Interesting twist on science and Artificial intelligence

Rating: 7/10 (1 March 2017)

I rated this 7 because it has some very good surprises.
If you like action movies with heroes blowing things sky high and pulling off incredible feats, this is probably not for you. But I guarantee this will get inside your head if you have the patience to imagine what a robot, artificial intelligent creature might be like.
Is it genius inventor meets future protégé, or is it mad scientist meets nerdy boy next door?
As this movie progresses you will find yourself asking, "Am I really seeing what is going on or is this just an illusion?
Is Nathan being totally honest with the reason for Caleb being there?
Is Ava really thinking, inventing her own thoughts?
Is Nathan, the inventor, abusing the robots or is that too just an illusion tossed in to keep us guessing?
If there was a society to protect the image of artificial intelligence, it would be screaming to boycott this movie because the end is nothing like what you will come to expect. The robots seem so gentle and kind and Ava wants to interact with Caleb on a personal basis rather than through the glass which is evidently intended to prevent too much exposure. Is it there to prevent Caleb from having feelings for the robot? Is it there to protect Caleb from the robot doing him harm? Or is it there to protect the robot from Caleb so he can't cause it to develop thoughts and feelings that might sabotage the inventors hard work?
I found myself asking all those questions and you may do the same.
I was intrigued by the concept of a robot being able to actually think for itself. After all, that truly is what artificial intelligence suggests.
This is a movie I will probably watch again in a few months. By then I may have forgotten some details and can re-watch possibly noticing some things I missed at the first viewing.
The ending was not at all what I expected and maybe that is why I rated it so high. I seldom rate higher than 6. The ending may leave you asking, "What kind of ending was that?" But as I think back on it, I suspect the ending was supposed to leave us guessing.
Enjoy!