A HARD PROBLEM (2021) (film review by Evelyn C. Leeper)

[Philip De Parto]

The following review is reprinted with permission from

THE MT VOID
01/16/26 -- Vol. 44, No. 29, Whole Number 2415

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A HARD PROBLEM (2021)   (film review by Evelyn C. Leeper)

The idea in A HARD PROBLEM is not a new
one, at least in written science fiction. And there are films with
similar ideas, though not the specific idea of he film.
Ironically, the idea has been discussed in the real world as
something that might be possible in the future.

The film raises issues of self-awareness, consciousness, and
purpose. The title refers to 'the Hard Problem of
Consciousness'--how humans (and others) have subjective
experiences (qualia). These have been in science fiction for a
long time. The difference in this film is the origin of the beings
involved, which does not really add that much.

I realize this is all very vague, but I don't want to give too
much away.

Released streaming 12 December 2023.

Film Credits:
<https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11080042/reference>

What others are saying:
<https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_hard_problem>