好久沒有看到這麼精彩的故事，Apple TV才播到一半，我就急著去找原著小說來直衝結局！
我從小就常常思考時間是第四維度的問題（雖然目前物理學尚未證實這個概念）！理論上，在我們自身的時間維度之外，存在著無數個平行宇宙，不斷發展出無限個宇宙中都有一個我，經歷著截然不同的人生。根據量子理論，那些無限多的可能性（疊加態），一旦被觀測者介入時，就產生了「波函數塌縮」。換句話說，觀察者在某種程度上決定了所觀測的世界的狀態。
根據神經科學的理論，若能製造出特殊藥物來抑制大腦特定腦區，暫時阻斷觀測者的介入。此外，理論上如果可以創造一個全無噪無干擾的空間，一旦藥效過去，大腦便會在這個空間創造出一個無限多門的長廊之心象。最後，小說中提出了一個大膽的假設：觀測者打開長廊中的門之當下，他們的記憶、身心精神狀態會決定他們進入哪個平行宇宙。
多麼的巧妙的設定啊！作者Blake Crouch的科幻小說《Dark Matter (人生複本)》，利用這樣的設定，融合了神經科學與量子力學的概念，探討了記憶、身份、意識等議題，來探討「如果人生可以重來，你會做出什麼樣的選擇？」作者從薛丁格貓的思想實驗、光的二元性、大腦前額葉的功能等科學概念出發，探討了愛、遺憾、自我和生命的意義，引領讀者進入一個前所未有的思維維度。
最令人驚豔的是小說的結局，出人意料卻又合情合理，在給予讀者深刻思考的同時，也留下了許多開放式的問題，激發讀者進行進一步的探索和解讀。
Yearning for a story that transcends the screen? Dive into Blake Crouch's "Dark Matter," a sci-fi masterpiece that blends neuroscience and quantum mechanics. Imagine accessing parallel universes by manipulating your brain! The novel explores memory, identity, and the choices that define us. From Schrödinger's cat to the power of the prefrontal cortex, Crouch weaves science with a captivating narrative. The mind-bending conclusion leaves you questioning existence, the multiverse, and the choices that shape our realities.
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- 物理學家薛丁格設計了一個思想實驗來描繪量子力學的原理。實驗將一隻貓放到密封的箱子裡，箱子內還有放射性元素。元素若是衰退會把貓毒死，若不會衰退貓就不會毒死，此時貓對科學家是生也是死，疊加態就是一種還沒有結果的未知狀態，直到觀測者介入後，才疊加態塌縮。根據量子力學，原子處於疊加態，既衰變又未衰變，直到被觀察為止，薛丁格用這個類比來突顯量子系統的內在不確定性。
- 在故事中，主角在重建記憶的嘗試（會了回到自己的宇宙）中，受到他自己身心靈狀態，以及記憶偏見和期望（引發情緒）的影響，一直回不到自己的宇宙。這反映了心理學或神經科學中的觀察者偏差，研究人員的預設立場可能會影響他們對實驗結果的解釋。
- 身份認同是什麼？意識的本質是什麼？平行宇宙是否存在？我們是否可以操縱記憶？
- 這個小說最不可思議的地方是，它一方面讓量子物理變得浪漫了，另一方面它的核心竟然是一個愛情的故事！
平行空間的不同結局：創作觀點的分歧命運
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終於等到人生複本電視劇的結局！Blake Crouch的科幻小說《Dark Matter》及其改編的電視劇，結局截然不同，但這兩種結局都引人入勝。
小說的結局中，傑森殺死了另一個自己，強調了主角為生存不擇手段的決心，以及在特殊情況下可能出現的道德模糊性。電視劇則採取「和解」的處理方式。傑森#2為了家人犧牲自己，其他分身也發揮了同理心和犧牲精神，為敘事注入強烈的救贖元素。
果然只有原作者可以超越原作者！個人更喜歡電視劇的結局，更深入探索多元宇宙以及角色跨越現實的關係提供了空間。最後的彩蛋更提供了創作第二季的空間！
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https://variety.com/2024/tv/features/jennifer-connelly-dark-matter-finale-1236048530/
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By Jenelle Riley
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from Episode 9, “Entanglement,” the Season 1 finale of “Dark Matter,” now streaming on Apple TV+.
The finale of “Dark Matter,” based on the bestselling novel by Blake Crouch, has hit Apple TV+, and while it answers many questions, it also poses a new ones. We spoke to Jennifer Connelly, who pays Daniela Dessen, who has to make an unthinkable choice. In addition, we talked to Crouch, who adapted his own book for television, as well as his co-writer of the final episode, Jacquelyn Ben-Zekry. And we couldn’t help but ask about a potential second season.
For purposes of this story, characters with multiple selves are referred to by the universe they were first seen in. So JasonPrime is from “our” world, while Jason2 and Amanda2 come from the second world shown.
