All language subtitles for 1996 - Cyberella - Forbidden Passions

Bye.

Thank you.

Oh

God, what a day.

Hi. Hi.

You feel good.

Shit.

Oh, I completely forgot.

It's our anniversary. It's our
anniversary.

Our first date a year ago today.

I'm sorry.

Stephen, you should have called. I
should have called.

It's okay.

You're here now.

You have any more of that wine?

Can I get you anything else?

Oh, I almost forgot.

In my pocket.

You know, I really thought they'd go for
your program.

I mean, I thought it was one of the most
original ones I've seen.

But, believe it or not, one of our own
VR researchers generated something

similar just a month ago.

I knew freelance programming would be
tough anyway.

Besides, I'm working on something new
now.

Good.

You'll sell one one day.

You know, you're looking very beautiful
this evening.

Am I?

Yes, you are.

Good enough to eat.

What a charmer.

Hey, I'm serious. I mean it.

I may not be a poet, but I say what I
mean, and I mean what I say.

I could look at you

forever.

Mmm.

Ugh.

Come on.

You're leaving?

Yeah.

Can I get you anything?

Are you hungry?

Thirsty? No.

Why are you leaving?

You always stay over.

I got an early start tomorrow.

Tomorrow's Saturday.

My keys.

Stephen, what's going on?

I'm being transferred.

Transferred? Yeah.

Virtual Soft wants me at their
headquarters in Silicon Valley.

I start Monday. It's a great
opportunity.

Silicon Valley?

That's California.

I'm sorry.

I should have told you earlier, but
honestly, it happened so quickly.

Well, when were you planning to tell me,
God damn it?

You were just going to slip out of here,
weren't you?

If I hadn't have woken up... No, no, no.
I was going to say goodbye.

Goodbye?

What about us?

I thought you were going to ask me to
marry you tonight.

Well, we'll still be together. It'll
just be long distance.

I'm coming with you?

Well, let's wait till I get settled.

Well, why don't I just come out now? I
mean, if you start work on Monday, I

could get your place squared away and I
could set up my workstation. Just stop.

God, you're smothering. Listen to
yourself. Don't you want to do anything?

you want to have your own goals, your
own life?

Sure. But I want to be with you, and I
thought you wanted to be with me.

I did.

I... I do.

Well, I start my new job on Monday. You
need to focus on yourself, your own

work.

You just don't want me.

I didn't say that.

You know I say what I mean and mean what
I say.

No.

You're just fucking mean.

Get out.

Just get out of here.

I'll call you when I get settled.

No, you won't.

Just go.

Will miss that You're truly gifted just
go

i didn't write this this isn't my
program no it isn't

who are you please

It's really amazing.

Where did you come from?

You're not in my program.

We're not in your program.

What are you talking about?

Don't you remember?

Remember what?

What is the last thing you remember
before here?

I jacked into my solace program to
relax.

And then?

And then I don't know. I was just here.

Think.

smelling something yes I coughed I

felt very warm yes oh my god

I smelled smoke there was a fire yes

tell me you didn't suffer

It's okay.

You're going to have many questions.

Here.

Where exactly am I, anyway?

Well, you're not exactly where you were.

And you're not exactly where you'll
ultimately be.

Great.

So the afterlife is more confusing than
the real one was.

Are you God?

Well,

for the sake of your frame of
understanding, the best answer would be

I am not the God.

But I suppose you could say I was a God.

So, the fire, my death,

was it an accident or did Stephen
have... In that world, it was a simple

accident, yes.

But after you're here for a while,
you'll realize that accidents and

fate and luck and providence are all
pretty much the same thing.

You were there, and now you're here.

And I'm going to be somewhere else?

Eventually.

You'll be moving on.

Those stars.

Our souls making their journeys.

When will I?

Well, you're special.

That's nice to know.

You, like all people, came to Earth to
learn a lesson.

Unfortunately, you didn't have time to
learn yours.

That happens to a lot of people, but not
everybody gets a second chance.

A second chance?

A second chance to learn your lesson.

When you passed on, you were still
inside your VR world, and your spirit

is. I'm trapped.

Don't you remember the command that you
put in your program?

Four chances to solve the riddle? Yeah,
four chances to solve the riddle and

move into another world. If I screw up,
I can start all over again.

Exactly. And four chances is how many
times you have to learn your lesson.

Four chances.

I don't understand. What if I don't
learn my lesson?

Then you move on into instant rebirth.

You get a new body, but the same life
and the same problems to solve.

No evolution.

Oh, no.

Not the same life again. I don't think I
can handle that.

But you're no longer of the material
world.

