A world of human emotions...

Rating: 7/10 (15 March 2015)

All living beings are defined, bound by feelings. They differ of course, between each individual. No matter their strength, no matter how good or bad, feelings control our decisions, control the choices we take in life.
But can we teach feelings? Do we have the power by nature to teach feelings as whole? Not what is good or bad, moral or immoral, if there is such a strict boundary, but feelings as this internal source that exists inside us from birth. Really, do we have this skill from birth? If so, how this evolves in a different way, taking a certain alternative course for each one of us?
We humans think that given our place in the world as the..."supreme being", no matter how accidental or not this is, has convinced us that we have divine powers to intervene and become creators. Not only we believe that, but we also think that human nature can be transported to our creation, a machine. We are so deeply convinced that we are experimenting and finally do it. Success! Is it success? Perhaps we are forgetting certain parts of human emotions. The will of surviving, the need of freedom, the power of deceiving and betraying. So if you want feelings given to a machine, be ready and well aware that these elements above will also be included.
This house-lab looks futuristic and enchanting, and you are being carried away by the intensity of music investment and claustrophobic environment. It is very easy to imagine that this takes place sometime in the future and not today. The characters look like they are from another time as well. The main character called Ava (Alicia Vikander) looks so sweet and innocent, yet you can feel her powerful aura taking over your mind. She is in total control and wins you from the very beginning...
I believe that all the sci-fi buffs at the end will leave with the feeling that something was missing from the whole story. That something could have been said additionally to what has already been said. But no matter what, it was a very interesting creation, a beautiful sci-fi film that plays a bit with morality and issues that the future generations will have to deal and struggle to solve. I enjoyed this film, I liked it and thought that it moved me up to a certain level.