Ex Machina, a recently released movie, is a great metaphor
for technology’s dominance over society. Beautifully acted, directed, and shot,
Ex Machina describes the relationship between four characters, two human and
two robot. One human created the two robots and the other human was brought in
to see if he can look past the robotic exterior and view the robots as humans.
Throughout the film, the character begins to see past the
robots’ mechanical exteriors, developing a human relationship with them. Over
time the cynical, dominant, free-willed egotism of the robots is unveiled when
the robots kill their creator and lock the other human away forever. This film
is a metaphor for our dependence on technology, and how we keep increase the
inverse gap between humanity and anthropomorphic technology, attempting to make
our lives easier, when, in reality, we are just dedicating our lives to such
electronic, self-engulfing pursuits.
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