Most everyone spends their time conducting business and social time in a virtual world. He is offended by the existence of the clones and doesn’t want to be replaced someday by someone else–even if it is his clone with his memories.Īdam finds out he is terminally ill and realizes his employer might fold before he passes, leaving his estranged wife Reena (Anna Brewster) and children in the lurch. These clones are engineered to be better versions of themselves and do not burn in the toxic sun. When others conduct business virtually from home, Adam dons a hazmat suit and heads out to an empty office every day to still virtually conduct his business.Īlmost everyone Adam encounters in the outside world during the day are clones. James D’Arcy (Agent Carter, Broadchurch) plays Adam Bird, a man working a 9-5 and dealing with daily life in a world where no one goes outside during the day to avoid the toxic effects of the sun. When most futuristic films highlight technology or the degradation of our environment, Moshe uses both to create the real and virtual world Adam Bird inhabits. Against this dystopian backdrop, a dying man seeks to ensure the future well-being of his family, while coping with what it means to be human in this new reality.ĭirector Guy Moshe’s foray into futuristic sci-fi with LX 2048 brings together several sci-fi themes to create a dystopian world not much different than our own. Octo11:25 am | In the near future, the sun has become so toxic people can no longer leave their houses in daytime, and normal life is conducted mostly inside the virtual realm. “LX 2048” Movie Review by Brooke Daugherty
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