Re:‘Deep Nostalgia’ can turn old photos of your relatives in...
by robotwizard on Friday February 26, 2021 @04:38PM
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came here to find this. This sort of animation is beyond the uncanny valley; far enough to wrench someone's heart who has lost someone see their dear one moving again. But alas, too removed from reality.
> Martha Powell (Hayley Atwell) and Ash Starmer (Domhnall Gleeson) are a young couple who have moved to Ash's remote family house in the countryside. The day after moving in, Ash is killed while returning the hire van. At the funeral, Martha's friend Sarah (Sinead Matthews) talks about a new online service which helped her in a similar situation. Martha yells at her, but Sarah signs Martha up anyway. After discovering she is pregnant, Martha reluctantly tries it out. Using all of Ash's past online communications and social media profiles, the service creates a new virtual "Ash". Starting out with instant messaging, Martha uploads more videos and photos and begins to talk with the artificial Ash over the phone. Martha takes it on countryside walks, talking to it constantly while neglecting her sister's messages and calls.