THE DARK THEME OF AMAZON'S "UPLOAD"
John 10:28 - "I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me."
Well... Not is this weird version of the future. Horizon snatched them up pretty good.
At least it is in the Amazon original series "Upload" where technology's dominion reaches so far that not even the dead can escape it. Horizon holds hostage their patrons loved one for profit. This virtual "heaven" is beautiful and relaxing, but a beautiful cage is still a cage.
Meanwhile, all living are robbed of their right to properly grieve their dead, sold on the idea that they don't have to let go. Who wouldn't want to keep their loved ones around forever? Who wouldn't want to achieve immortality?
At the very least, it provides comfort for non-religious customers, those who don't believe in souls or a real afterlife. They need comfort that something better awaits them after they die. In steps Horizon, offering virtual heaven for a substantial fee and binding contract.
"Sign here and we OWN YOU." Red flag? I think so.
Upload is the story of Nathan Brown who signs his soul to his girlfriend Ingrid Kennerman. She is the privileged daughter of a wealthy tycoon, and she LOVES her control over Nathan. Quickly, he learns that he signed the wrong deal. She is as flaky as she is privileged. Ingrid's constant doubt puts him in danger almost daily. She could delete him at any moment, especially given the financial setback and the peer pressure she feels with her family. She even expresses her mounting desire to freeze or delete him in her support group session.
Not only does he relinquish control to the flakiest woman alive, but he also insults his life's work. His divine purpose. His untimely end meets him in the midst of creating a free version of virtual heaven. That way, the underprivileged can experience the same afterlife luxuries as Horizon's wealthy customers. It puts Horizon in danger of losing business and contributes a motive in his murder.
1 Corinthians 2:9 - "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.”
In spite of his compassion for the poor, his fear of death drives him to hypocrisy. He sells his soul instead of trusting his colleague to finish their work. He also shows no faith in God though he claims to be a Christian.
Had he not signed that contract and sold his soul to a phone company, he would have ascended to the real Heaven where God's love is unconditional and free of charge. In his family, there is nothing to fear.
