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Thats not giving away anything, as the film isnt really about the fate of the Earth.
The satellite contains within it the memories and legacies of humanity, long gone from the universe.
Its looking for a lifeform.
But theyre not there just as voices.
In here, we can live, they observe.
But what is life?
These scenes play like a more emo version ofWall-Ecrossed with a bit ofA.I.
Artificial Intelligence, but no matter.
Theres beauty in the inanimate objects inarticulate longing.
There are ideas here, of course.
There are questions about the authenticity of a life lived in imitation of others.
Or life lived as a performance to others.
Theres more to the film than that.
ButLove Me, despite having two incredibly expressive actors at its center, remains furiously literal-minded in its questioning.
And unfortunately, the more questions this picture asks, the more maudlin and shallow it becomes.
