Ich bin dein Mensch

这期节目，我邀请到一起制作腰部播客“一车烂话”的主播车厘子（Cherry）和烂木头（Lassie）来聊一聊由《离经叛道》导演Maria Schrader执导，大表哥Dan Stevens全程德语主演的人机爱情片/AI悲喜剧《我是你的人》。语言学家Alma因为需要资金，同意参与改善机器人Tom编程的项目，然而，她却对这个基于她“完美情人”设定的机器人并不来电……

The past was a foreign country and we date robots now.
I am joined by Cherry and Lassie from Rotten Cherry in discussing the German film I Am Your Man, starring Dan Stevens and Maren Eggert. Enjoying Dan’s British-accented German, I was deeply enchanted by this story between a reluctant woman and her robot friend, programmed according to her romantic taste. It is light-hearted with comical details as well as philosophical reflection. Tenderly, it asks questions about what to do when facing the ending of a relationship, and human beings’ exploration of their desires and fears in a near future.

02:00 Rotten Cherry (一车烂话) is a podcast in Mandarin produced by the three of us. Twice on the Editor’s Pick, it now has over 5000 followers!
05:16 Introduction of Ich bin dein Mensch / I Am Your Man
08:27 A couple who don’t like each other during arranged meetings end up falling for each other is a familiar trope for many Japanese/Korean soap operas, but I Am Your Man is a German film, what’s German about this story?
10:58 Alma, an independent and professional woman specializing in language research, makes an attractive protagonist
12:12 Comic performances by Dan Stevens
15:24 What can a human man learn from his robot counterpart?
21:31 To Lassie, this film is more tragedy than comedy: When Alma undergoes pressure from family and society, a perfect robot enters her life only to be recalled later, what should she do then?
28:26 I Am Your Man reminds Lassie of the film Her
33:26 Cherry thinks robot Tom is a dessert with too much sugar
36:56 The idea of having a perfect partner is a luxury
41:06 Will the three of us date Tom?
47:29 On the ending
59:28 After Yang, a film about robot carers, is a film to watch
60:22 Unorthodox, Maria Schrader’s TV show on a young woman from an ultra-orthodox community, is highly recommended

Reference
电影 Ich bin dein Mensch / I Am Your Man (2021)
电影 Her (2013)
小说《蒙马特遗书》，邱妙津
电影 After Yang (2021)
电视剧 Unorthodox (2020)

Music
I’m Your Man by Leonard Cohen