Obsolete
"Goodbye, old desktop friend"
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About this film
Sammy clings to Alfix, an obsolete desktop assistant shaped like a paperclip, even as an aging computer falters. When the machine fails, Alfix helps recover what was lost, raising whether memory needs the old hardware or can survive a fresh install.
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About the production
Themes
Themes & topics
Historical background
Made in its country of production around 2023, Obsolete belongs to the 2020s. Its story of sammy clings to alfix, an obsolete desktop assistant shaped like a paperclip, even as an aging computer falters spoke to audiences of the day through familiar genres and topical settings.
Why this film matters
Archivists and historians still cite Obsolete when tracing how the 2020s filmmakers staged sammy and clings on screen.
Making of
Production details for Obsolete are sparse in surviving records. Credit lists remain incomplete.
What critics said
Reviews from 2023 weighed Obsolete on pacing, performance, and novelty. Later criticism reads its emphasis on sammy, clings, alfix through modern standards of craft and representation.
Did you know?
- Production country: Chile.
- Release year commonly listed as 2023.
Visual style
Photography follows the 2020s conventions for comedy film staging.
Innovations
Surviving prints help researchers study editing and camera placement typical of the 2020s.
Music
As a sound production, music was supplied by the production team.
What audiences thought
Patrons who saw Obsolete during initial runs judged it alongside other comedy film releases of the day.
Film restoration
Preservation status varies; consult major film archives for surviving materials.
Where to watch
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUZkDg5Pv58
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ivonne%20Castillo%20and%20Javier%20Hern%C3%A1ndez%20-%20Obsolete%20(2023).webm