You can appear in virtual reality
programs, communicating with people

their computers.

Why would I want to do that?

To learn your lesson.

But also to help someone in need.

To help someone?

Some people escape reality for different
reasons.

They hide inside some computer program,
unable to face the real world and their

problems.

What am I supposed to do?

I don't know.

You figure it out.

Figure it out?

How am I supposed to know who to
contact?

Come.

Oh, my God.

This is exhilarating.

Listen. You will learn to isolate a
voice, a soul.

Your senses will heighten and your
sensitivity will grow.

You can take anyone you wish.

Do what you can.

How?

Inside the computer world, you can
create any environment you want just by

visualizing it.

If you have any trouble, imagine
yourself back in limbo with me and you

return. But...

Just give it a try.

Aw, come on.

Can't you guys do anything right?

What the hell?

I'm sorry I frightened you.

Who are you?

My name is Mara.

Mara.

I don't recall any photorealistic icons
in the program summary.

Yeah, but I'm like a bonus, you know?

Wait a minute here. I mean, look at you.
You're too complex.

I've never heard of any interactive
artificial intelligence programs.

Hell, even if I had, I mean, this would
cost a hell of a lot more than I paid.

I know.

Do you want me to go away?

No.

If you're part of the program, you might
as well stay.

Do you mind if we go somewhere a little
more familiar?

More familiar?

How did you do that?

I don't know, actually.

I mean, is this weird or what?

It's just too real.

Do you want to talk?

Talk? Nah.

Talk is what screws me up. I mean, I
don't need it. People don't realize that

just need to be alone to create.

So you lock yourself up when you work?

I lock myself up, period.

You don't see anybody.

Not a soul.

I don't need to.

For how long do you do this?

I don't know. This time, six months.

Six months inside these walls?

Yeah.

It's no wonder you can't paint anything.

If I had any friends, they'd tell them
about this program.

No, I used to hide from the world, too.

immersed myself in my VR worlds when the
real one got too hard.

You hide from the world?

You're a VR character.

What world do you hide from?

Well, I'm not even going to try to
explain that one.

Sometimes, though, it's been my
experience that people can put a spark

creativity. That's just a load of bull.

People don't know anything. Nobody
cares.

People rush from here to there for what,
huh? For some... obscure material

satisfaction. No, I don't need that kind
of world. I don't need that crap.

But you want people to need you.

You expect people to want your art.

What kind of freaking program is this?

What is this, 15 minutes with Dr.
Freudiana?

Maybe.

You know, I like your art.

But there's definitely something
missing.

What's missing?

I don't know.

I can't really put my finger on it.

Why don't you paint people?

People don't interest me.

What are you so afraid of?

Who said anything about being afraid?

Why don't you paint me?

I just told you, I don't do people.

Well, right now you're not doing
anything.

Damn this invention.

All right.

All right, why don't you go take a seat,
and I'll get my stuff.

How do you want me?

I thought you wanted a portrait.

Well, when you said on the couch.

What the hell?

Can you move your arm a little bit, you
know, a little bit up?

No, no, no, no, the other way.

Here, let me show you.

Here, let's just put this here.

Okay, let me, no, no, let's move your
arm this way.

Sorry, I didn't... I mean...

Thank you.

When you said you were going to paint
me, I had no idea it was going to be

this.

I'm sorry. I haven't touched anyone in
such a long time.

And you haven't been touched either.

Neither have I.

Ugh.

Okay.

I didn't know VR characters could sleep
like that.

Mm -hmm.

Well, I'm special.

Yeah, I'll say.

Wow.

That's very beautiful.

Well, now I know what was missing in
your paintings.

What's that?

Passion.

You really helped me.

I owe you.

But now I gotta go.

Go where?

The barmaid that wants me to paint her.

And, uh...

I'm going to do it.

I'm going to do this in the real world.

What about me? I thought we had
something.

Come on, just a computer image. Don't go
crazy on me. A damn good one, but I've

got my life to live.

Please don't leave me.

Bye.

Are you okay?

He left me.

You didn't expect him to stay, did you?

I don't know. He said I helped him. And
you did.

He's already completed four pieces since
you left him.

But I just left.

He hasn't had time.

Time?

There is no such thing as time here.

And yet, there's all the time of
eternity.

You'll figure it out soon enough.

But I needed him, too.

You haven't learned your lesson, Mara.

What is it that I'm supposed to learn?

You have three more chances.

Wait!

Hi, Sandy.

Would you go out with me?

She's kind of stiff, isn't she? Whoa.

Who are you?

My name is Mara.

Mara? How'd you get in this program?

