Oops Totally Forgot About Moon

While original in its portrayal of how the cloning process works, Moon can attribute some of its characteristic from the last few Sci-Fi films we have seen. For example, in some parts of the film, there is classic music that is played. I noticed that the musical was played during a montage of either the station, Moon, or the Earth. This can be associated with 2001: A Space Oddessey because of the musical montages used. What could also be taken from 2001 is the robotic instrument of GERTY and HAL. Both are robots connected to the computer components of the station and spacecraft, respectively. However, this is where Moon deviates from the Sci-Fi convention that we have become used to. From Brazil and Blade Runner is Moon's indistinguishable place in time. We don't know how the technical advancement of Earth is because we never see it. We can assume that technical advancement has taken place because of the evidence with clones/replicants - an idea taken from Blade Runner. In addition to that, Moon also takes the idea of implanting memories into the clones and also giving them a life span of three years (four in Blade Runner) Thematically, Moon takes elements from The Day the Earth Stood Still, Brazil, and Blade Runner. The culminating factor is the question posed by all four movies; What is human/ What makes us human? The clones of Sam Bell appear to have emotions and are relatively human-like until it is revealed to the viewer, and to the clone itself.

Moon did have natural conventions of its own, for example, the influence of emotion, not seen in 2001. In contrast to HAL, GERTY is much more apathetic to Sam, rather, the clones of Sam. The bond between the two of them is much stronger than what is seen in 2001. I think this is what surprised us as the viewers, is the depth of interaction between GERTY and Sam, how in various situations, the robot is seen crying or smiling by its little emoticon image. Another element was when it helped Sam hack into the computer system and how it stated that it serves to help Sam, not the people up at mission control, with whom we would normally associate as having power over the robot.