loved it, especially the ending

Rating: 10/10 (24 September 2015)

spoilers throughout
i loved this film. 10 out of 10. that's correct
while others whine about the ending, the ending for me completely made the movie. imo, it ends the only way it *can. not a sappy par Hollywood ending, but a logical necessary ending
my favorite films are those you ponder for days or weeks after. the ones you discuss with friends. this is one of those
the central theme here is: what does it mean to be human?
a necessary first step in AI achieving genuine emotion, and empathy for others, is that it has to first be able to *simulate empathy and emotion
it has to understand real human beings' emotions before it can either simulate, much less acquire them
in this aspect the film is brilliant. ava is ultimately still just a machine. she successfully simulates human emotion to her own end. afaic, that's the *only way this film should end.
in reading some of the other reviews, it appears some people have an issue with the sexual aspects. ava appears nude briefly, and there's some discussion of her design being based on caleb's porn searches.
again... this is spot on. real humans' emotions and behaviors are very strongly influenced when in the presence of a person they find sexually attractive. that's simple biology. this film puts that in your face. caleb is ultimately duped, and behaves against his better judgement because of his primal attraction to ava.
imo, some people are either missing the point of this, or they are in denial. the film exposes some ugly truths about human behaviors and emotions. but guess what, that's who we are
on my short list of all time favorite films