creating life in one's own image

Rating: 7/10 (21 July 2015)

Alex Garland's "Ex Machina" struck me as a warning about over-reliance on technology. Like "Frankenstein" and "2001: A Space Odyssey", it depicts human creations that turn out to be more than we can handle. I found Oscar Isaac's CEO to be the most interesting character in the movie. Nathan's lively, articulate personality is a stark contrast to Caleb's soft-spoken attitude. The Turing test (an assessment of a machine's ability to display human characteristics) should be of more interest to us now that "The Imitation Game" has drawn attention to Alan Turing.
"Ex Machina" won't be a movie for everyone. Despite the science fiction themes, it's a deliberately slow-moving film. It takes time to acquaint oneself with the characters and their true aims. But it turns out to be a interesting movie. It's not any kind of masterpiece, but I recommend it.