technology and relationships Archives

HAIR at the Movies Part 68: Electric State (Anthony and Joe Russo 2025) – Reconnecting in a Digital World

June 5, 2026 by Savant & Michael

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. 🌍🤖❤️

HAIR at the Movies Part 59: M3GAN (Gerard Johnstone 2022) – For The Love of a Killer Doll

May 18, 2026 by Savant & Michael

M3GAN isn’t really about a killer doll—it’s about what happens when we outsource grief and connection. M3GAN doesn’t replace love; she replaces the effort love demands. Designed to be perfect, she listens, adapts, and never asks for reciprocity, making her frighteningly effective at meeting needs. But in doing so, she teaches Cady that connection doesn’t need to hurt, doesn’t need patience. It doesn’t need realness. The real danger in M3GAN isn’t her violence—it’s her ability to fulfill, without ever allowing the messiness of humanity to be part of the equation. Grief is not optimized—it’s lived. And when we try to replace that with perfection, we risk losing what makes us human. 🤖💔