The Great Flood: A Mother's Unending Quest
Seoul, South KoreaTue Dec 23 2025
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In a world where an asteroid strike has caused massive flooding, a mother's love and determination are put to the ultimate test. Gu An-na, an artificial intelligence researcher, is tasked with raising a synthetic child, Ja-in, as part of an experiment to give robots genuine human emotions. However, when a catastrophic flood hits Seoul, An-na's mission becomes personal as she searches for her lost son amidst the chaos.
As the story unfolds, it is revealed that the flood and the events surrounding it are not real but a virtual simulation designed to train the Emotion Engine. An-na has been reliving this scenario thousands of times, each time making different choices to find her son. The simulation is a way for researchers to understand how emotions can be replicated in synthetic humans and how they can alter the course of humanity.
An-na's journey is not just about finding her son but also about unlocking her own memories and emotions. As she relives the simulation, she remembers more and more about her past life and her son, creating a human-like robot with full thoughts, emotions, and memories. The flood scenario becomes a test of raw emotion, determining how engineers can design a synthetic person to contain the same emotions that would allow a mother to save her child.
In the end, An-na finally locates Ja-in in a closet on the 30th floor of the apartment where she told him to hide. The last scene shows An-na holding Ja-in as they travel back to Earth in a rocket, leaving the viewer to wonder if An-na is the original woman with her memories transmitted back to her or if she is the synthetic human created through thousands of experiments.
The Great Flood raises important questions about the nature of humanity and the ethics of artificial intelligence. It challenges the viewer to think critically about the implications of creating synthetic humans with genuine emotions and memories. The movie's ending leaves room for interpretation, inviting the audience to ponder the true nature of An-na and her son.
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