No- The robot that survives is expected by the couple that plug it in (and it needs them to plug it in). That couple are the key to the whole film. (They are like the folk selling pick handles to the miners in the gold rush, renting out their garage) but it turns out that more than that – they have actually created their own robot to run routes for them, while they sit at home.

Not sure why this was included at the end of a film “about” capitalism? Except that perhaps it shows why capitalism keeps on delivering, despite the fact that it exploits so many – because it also enables enterprise, even in “monopoly” conditions

Thanks Abe,
glad I could help clarify a little bit of maybe what was going on. What a fun little movie. Really enjoyed it. And if it helped change your opinion about the ending, then I’m really happy it helped. As for the vocab, it’s funny, I try not to throw quarter words out. I really actively attempt to play it lower key. It’s funny, I used to work with people all over the world, and every time I was told to present to an international crew, my management would be like – dude, dial it back. And I’d get up in front of them and my words would get ENORMOUS. “Polyglot”, “Suprasubliminal”, “Phantasmagoric”, and the like… the simple words would just run for cover. And only the polysyllabic would remain. It’s like a mental disorder really. When I read, my brain will unconsciously find the complicated words, and capture them, and wrap them into pearls, constantly repeating them, turning them over and over again… it’s quite annoying really. And in a funny way it happens with fiction too – Shadow and Bone? Their fake words throughout do that to my brain too. Anyway, sorry about that. Wasn’t my intention!! I promise.

Anyway, thanks for the kind words.
Taylor

Hahahaha too funny. I mean, awful. But hilarious. No I totally didn’t notice that.