It is not without its grace that Artificial Intelligence is being discussed on the Internet due to the possibilities it is offering in the form of a generator and at the same time ‘M3GAN’ is released. The film from Blumhouse and James Wan’s production company makes a joyous comedy-horror extravaganza out of an AI-guided doll that becomes a killing machine.
It is not always a laughing matter, as we have seen in several examples that also have said technology as an element to cause horror and terrible deaths. Today we review three wonderful and varied science fiction proposals with some horror that can be seen on streaming platforms and they make a wonderful complement to the carnage satire of ‘M3GAN’.
‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ (‘2001: A Space Odyssey’, 1968)
Direction:Stanley Kubrick. Distribution: Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Daniel Richter, Leonard Rossiter.
Stanley Kubrick’s film is almost equally perceived to be a science fiction masterpiece and also an icy and impenetrable film. Both can be true, although it doesn’t quite do justice to the stretches of tension that anticipate the pure horror cinema that the director would develop in ‘The Shining’. And HAL 9000 contributes to that terrifying feeling.
When this AI decides that the greatest success of the mission is to eliminate the human factor (killing its God, basically), the film takes a turn to horror and pure survival that really makes the hairs stand on end. 55 years will make its premiere and it continues to be prophetic in aspects like this, as well as a marvel of classic science fiction that still have strings to pull.
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‘Ex Machina’ (2014)
Direction: Alex Garland. Distribution: Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Oscar Isaac, Sonoya Mizuno.
We move on to more modern science fiction with Alex Garland’s leap into directing after several duly awarded screenwriting projects. ‘Ex Machina’ also earned the celebration, creating a fascinating exploration of our connection to these artificial intelligences and the dangers of unchecked growth promulgated by tech gurus (incredible to see Oscar Isaac’s character now).
But the real tension is in that central relationship between Domhnall Gleeson and Alicia Vikander’s android, which fascinatingly maintains ambiguity and enters complex psychological and moral terrain. Garland shows off her great understanding of the human experience through the fantastic and a cerebral but fascinating style.
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‘Upgrade (Unlimited)’ (‘Upgrade’, 2018)
Direction: Leigh Whannel. Distribution: Logan Marshall-Green, Betty Gabriel, Harrison Gilbertson, Simon Maiden.
Also with the intention of warning about the danger of the uncontrolled advance of this technology and the corporations that carry it forward, the screenwriter Leigh Whannell made his first great film after his long association with James Wan. Here he does it in the form of Incredibly rolled action pitch and more spectacular than most movies that have ten times their budget.
Logan Marshall-Green does a dedicated job of delivering a brutal and believable portrayal of a man controlled by an AI after being left unable to walk due to an accident. frenetic and powerfulwith reference to other well-handled science fiction classics and even enjoyable as an alternative version of ‘Venom’ that did not bet so much on comedy.
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