THE PITCH
'Ex Machina' Teaser Trailer from J.D. Funari on Vimeo.
WORTH
THE VIEWING
"Isn't it strange, to create something that hates you?"
EM was deep, not too deep where the story loses you. Just to the point where you feel like you picked up valuable ideas and material for debatable topics later. This is one of the slower paced movies, which is a good thing for movie buffs that can sit there and absorb. Maybe a bad thing for action junkies. Think The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttons or even HER. Two very good films that you’ll probably only view once. Having said all of that, EM’s rewatchability supersedes the latter two because of the incredible visual effects. The post production work and CGI is just amazing to watch. The cinematography of the terra that facilitates the home/facility is candy for the eye even for the brief amount of time that we see it.
letter grade: B+
"Isn't it strange, to create something that hates you?"
The title Ex Machina[pronounced with a hard 'C'] is a spinoff from it’s latin parent “Deus Ex Machina” meaning ‘god from the machine’. The phrase usually refers to a person/thing that presents itself when the main character has his/her back against the wall or is in a “no win” situation, then defuses that situation. Director Alex Garland’s directorial debut wasn't short of innuendos and contrasts between God and creation; humans and artificial Intelligence. Blatant character Mise en scene: Ava= Eve, Nathan= wise prophet to King David, and Caleb= spy sent by Moses to scout the new land.... quotes and scriptures from all manners of books, philosophers, artists...
EM was deep, not too deep where the story loses you. Just to the point where you feel like you picked up valuable ideas and material for debatable topics later. This is one of the slower paced movies, which is a good thing for movie buffs that can sit there and absorb. Maybe a bad thing for action junkies. Think The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttons or even HER. Two very good films that you’ll probably only view once. Having said all of that, EM’s rewatchability supersedes the latter two because of the incredible visual effects. The post production work and CGI is just amazing to watch. The cinematography of the terra that facilitates the home/facility is candy for the eye even for the brief amount of time that we see it.
I am giving it a very strong “B” grade. I am highly recommending it for SCI-FI fans alike. The tagline reads: “To erase the line between man and machine is to obscure the line between men and gods.” I know what they meant but I prefer the phrase: To erase the line between man and machine is to obscure the line.[period] This film is the best I’ve seen at blurring that line.
Lasty, of course this film is worth watching. It could become a cult classic, even a masterpiece as time goes on and we rewatch and discover things that we’ve missed before. EM has that much potential.
letter grade: B+
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