I think this is probably no secret, but for those unaware, I am a bit of a movie snob fanatic. I enjoy movies of all kinds, have very strong opinions about them, and even enjoy talking in movie quotes. Saying that, it should then be obvious that this site was named after the movie The Science of Sleep, by visionary director Michael Gondry. While I do not cite it as a perfect movie - in fact, I have several qualms with it, haha - I do recommend it for everyone, because you come away from it, engaged and thinking about what you just saw; you have feelings about the movie - and whether they're satisfaction, frustration, or a mixture of both, you are still part of that experience and I think that's a success for any movie.

So what does that have to do with Night? Several of the themes that run rampant throughout remind me a great deal of our Model 01 - the idea of restlessness and uncertainty with your relationships with others, where you stand as an individual in both dreams and reality, and even if reality is all that great to begin with. Night struggles with his identity and his purpose in life - chiefly, making Riiko happy, and it comes to define him as a character. Just as Stephane, in the movie, has to choose between his subconscious desires and his waking days, Night has to struggle with his own battle between doing what he can for Riiko and wishing he could do even more - do something only a human could. It's a serious issue that he grapples with through most of the series and everytime I watch The Science of Sleep, I am reminded of Night's development as a person.

That, and you know, he's a figure, so science. Believe me, this is the least craziest of my titles, lately and it actually makes sense.

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