If humanity
desires a future with A.I. so advanced that it functions independently and
could be mistaken for a human, that future is near. The way movies portray such
a future makes it seem like we’re in line for a hostile takeover by
machines. Ex Machina explores that possible future, and it does so
with so much style that you, the viewer, will be just as lost as the men
involved in the story.
I guess the
suspense around the real motive for developing such a magnificent A.I. in
isolation was what drove me to see this film to the end. It was intriguing,
nonetheless; you wouldn’t want to miss the sessions between the A.I. and her
interviewer, Caleb.
In the movie, we
have a company named Bluebook, the world’s most popular search engine, which in
a way seems like Google. The company’s owner uses people’s search history and
preferences to develop his android.
This is a movie about the future where you’d expect high-end graphics and
visual effects, but it focuses more on delivering a powerful script that keeps
you on the edge of your seat as things unfold gently, making you wonder what’s
really going on.
Still, with a $15 million production budget, the movie delivers smooth, cool
visual effects for the androids.
Written and
directed by Alex Garland (Dredd
(2012)), Ex Machina is about a highly intelligent programmer
who invites one of his employees, Caleb (also a programmer), to administer the
Turing test (a test of a machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behavior
equivalent to, or indistinguishable from, that of a human—according to
Wikipedia) to an android he developed with artificial intelligence.
The android
Caleb interviews has the features of a woman and, during the tests, begins to
display affection and other emotions, confusing Caleb into thinking she was
programmed to do so.
Things take an odd turn when the android, named Ava, tells Caleb that his
employer isn’t telling him the whole truth about the test and shouldn’t be
trusted.
This begins a
sub-plot within the main plot, leading to more twists that will leave you
gasping in awe at the unpredictable ending awaiting you. Now, the movie’s plot is
not full proof, there are holes which you can pick from the plot. Also,
although the characters are few, which made it easy to focus, they are not
captivating enough and at times, it was a bore to see them
Ex Machina is a great movie and one I’d recommend you see when you have the time.
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