I jumped.

Killer program.

Very cool.

But you shouldn't be here.

Why not?

You're too real.

I mean, I modified that program myself,
and that's about as good as it gets with

current technology.

Maybe I'm not current technology.

Look, I do this for a living.

All right, I'm a programmer, a master
hacker, best jammer on the grid. I would

have read about you in the mags or heard
about you on the net.

No way.

This isn't possible yet.

Well, I'm here.

What's up with you and Sandy?

How'd you know her name? I heard you say
it.

It's scary.

She's real?

You know her?

I went to high school with her.

I mean, I grew up with her.

I mean, we grew up in the same town.

So you're friends?

No.

We graduated last year.

Now we both go to Polytechnic.

But I hardly ever see her on campus.

Have you ever talked to her?

No.

Never? In all these years?

No. Why not?

She just always seemed busy.

I don't know.

She's had the same boyfriend all through
high school.

Are they still together?

No, they broke up months ago.

Well, maybe she's ready to meet someone
new.

Look, I don't know if she does like me.
You know, I haven't much

done.

You're not experienced.

You know, some girls would think that's
cute.

Cute?

I don't want to be cute, all right? A
cocker spaniel is cute.

What I mean is, to some girls, it
doesn't matter so much if you have

or not. It's how honest you are and how
sensitive.

But if we... This is a big if.

What if we... Okay, say that I date her,
and after a while we're supposed

to...

You know, and I don't know what the hell
I'm doing.

She's going to think I'm a geek, and I'm
going to blow it.

No, I just can't do it.

What if we play a little game?

What kind of game?

We'll say you two have been dating for
about a month or so.

You've gone to the movies, you come back
to your house, go up to your room.

It is the night, if you know what I
mean.

This is all just hypothetical, right?

Who's that?

It's her.

What's going on here?

Aren't you going to let her in?

Don't worry, she can't see me.

Come in.

Holy megabytes. What?

I even smell her. What?

Of course you do.

What do you smell?

I... Her.

You smell her, she smells good.

You smell good.

I mean, um, nice perfume.

Of course it is.

You gave it to me.

Kiss her back.

No, I can't.

Why? What's the matter? Just try to kiss
her back.

No, I'm going to screw it up. What are
you talking about?

Can't you shut this thing off?

Who are you talking to?

She's not going to go away.

Damn. What is the matter with you?

Excuse me.

In the closet.

Listen, Mara, this isn't working.

puke no you're not just do what i tell
you and you'll be fine what are you

in there i just have to fix a few things
in the closet yeah i'll be right out

okay this is not good listen if you
can't do this now how are you ever going

be able to do it in the real world don't
worry i'll guide you

Come sit down.

Go on.

I hope you don't have any more business
in the closet.

You know, I really like you a lot.

Say you like her, too.

You like her, too.

I like you.

I mean, I like you, too.

Now take her hand.

Kiss her gently.

Kiss her neck.

Touch her breast.

Just do it.

Now tell her you've never done this
before. What? What?

Trust me, just do it.

Um, Sandy, I've never done this before.

Sometimes gotta be the first.

There's no reason for her to hang around
right now.

My God, what a trip.

That was real.

You did well.

Very well.

So are you going to call her?

Yeah.

Yeah, I should call her.

What if she says no?

Well, you're never going to know unless
you call her and ask her out. I mean, if

she says no, just find someone else.

The dice has been in your hand long
enough.

It's time to give it a roll.

Stephen, you asshole.

What? That program.

Where did you get it?

Oh, it's new. Hit the market last week.

Okay, it's ringing.

Hello?

Hello, is this Sandy?

Yeah, who's this?

Brett.

Brett? Yeah, Brett McGregor from Wilson
High. Oh my God, you're perfect.

What?

thinking about you you were yeah you're
at polytech now aren't you yeah have you

already had programming 200 sure it was
cake oh i'm a biochem major and i'm

having a little trouble uh i'm not much
of a hacker and i heard you were pretty

hot well uh maybe i could help you out
you would that'd be great how about

tomorrow night yeah yeah great tomorrow
night um Computer lab, six o 'clock?

Excellent. Um, maybe after we could go
get a bite.

I'd like that.

Perfect.

Yeah, perfect.

Yeah.

I'll be with you every step of the way.

What do you mean?

To guide you, like I just did.

Oh, uh, I think maybe I should do this
one alone.

But I'm here to help you.

Yeah, that's nice, but I don't really
need you anymore.

Look, thanks for everything, all right?
I'll tell you all about the date later.

See you.

What's this, then?

