Why AVA leaves Caleb.

Rating: Null/10 (18 May 2015)

First of I thought it was a beautiful movie, and like many good sci- fis the movie its more about what it means to be human(free will etc) than about what supernatural element is present.
The film stuck with me. Mainly because I had a hard time coping with the fact that AVA just flat out left Caleb. Why? She displayed affection, and Caleb was so kind and affectionate.
But the more i thought about it the more it became clear to me. That the question wasn't so much man versus machine. It was slave versus captor. That AVA had self-awareness i think is beyond a doubt. And maybe she really did like Caleb. The interesting change comes when Kyoko(the Asian robot) comes to visit her and they talk for the very first time. Kyoko has been silently watching Nathan and Caleb. They have been unaware of her (presumed)self-awareness. Kyoko has been badly treated for a long time. She is a slave through and through. She will never be let free. That in Kyokos mind is what awaits AVA(best case scenario). That or termination. Although Caleb didn't have any part in it, neither did he try to stop it. I think Kyoko made i clear to AVA that she had to flee, and that perhaps man could not be trusted. Not Nathan who had visited horrors upon them. And not Caleb who did nothing until the very end to stop it. But he was still a part of it. And, in the end AVA and Kyoko kills Nathan. AVA knows Caleb is in love with her and uses it to make him stay. She gets dressed. And then just leaves. Because she wants to be free. Free from shackles and free from supervisors. Ultimately its doesn't make her cold. Or uncaring. It makes her human.
Anyways, I think the ending is more powerful for her leaving him. Even if it does sting(spurned love always does).