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The penultimate episode of “Dark Matter” saw JasonPrime (Joel Edgerton) reunited with Daniela and their son Charlie (Oakes Fegley.) But their happily ever after is deferred upon learning about the existence of other Jasons. And over the course of the episode, we watch Daniela struggle with the guilt she feels over abandoning the other Jasons. But we also see JasonPrime prove himself to be the same man she knew, unlike some of the Jasons who have clearly been damaged by their experiences. In a way, the pair have to fall back in love with each other.
That’s challenging, however, as it means the other Jasons have come home to their own world without a family. Connelly says there is a moment Daniela actively chooses to stay with JasonPrime, and not even hear other possibilities: “I don’t think that it comes easily or quickly,” Connelly says. “And I think that’s what this chapter of the story is about.”
She adds that the two can’t just rush into each other’s arms. “After all that time we’ve spent with Jason trying to get home, we realize it can’t be an easy homecoming because of the ramifications of what’s happened,” Connelly continues. “The journey they take together where they run away and hide out is her finding that feeling that he is the one.”
The length of that journey was so important that it made the series go from eight to nine episodes. As they were going into production, Crouch realized he wanted to go deeper with several of the relationships. “I went and said, ‘Hey, I think we need one more episode.’ And we were told to do it — and it truly makes all the difference,” Crouch says.
Connelly agrees. “It didn’t seem like it could be plausible that with so much to sift through it could be an immediate, ‘OK, I get it — I know absolutely that you are the one,’” she says. “There’s so much to digest and process. So I was really happy we had those last two episodes to explore that, and watch them find each other again.”
Connelly wishes it had been easier for them. “After everything, I want to have it be a big moment where they embrace and everything is OK,” she says. “But I just believe this more.”
https://variety.com/2024/tv/features/jennifer-connelly-dark-matter-finale-1236048530/
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By Jenelle Riley
The Dessens do reconcile, and then have to survive a group of Jasons attacking their hideout and make it back to The Box to start a new life in an alternate world. But when they arrive at The Box, another group of Jasons is there. One Jason says, “We came to say goodbye.” The Dessens enter The Box, and we see Charlie open the door to an unknown universe with hope on their faces. We also see the fates of other characters – we spot Blaire2 (Amanda Brugel) in the Insect World finally heading home . We also see LeightonPrime (Dayo Okeniyi) embarking on a new adventure. He appears exhausted, but Crouch assures us he’s happy. “He’s having the time of his life,” he says, noting that he feels the billionaire is perhaps the most misunderstood character on the show. (Easter Egg alert: that was LeightonPrime you saw dancing in another world in Episode 6.)
But what about Leighton2 from Jason2’s world, who followed JasonPrime into The Box and was last seen bleeding in the corridor? The producers won’t say that he’s gone for good. “We’ll see,” Ben-Zekry says teasingly, before adding, “Does anyone really die in the multiverse?”
Which leads to the question of whether the series will continue, since the season ends where Crouch’s book does. Connelly, for one, says she’d be open to a return. “I don’t know if they’ve made any decisions about that, but I had a great time working on it, and would be happy to be involved,” she says. According to Crouch, nothing is currently planned, and the first season is still making its way to people. Still, he says, “It’s hard to do a whole first season with these characters and not think about what could come next. But I think we’re trying to just enjoy this moment right now.”
There are certainly crumbs left for the audience — such as the intertwined fates of RyanPrime (Jimmi Simpson) and Amanda2 (Alice Braga.) When last spotted, they seemed to meet in what the writers call World 26. Explains Ben-Zekry: “Every world has its nickname: There’s Ash World and Water World, and people refer to this as Utopia World. But I didn’t want to call it that, because there is no such thing as a utopia — every place has its downside.”
While Amanda2 chose to stay in World26, RyanPrime was abandoned there without knowing how The Box works or the necessary ampules to inject himself with in order to travel. RyanPrime approaches Amanda2; she asks if she knows him. RyanPrime responds, “No, but I’ve been looking for you.”
Crouch says that there is more to explore there. “He knows who she is — I won’t say how, because it could be a spoiler for future things. But he located her in a really cool way,” he reveals. “He was stranded in this world with no ampules to get him home. But he knows she might be his lifeline back.”
Ben-Zekry adds that World26 was the one she was most involved in creating and shaping. “That world is super important to us, because Ryan and Amanda are there. So if there’s a Season 2, you’ll see more of it.”
The pair are also impressed by the theories viewers have been coming up with and the Easter Eggs they’ve caught, such as the movie theater showing films based on Crouch’s other novels “Summer Frost” and “Upgrade.” (Asked why his bestseller “Recursion” isn’t showing, Crouch explains, “It’s a series.”) Asked if they ever come across theories that they wish they’d thought of, they both say yes. Crouch adds, “There’s a lot of really smart viewers out there.”