Ex Machina
Written & Directed by Alex Garland
UK, 2015
Ex Machina is a superior techno-thriller that asks a lot more questions than it’s willing to answer. Filmmakers have long exploited the dangers of artificial intelligence, but few have the courage to examine the hubris behind Man’s technological self-destruction. Alex Garland’s assured directorial debut showcases a patient filmmaker adept at world building. Like all good sci-fi films with big ideas and bold visuals, you’ll be thinking about Ex Machina long after you leave the theater.
The opening scenes of Ex Machina are like a tutorial in non-verbal storytelling. Caleb (Domhnall Gleeson), a young, somewhat naive computer coder, wins a contest to spend one week with his mysterious and brilliant boss, Nathan (Oscar Isaac). A helicopter drops Caleb into a desolate field, where the pilot advises him to, “Follow the river” to find Nathan’s secluded estate. It’s...
Written & Directed by Alex Garland
UK, 2015
Ex Machina is a superior techno-thriller that asks a lot more questions than it’s willing to answer. Filmmakers have long exploited the dangers of artificial intelligence, but few have the courage to examine the hubris behind Man’s technological self-destruction. Alex Garland’s assured directorial debut showcases a patient filmmaker adept at world building. Like all good sci-fi films with big ideas and bold visuals, you’ll be thinking about Ex Machina long after you leave the theater.
The opening scenes of Ex Machina are like a tutorial in non-verbal storytelling. Caleb (Domhnall Gleeson), a young, somewhat naive computer coder, wins a contest to spend one week with his mysterious and brilliant boss, Nathan (Oscar Isaac). A helicopter drops Caleb into a desolate field, where the pilot advises him to, “Follow the river” to find Nathan’s secluded estate. It’s...
- 4/17/2015
- by J.R. Kinnard
- SoundOnSight
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