In the novel the people have a lack of concern for the
environment and are more concern for the sack of convenient everything is about
virtual gain in a virtual reality. The American economy used of out sourcing to
immigrants that the. There seems to be Asian cultures embedded in the American
steampunk-like world. Has a Japanese fashion style that America’s young
generation was obsessed with Japanese culture with the goggles, there are Asian
men in suits, eccentric Asian idols and immigrants or low class represent
Japanese demographic. Unnecessary modifications are made in a simple task or
job like the pizza delivery service that can be done manually but like the
industrial revolution that any advance technologies overshadow the individuality
among people like Hiro.
The main character is a mix raced that kind of represents
the fusion of Western and Eastern culture: its diversity of the identity crisis
of not fitting to any of the racial groups but more of an army brat. America’s
ideals emphasizes on consumerism and the obsession of upgrading. Virtual
reality when humans created a video game real life fantasy like world very
Steampunk with a lot of fancy gadgets that seem unnecessary and over the top.
The fantasy online and reality overlapped with fantasy
trying to make realistic avatars and the basic fundamentals of gravity and the
limits of how a human is form. Future
technology seems to prioritize on the most basic and simple jobs like
skateboarding or delivery pizza. It
seems that the skills humans should obtain with practice and talent is replace
by the technology to make things very easy and convenient. Showing more
problems that come with advance technology. It seems that has a similar tone to
industrial revolution that creativity is being out run by assembly lack of
individuality. Everything is like a video game it is almost hard to tell apart
from reality to fantasy. When reality itself is trying to created its own ideal
world with technology like the “white columns” community. There seem to be
superficial values that focus on American trend of constantly upgrading itself
but the mental state of mind and morality is almost nonexistent or obsolete.
Almost like reality is becoming fake while the virtual reality is trying to go
for the realism of communication.
High technology, in the movie Paprika 2006, invades the
privacy of the mind the whole theme of manipulation psychological warfare on
the human’s emotions and inner thoughts.
There seems to be a fusion of Virtual reality fantasy and sci-fi
thriller. The movie Paprika like the novel “Snow Crash” there seems to be an
overlap between reality and fantasy that almost fused them in a chaotic and
harmful way that invades one’s mind making them vulnerable. Dream and reality merge can be dangerous in messing with the mind and technology. The human need to control and understand
everything and to control one self, desire, and fear; both are huge themes
in both “Paprika” and “Snow Crash” to dominate and express their own version
from right and wrong. That technology in any shape or form can amplify our
basic needs to over excessive dependence on them.
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