow and exhausting pace of vision. I admire his aesthetic but I personally don’t enjoy the unexplained surrealism if it is only used to fire up conversations between audiences of pseudo-philosopher moviegoers. These guys then get other people talking about the movie and in no time it goes viral but it had nothing to do with the quality of the picture. I took a dare and had zero expectations of truly understanding it, but it came off quite simple after seeing it. Sure I could dive deeper by google-ing some of the facts that I picked up on, but the movie had a very clear message in terms of what it wanted to translate to the audience. So to dive straight to the point “The killing of a sacred deer” is a perfect - Revenge movie. The motive behind the revenge is clear - Collin Farrell's character killed the young boy’s father due to his own negligence (alcoholism), and he tries to make up for it by befriending the boy (almost adopting him and spending most of his free time with the boy (Martin) buying him expensive gifts, while that same boy has been plotting his revenge even before the first scene hit the screen. He “killed” the wrong person. The premise of this movie is no different from the one in John Wick, only in this case, they killed the wrong boy’s father. Martin, however, didn’t go out on a murder spree, in fact, he offered Dr.Murphy a deal. The deal is that he has to sacrifice one member of his family or the rest of his family will die. Let us get back to the premise of the movie just for a second before this plot unfolds. While accidents do happen in medicine, most of the times the doctors aren’t held accountable. Just look at all the waivers they make you sign before you go get that surgery (just so you don’t sue the hospital if something goes haywire), even if its a routine operation. Can a doctor make a mistake? Surely they are not gods. Are doctors being held accountable for their mistakes every time an operation goes wrong, and who is to say it was their wrongdoing? So many questions and that’s why this is such an interesting movie exploring the ethics (rules provided by an external source, e.g., codes of conduct in workplaces or principles in religions) and the moral (an individual’s own principles regarding right and wrong) of “playing God”. I can understand sometimes it comes down to “a matter of bad luck” even though two words that best describe medicine are “exact” and “science” when compared with any alternative treatment. Sometimes I understand there is no real way of knowing how the body will react to a certain surgical procedure and there is always that factor of “unpredictable” that happens when something is “larger than life”, or as doctors tend to describe it: “There was just nothing we could do, we tried everything”. But did you? We can’t help but ask ourselves this question every time a procedure goes wrong. Could the outcome be any different? How do we distinguish and isolate the human factor, and can we? Are doctors even allowed to make a mistake when in control of a human life? This movie raises a hell of a lot of questions, one of which is heavily depicted: How is it that its always somebody else’s fault when it comes down to the procedure going wrong. It’s either the patient, the anesthesiologist, the surgeon or God. You can maybe get to the bottom of it, by being really creative with extracting information from somebody that was present during the operation; Aside from God. Even though I believe surgeons suffer from a God complex, I’m also sure they are not gods. The feeling of being in control of a person’s life, (which is heavily referenced in this movie) is an unprecedented one. In fact, this movie is packed with so much religious context, even the title heavily suggests it. The director’s name is Yorgos Lanthimos which is a Greek name so it makes sense that the guy pulled reference from Greek mythology which I think was very cool. In ancient Greek mythology the leader of the Greeks, Agamemnon, accidentally kills a deer in a grove sacred to the goddess Artemis. She punishes him by interfering with the winds so that his fleet cannot sail to Troy. The seer Calchas reveals that to appease Artemis, Agamemnon must sacrifice his eldest daughter, Iphigenia. It’s interesting to see where the director found inspiration but its an interesting topic to explore on its own. However, our entire culture is based on the principle “an eye for an eye” so exploring this concept makes you want to reevaluate your actions or should I rather say reactions to certain situations where we tend to take it upon ourselves to go out and seek justice in your own right not taking into consideration all the elements that took place. Is it ok to act out as judge and jury everytime we feel there is injustice? There is an interesting scene when Collin Farrell’s character watches a movie at Martin’s house with his mom played by Alicia Silverstone. They are watching “Groundhog Day”, and it immediately cuts to a scene where Andie Macdowell’s character tells Bill Murray that he is not a God. This movie explores a lot, from the aspects of religion to social and family values as well as existentialism. We see this “perfect family” where there is, in fact, total emptiness in the aspect of relationships and emotions. Kids worship mp3 players, the wife is empty from the inside out and the father can’t get off by having normal sex instead his wife needs to play dead in order for him to reach an orgasm. This blatantly depicts the emptiness of modern day society and how estranged we have become. Further down the movie, it is terrifying to watch how each family member is fighting for their own life by trying to make themselves look worthier than the other. In this family, like in so many others, there is no “we”, there is only “I”. We see that when each of the family members tries their utmost to please Dad so he doesn’t choose them for the sacrifice. Most shockingly at one point, even the mother suggests to her husband that they can always have new babies as long as they don’t lose themselves, in other words, she is afraid she might be chosen for the sacrifice. The kids express the same existentialism behavior. So the big reveal you’ve all been waiting for, even though it’s maybe the least important thing about this movie as it only serves as a vehicle for the entire plot unfolding. How did Martin make them all of go sick? Is he a God? No. But the feel of the movie and the directors choice to mystify Martin’s character by him acting really weird and unworldly strongly suggest it. And this is what I love about this movie, it made me feel very confused at times, but the director was honest (just enough) about his methods of how he was doing it, and in the end, he didn’t leave the movie unresolved. It only leaves you in its own right to pick a side. Let me get back to how they got sick. Remember the first time Martin was at their house? He brought gifts, more precisely he brought key chains for each of Dr.Murphys kids (Colin Farrell). I believe, the keychains were exposed to a radioactive material and since the kids most likely wore them in their pockets they suffered from radioactive poisoning which affected their limbs along with other side effects (such as loss for appetite, bleeding eyes, etc.) all of which are quite common with radioactive poisoning and were overseen by the medical staff since there was no obvious reason to suspect that radioactivity could be causing them to get sick. Martin held it a secret until he “smote” Dr.Murphy for killing his dad. He made it so by making him go through what he did by sacrificing an immediate member of his family just so Dr.Murphy gets to experience what it's like being on the other side of playing God.

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