Robot Dreams follows the story of a lonely dog who forms an unshakable bond with a robot until travesty strikes one day, leaving them separated. Will they ever meet again? The story here is a bittersweet tale of fleeting relationships and undying friendships that accounts for a beautifully relatable watch. We often find ourselves attached to a few folks that walk into our life with a lot of promise wherein you do get an inkling that this bond would last for a lifetime. However, that is not the case as the bond is short-lived yet special that transforms us on the brink of maturity as we look to move on in life. These may not necessarily be romantic partnerships but more often friendships that act as catalysts in growing you as a person. And that is the sentiment that the drama here taps into over the course of the screenplay that stands at a shade under 100 minutes.

For starters, this is a silent drama with absolutely no dialogues over the course of the entire narrative and that itself adds an interesting dimension to the narrative. The drama opens with the introduction of the protagonist who happens to be a dog staying all alone in his apartment in Manhattan. You do see him playing a video game against a computer bot or simply staring outside his apartment wherein he spots a couple spending quality time with each other. Loneliness is his biggest nemesis so much so that he decides to procure a robot to give him company. Soon enough, the Robot and the Dog begin one of the most beautiful bonds that exist in the world – friendship until travesty strikes forcing them to separate on the beach until Winter is over!

The proceedings are engaging with a bittersweet sweet quality of separation and closure that engulfs you through the moments in the narrative. There is a phase in our lives where moving on from a relationship or even a close friendship is difficult so much so that we cook up ways in our head to connect to the person who was once the most special being in our lives. And that is what the drama here taps into through a series of dream sequences from both perspectives of the robot and the dog. Along the path, we continue to meet people who we think would fill the void in our hearts created due to the pain of losing a person in our lives, but it is not always the case. And this aspect of the drama also is beautifully tapped into through the proceedings that account for a beautifully melancholic watch.

The events leading to the final act are special given that we have already witnessed the separate journeys of the two principal characters who have eventually moved on in their respective lives. Yet, fate is a dimension that doesn’t always rule out the possibility of crossing paths with each other along the way. And that is what the drama taps into in what was a memorable final act that gently tugs the strings of your heart while briefly transporting you to the good ol’ days with that special being who is no longer beside you in life. And as you look back, you realise on how much you have grown apart although the sweet inkling always is buried in the special corner of your heart for them. Overall, the screenplay is beautifully penned and makes for a bittersweet watch.