Movies are not a big part of my life at the moment but I do watch one every once in a while. I’m actually canceling my Amazon Prime membership because I’ve gotten a little too addicted to watching shows, and I would prefer to be spending my time in potentially more productive ways. Not that I regret over the holidays, binge-watching Star Trek episodes, the original series, and the next generation, all 258 of them. I’m not admitting to having a problem, but I was very into TV growing up. Just like with food it’s easy to passively numb out and avoid creating anything new yourself.

Not sure why I decided to watch the movie Zoe, but I am glad I did. It’s the type of movie set in a future that seems very possible, disturbingly so. Actually, I doubt we will be able to create completely believable artificial humans for a long time if at all. The movie’s accuracy was more in portraying how people would likely act and live in this new reality. A world with robot companions to keep you company and also an addictive drug that induces the feeling of falling in love over and over.

The aspect of the movie that resonated with me and made me think about my own life was how even though Ewan McGregor’s character wants to fall in love with his female creation played by Lea Seydoux, he can’t. She is a robot who seems as human as anyone physically and emotionally. They date and have a love affair. Still, he can’t see past how he perceives her and the physical reality of her existence.

How many potential partners over the years have I dismissed or kept at arm’s length because of something superficial or some limiting beliefs about what I want or need? That is a tough question. Probably too many. The movie illustrated very well that bias and struggle and gave me a glimpse of myself. More awareness the better.

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