EX MACHINA

this movie immediately demands your attention. this movie is immediately beautiful, and compelling. almost every line of dialogue directly affects the story, and the relationship between every character is fascinating. believe it or not, the movie about an experiment unfolding is fascinating to watch, almost like watching an experiment unfold. not to mention the extra layer of this story, the total lack of trust between are 2 humans here. and of course watching Ava is fascinating from so many different ways. its fun to watch her when you think she is acting randomly, its even more scary to watch when you realise she is choosing her every move very deliberately. plus the sexual tension and music cues are super unsettling for me. the idea of them actually fucking is probably the scariest thought i had during the whole movie.

The idea of powering something like this through a massive search engine seems entirely possible to me, and all the tech in this movie really isn't impossible. thats probably whats so creepy about this movie, it feels like a natural conclusion to the road were currently on.

its a dark, interesting, beautiful look at what it means to be human, abuse of power, creation,

also he may have made the worlds most evil flesh-light, and thats fun.

10/10

---------UPDATE 2021---------

“In battle, in forest, at the precipice in the mountains,

On the dark great sea, in the midst of javelins and arrows,

In sleep, in confusion, in the depths of shame,

The good deeds a man has done before defend him.”

- J. Robert Oppenheimer

an old roommate of mine once said he wanted to study Philosophy after high school, and i have to give him full credit for introducing me to a lot of things i still remain curious about to this day. Buddhism, Jazz, Heineken, and of course Philosophy. I leaned more towards Nihilism at first with my mopey Swedish friend Soren Kierkegaard, Soon enough i had blasted through every episode of CRASH COURSE: PHILOSOPHY. I love toiling over thought experiments, and in general philosophy has helped me understand (slightly that shit is very dense and often hard to understand) how society as a whole functions. its something i love exploring, so i suppose it makes sense that this is my favorite movie.

How much of what we call intelligence is emotional intelligence? is a man who creates a new intelligence a sort of god? what makes us human? is Domhnall Gleeson hot or not? When is Nathan telling the truth and when is he lying? had Nathan really done anything wrong? all these exciting questions and more in this hot new movie EX MACHINA.

this movie is perfect. its most effective the first time you watch it, but this movie has plenty of elements that are timeless. i love the modern simplicity of this movie production design, and the design for all of the AI machines is perfectly uncanny. nearly every frame of this movie is gorgeous, and its all done in essentially one setting. what could easily be shown as a big gray mansion in the woods turns into almost a character in itself. it works as a lovely reflection of Nathan Himself, and its packed with enough color and character to never feel to static or repetitive. but of course i don't love this movie as much as i do because its pretty, i love it for its ideas.

Every interaction between Caleb and Nathan is downright fascinating. its not always about whats said but what is left unsaid, and its a constant guessing game as to the characters motives. its packed full of questions that we will need to find serious answers to as technology advances, and the way the AI is represented in this movie feels completely possible. I would love to personally shake the hand of whoever wrote this marvelous script. and speaking of whoever wrote this marvelous script, here is what he had to say about this movies inception

The foundation for Ex Machina was laid when Garland was 11 or 12 years old, after he had done some basic coding and experimentation on a computer his parents had bought him and which he sometimes felt had a mind of its own. His later ideas came from years of discussions he had been having with a friend with an expertise in neuroscience, who claimed machines could never become sentient. Trying to find an answer on his own, he started reading books on the topic. During the pre-production of Dredd, while going through a book by Murray Shanahan about consciousness and embodiment, Garland had an "epiphany". The idea was written down and put aside until later. Shanahan, along with Adam Rutherford, became a consultant for the film, and the ISBN of his book is referred to as an easter egg in the film. Besides the Turing test, the film references the "Chinese room" thought experiment, as well as Mary's room. Other inspirations came from films like 2001: A Space Odyssey, Altered States, and books written by Ludwig Wittgenstein, Ray Kurzweil and others. Wanting total creative freedom, and without having to add conventional action sequences, Garland made the film on as small a budget as possible.

at this point i hope you are at least curious about this movie, and i demand you watch this literal masterpiece whenever possible.

i'm not big into re-watching movies frequently, but i could watch this every day and never get tired of it,

1000000/10