Steven, that bastard stole my work! I
know, but what has that got to do with

now? He stole!

He doesn't deserve it! It is of no
concern to you.

What he has done, what he will do, is
not of your concern. I'm going to get

Wait.

Here.

No.

That's a real reality idea. It's
terrific.

Thank you, Mr. Clark.

Under the circumstances, I don't think
you should call me Steve.

Don't listen to him.

He's just using you.

Why couldn't he see me? You left before
you gave me a chance to explain.

Okay, explain now.

You cannot make contact with or be seen
by anybody that you want to hurt.

Negative feelings don't go very far.

So I'm never going to get to him?

No.

At least not directly.

Not directly.

That's not fair.

I assure you, it all comes around.

Don't worry.

Sure.

Well, I've helped another lost soul.

Brett got his date. I know. You did very
well.

But he didn't want me to hang around
either. All he wanted was Sandy.

I know.

I still haven't learned my lesson yet,
have I? How did you know?

Just a hunch.

What am I doing that's so wrong?

I've always given everything that I
have.

I'm always trying to please everyone the
best I can.

Maybe you should think about that.

What?

Think about what?

Two more chances.

You stupid computer, what the hell do
you know?

I know insults won't help.

See what I did wrong.

I thought there was only that stupid
computer voice in this program.

I'm a last -minute addition.

You look kind of real.

So do you.

You're funny.

I aim to please.

You do?

I think I like this program.

I'm Mara.

Amy.

Good. You feel like a real person.

Too bad you can't feel me.

But I do.

So, why not a real teacher?

I've tried, believe me.

But the best ones are men, and they're
all creeps.

They'd rather fuck you than train you.

And men aren't my, you know, interest.

You see?

My ex was a real good teacher, though.

She was great.

But we broke up.

And ever since then, I just can't find a
teacher I can stand.

My dancing's getting worse, so I figured
this computer program might help, but

no luck there.

Well, this pesky little voice you've
been working with might be good for

discipline, but I come from a different
school.

Really? What school is that?

The school where hard work, constructive
criticism, and positive reinforcement

are important, but secondary to teaching
the artist to sense and feel the music

and the dance.

In here.

I think I'd like to go there.

Why don't you show me your routine if
you wouldn't mind?

Yeah, all right

Wonderful!

Really? Yes, really.

It's just that switch combination.

Like you're stiff going into it. It's
like you're afraid you can't complete

Exactly.

I think it's all in your mind.

The fear is holding you back.

You know that's true?

You're the biggest audience I've ever
had.

What? Stage fright.

I've begged out of every recital I was
ever supposed to do.

I see.

Well, you certainly have the talent.

Stage fright is only a state of mind.

I think maybe I can help you with that.

That's right. Yeah,

I think so Are

you

okay? Yeah, it's just a little kink I
get him after working out now and then

Would you um mind just giving me a
little

rub

Sure.

There's some oil under the table you can
use.

Don't be afraid.

I'm sorry

Have

you never tried it with a woman before?

You're so beautiful

Bye.

Oh.

Don't tell me.

I did good, but I haven't learned my
lesson yet.

What you did with Amy, did you want it?

She wanted it.

I know.

But you, did you want it?

I'm supposed to please people.

To help them, right? That's what you
said.

Helping and pleasing are not one and the
same.

What am I supposed to do?

You consider yourself to be a caring,
giving person, don't you?

Yeah, I know I am.

But I haven't been given any.

So what do you want?

Not much.

A husband who cares for me.

Who's there.

But you never thought about yourself.

About your own life.

Right. But you did.

The whole time you expected your partner
to provide you with happiness and

security and money.

I made my own computer program.

A hobby, which you gave away to your
boyfriend, Stephen.

Was I not supposed to love?

Of course you were.

But on equal terms.

Somebody else cannot provide you with
strength. It has to come from within

yourself.

Oops, I've already said too much.

you have one last chance.

Do you know who that guy is?

You mean Bob Kilpatrick? It's Bobby.

You know him from high school, don't
you? Oh, my God, I had the biggest crush

him all through high school.

And then he moved away.

You never talked to him?

No, I didn't have the gut.

I always regretted it, though, and I've
never forgot him.

And he never knew how you felt?

I can't imagine. All the girls were
after him. I mean, he probably never

saw me.

So what do you want to do?

Well, I've got more guts now, that's for
sure.

Nothing to lose.

I'm going to enjoy myself.

Good luck.

Hi.

I didn't know there were waiters in the
program.

There aren't. I'm here just for you.

Now, that's what I call a good waitress.

Not bad.

Good.

I put my soul into it.

I'm Mara.

