Jesse Paner
Religion & Popular Culture
3/1/17
EX Machina Analysis
What archetypes are seen?
- The orphan exemplified by Caleb. He enters into a liminal environment where he in comparison outside of his normal life, by doing this he shows that he is an ordinary person entering an unknown world.
- The sage, the inventor and the ruler are portrayed by Nathan. Nathan is seen as wise and creative which are traits that directly relate to the sage and the inventor. Using his intellect, he is able to create things that are beyond the normal limitations of ordinary people. He is motivated because he wants to demonstrate his dominance over his fellow men and even God. Nathan seems to want to show that he is powerful like the ruler.
- The lover and the …show more content…
- Ava seems to allude to Eve. Both Ava and Eve disobey their creators in their own respects rebelling against their makers in order to attain something they had never experienced.
- After their rebellious actions both Eve and Ava experience yada and they come to a realization. In Ava’s case she comes to learn what it means to be a ruthless person driven by their own individualism.
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What is Human?
- Being human means being self-determining. Descartes’ philosophy is seen in the way that Ava seems to create herself throughout the film. Further illustrated during the scene where Ava creates her human appearance by taking apart the remains of the other androids. Truly exemplified the idea that identity is a construct
- Humans are driven by their urges. Nathan was driven by his urge to become godlike, Caleb was motivate by his attraction to Ava, and Ava was driven by her urge to learn about and explore the world outside of her cell. Each character’s urges were heavily influenced their actions and in the case of Nathan and Caleb their urges were so strong that they seemed to disregard
Religion & Popular Culture
3/1/17
EX Machina Analysis
What archetypes are seen?
- The orphan exemplified by Caleb. He enters into a liminal environment where he in comparison outside of his normal life, by doing this he shows that he is an ordinary person entering an unknown world.
- The sage, the inventor and the ruler are portrayed by Nathan. Nathan is seen as wise and creative which are traits that directly relate to the sage and the inventor. Using his intellect, he is able to create things that are beyond the normal limitations of ordinary people. He is motivated because he wants to demonstrate his dominance over his fellow men and even God. Nathan seems to want to show that he is powerful like the ruler.
- The lover and the …show more content…
- Ava seems to allude to Eve. Both Ava and Eve disobey their creators in their own respects rebelling against their makers in order to attain something they had never experienced.
- After their rebellious actions both Eve and Ava experience yada and they come to a realization. In Ava’s case she comes to learn what it means to be a ruthless person driven by their own individualism.
-
What is Human?
- Being human means being self-determining. Descartes’ philosophy is seen in the way that Ava seems to create herself throughout the film. Further illustrated during the scene where Ava creates her human appearance by taking apart the remains of the other androids. Truly exemplified the idea that identity is a construct
- Humans are driven by their urges. Nathan was driven by his urge to become godlike, Caleb was motivate by his attraction to Ava, and Ava was driven by her urge to learn about and explore the world outside of her cell. Each character’s urges were heavily influenced their actions and in the case of Nathan and Caleb their urges were so strong that they seemed to disregard