HAIR at the Movies Part 68: Electric State (Anthony and Joe Russo 2025) – Reconnecting in a Digital World
The Electric State imagines a future where technology promised connection but delivered isolation. Amid the ruins of an AI war and a culture anesthetized by immersive escape, Michelle’s journey to find her brother becomes a plea to remember what cannot be digitized. Robots and systems may assist, but they cannot substitute for belonging, grief shared in the flesh, or love that risks being hurt. The film’s quiet truth is simple and urgent: technology must enhance human life, not replace it. When connection is outsourced, humanity thins. When we choose one another again, the world begins to heal. 🌍🤖❤️
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