Bob Kilpatrick. I know.

Nice.

Technology is amazing these days.

You look like you could use some
company. Well, I gotta warn you, I'm

bore. What makes you think so?

Oh, that's just the way I am. That's not
what I remember.

Say what?

Nothing. So why don't you tell me about
her?

Who? The one you're moping over.

Oh, boy.

Well, you really are a waitress.

Efficient, nosy.

You know, you remind me of someone, too.

I do?

Yeah, but that's impossible.

You're just some computer guy's vision
of his dream girl.

Thank you.

Oh, don't tell me.

You can blush, too, right?

I can do a lot of things.

I'm sure you can.

So you're a dumpy?

Don't you know the word subtle?

Tell me about her.

Well... I thought everything was fine.

I was happy.

Hit me like a ton of bricks when she
left.

Couldn't believe it.

I know the feeling.

I did everything she wanted me to. I did
everything.

I compromised.

I sacrificed.

But I still screwed up.

What did she tell you?

Oh, you know, the usual.

You're smothering me.

I need my space.

What?

Nothing.

What did you do to make her react that
way?

God, I don't know.

She made me feel so great.

Without her, I'm nothing. I feel like a
piece of gum on someone's shoe.

You just need to get on with your life.

What life?

The bar and... Oh, yeah, the bar.

It's just a dream.

She and I were going to open it up
together.

Matter of fact, it was going to look
something like this.

She and I.

working side by side in our little
espresso bar.

To hell with that dream.

Why don't you just open it by yourself?

What, alone?

Nah, I don't think so.

I couldn't handle that.

The whole idea was that we'd be working
together all the time.

I was going to quit my job.

I never wanted to leave her.

She made me happy.

You know, love is great.

But when you start needing someone like
that, when you start feeding off of

their strength, it makes you weak.

It becomes destructive.

Love has to be on equal terms.

Makes a lot of sense.

Are you a therapist?

No.

Well, I'm supposed to be cheering you
up.

Come on!

I'm not really much of a dancer.

No one's watching.

You've been hurt so much, haven't you?

You too?

Yeah.

I apologize.

Don't ever apologize for that.

I don't have any expectations.

Me neither.

Oh. Oh.

Would you like to um... This is so
weird.

You know, I almost asked a VR character
out on a date.

Well, at least I have you on my
computer.

It's not like you can run away or
anything.

I'll be right back.

What?

Why? Why did you let me?

You both needed to be together.

Why? For him.

He needed exactly what you gave him.

And maybe he learned when you learned.

Learned what?

Your lesson.

My lesson.

It was that simple.

He's made the same mistakes you have.

What you told him, you told yourself.

And you learned your lesson.

So I'm moving on? Mm -hmm.

But how am I supposed to say goodbye to
him now?

I'm sorry, but you have to.

But what if he's my soulmate?

No.

He's with the living, you're not.

You have other things to see and new
people to meet, and so does he.

Hey.

I hate to tell you this now.

But I'm leaving. I'm not coming back.

I kind of figured that.

You did?

Yeah.

Because you're too real for a VR
character.

And you're too good to be true.

Are you an angel?

Maybe.

And you're moving on.

Yes. It's time.

Far away?

Very far.

My usual luck.

Remember what we said.

Be strong.

Live life and good things will happen.

Open the espresso bar for yourself.

Make it your life.

Are you going now or do you have ten
minutes?

Why not make it twenty?

Yeah.

Be well.

I know you'll be fine.

Hey, cool.

Queen Myra's back.

It's nice to see you. How's Sandy? She's
good.

Thanks. How good are you?

Well, you know, I... No, I mean how good
of a hacker.

Very good.

How about a favor?

Name it.

Ball. Paul, don't panic. You're only
getting this phone call because your

month's figures look excellent.

Well, that's right. We've got a great
product, no doubt about that. But I want

to tell you, you and your wife on my
yacht this weekend.

How do the projections look for next
month?

surf the net, boycott all products of
virtual soft enterprises.

They steal.

The magnificent Dreamworlds, written by
a most gifted jammer, Maura Ferrer, was

stolen by Stephen Clark, BS Enterprises.

Look for her on the waves, my brothers.

She can do wonders.

Aloha.

Mr. Clark, there is something appearing
on our mainframe system -wide.

Would you step into my office, please?

Now. Hey, Steve.

Suck on it.

Steven.

Thanks for all the good time.

Goodbye.

Congratulations. You found our little
loophole.

I told you you couldn't affect him
directly.

But indirectly, well done.

So it's time.

For me to go?

Yes, it's time.

Thank you.

Thank you.