Man’s fascination to become a creator of life has been
expressed through fiction over the ages in the likes of Frankenstein. However
when it comes to making the sexuality of the artificial life female, man never
ceases to aim for physical perfection.
Written and Directed by Alex Garland,this film is a calming masterpiece with few characters and
not much action. It is pure storytelling through characters and script.
Domhnall Gleeson plays Caleb, a young man who works for the
biggest search engine in the world, has won a competition within his company to
spend time with a top CEO in his secluded home in the mountains.
It is top secret and he is dropped into the middle of
nowhere by helicopter and given instructions on how to find the rest of the way
on foot.
The multi billionaire Nathan played by Oscar Isaac is extremely
intelligent and it is no coincidence that the chosen winner is this boy. He has
actually been hand picked using data from his browsing history.
Nathan is a man of extremes. He appears to be a bit of an
alcoholic by night and a fitness freak by day. He has spent much of his time
alone and this in itself has given rise to such eccentricities. In any case, it’s
a new angle of mad scientist and a far more realistic approach than the classic
freaky haired white coated professor.
His creation is a Ava played by Alicia Vikander, a beautiful robot girl with a sorrowful
demeanor. Caleb has been instructed to carry out the Turing test. To find out
if the machine can exhibit intelligent behavior and can learn emotions.
Ava gently flirts with Caleb and is able to stir emotions in
him.
The film leaves you with many thoughts about many future
possibilities of artificial intelligence. Well worth seeing.
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