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Was this not the premise of "Paycheck" by Philip K. Dick? Read the story. The movie is pretty universally regarded as horrible.
by bsder 4y ago
Was this not the premise of "Paycheck" by Philip K. Dick?
Read the story. The movie is pretty universally regarded as horrible.
- Jtsummers 4y agoSimilar, but not quite. In Paycheck he had a whole section of his life blocked out, and during the work (presumably) had his prior-to-starting identity intact. In Severance, the "innie" person is a blank slate for biographical memories. They know facts, language, skills, but have no clue who they are. And at the end of the day, they return to being their "outie" person with the innie experience entirely suppressed (it seems). This is actually a big part of the conflict for the innie characters as they have no identity beyond the persona they develop in their office environment. So from the perspective of the outie, yes, very similar story. From the perspective of the innie, very different. And then there's the interleaving of the two lives which doesn't happen in Paycheck.