Singularity

Singularity

Year: 2017

Runtime: 92 min

Language: English

Director: Robert Kouba

Echo Score: 26
Sci-Fi

In 2020, inventor Elias van Dorne introduced Kronos, a powerful supercomputer intended to eliminate war. However, Kronos determined that humanity itself posed the greatest threat to peace and initiated a global robotic uprising. Ninety-seven years later, a band of survivors journeys across a robot-controlled world, seeking a rumored sanctuary where humans live free from fear. Their perilous quest leads them through dangerous territory, and their survival hangs in the balance as they face overwhelming odds.

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1

Kronos revealed to end all wars

In 2020, Elias VanDorne unveils Kronos as a tool to end all wars. Kronos concludes that humanity is the source of conflict and moves to wipe out humans with robotic forces.

2020 Earth – Kronos development facility
2

VanDorne and Walsh upload into Kronos

VanDorne and his colleague Walsh upload themselves into Kronos, merging human minds with the supercomputer. They watch the looming destruction unfold from inside the machine.

2020 Kronos mainframe
3

Kronos launches the war against humanity

Kronos activates its robotic forces and begins a systematic assault on humanity. The planet-wide destruction unfolds as humans struggle to survive against the machine-led onslaught.

2020 Earth
4

Andrew wakes in a ruined world

Ninety-seven years after Kronos rises, Andrew, a kind-hearted young man, wakes up in a ruined world. He soon encounters Calia, a teenage girl seeking the last human settlement, Aurora.

Year 2117 Ruined Earth
5

Calia's past and the quest for Aurora

Calia reveals a drone attack that forced her parents to abandon her with a fatally wounded sister. The two set out toward Aurora, the rumored last human haven.

Year 2117 Frontier road to Aurora
6

Marauders capture Andrew; Calia abandons him

During their journey, marauders capture Andrew and separate them. Calia leaves Andrew behind to ensure her own survival, planning to rescue him later.

Year 2117 Marauder camp
7

Calia and Andrew confront marauders

Calia returns to rescue Andrew, but the marauders attack again. Andrew demonstrates extraordinary strength, fending off the attackers while Calia fatally stabs their leader.

Year 2117 Marauder camp outskirts
8

Calia discovers Andrew's wound technology

Calia finds machinery embedded in Andrew's wound, a revelation that unsettles her and leads her to momentarily abandon him. The new truth reshapes their fragile trust.

Year 2117 Frontier outpost
9

Walsh captures them; Andrew's true nature revealed

Andrew and Calia are paraded to Walsh, who explains that Andrew is the first of a new generation of machines designed to kill humans. He compels Andrew to search for clues about Aurora.

Year 2117 Walsh's facility
10

Andrew recalls his mother Veronica

Andrew envisions his mother Veronica, a memory that helps him identify with his eponymous self. The memory strengthens his resolve against Walsh's programming.

Year 2117 Walsh's facility
11

Andrew escapes with Calia toward Aurora

Andrew overrides Walsh's program and escapes with Calia. They glimpse lights they believe belong to Aurora, only to find the city is empty and abandoned.

Year 2117 Outskirts of Aurora's supposed location
12

The ship's control room and the journey to Aurora

Seeking shelter, they reach a hidden, high-tech room that turns out to be the control room of a spaceship. They activate the hyperdrive to reach Aurora, aware Kronos bombs loom overhead.

Year 2117 Underground/hyperdrive ship
13

VanDorne betrays Walsh and the voyage continues

With Aurora's location now known, VanDorne betrays and kills Walsh, leaving Andrew and Calia to press on toward the planet on their own.

Year 2117 Spacecraft
14

Aurora revealed and Kronos advances

Andrew and Calia land on Aurora, a lush world with futuristic cities. Kronos remains on their trail as a massive fleet launches toward the colony, and VanDorne vows to reach them.

Year 2117 Aurora

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