This public link is valid for 7 days and shares a thread, including any personal information you added. This link or copies made by others cannot be deleted. If you share with third parties, their policies apply. Can’t copy the link right now. Try again later. We Can Build Her (Video 2024) - Full cast & crew - IMDb
: After multiple failed relationships, Shawn is directed to a service called PerfectMates , which provides customizable android partners. : The title mentions Melanie Marie
: Played by Marissa Bode , she is Elphaba’s sister and a wheelchair user.
The song fades out as Elphaba and Glinda share a moment of triumph and newfound understanding. Wicked - Melanie Marie - We Can Build Her - Sce...
: Voices "Vera," Shawn's smart-home AI companion who suggests the android service.
To apply this to “Melanie Marie,” we need a similar subversion. Who is Melanie Marie in this context? She is not a witch, but perhaps a woman by a society that fears technological transcendence.
| Element | Wicked (Elphaba) | “We Can Build Her” (Melanie Marie) | | --- | --- | --- | | Origin of alienation | Born different (green) | Made different (cyborg) | | Antagonist | The Wizard (political gaslighter) | The Scientist (technological gaslighter) | | Power | Magic (innate, untamable) | Bionics (implanted, then reclaimed) | | Defining song | “Defying Gravity” | A distorted synth anthem, “Rebuild, Refuse” | | Moral arc | From scapegoat to revolutionary | From puppet to iconoclast | This public link is valid for 7 days
, Melanie Marie plays one of three android models created by a service called PerfectMates
: She portrays one of the "beauty" models who is physically tested by Shawn. According to the IMDb entry for We Can Build Her , her character ultimately "flunks out" during the trial process.
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The phrase “We can build her” is a direct echo of the opening narration from The Bionic Woman (1976): “Steve Austin, astronaut, a man barely alive. Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology. But we can make her better than she was. Better… stronger… faster.”
(Chorus - Both) We can build her, with every step and every fall We can build her, and make her stand tall With every piece of her, we'll make her whole We can build her, and make her soul unfold