Ex-Machina Movie Analysis

For this week’s final adaptation we take a look at the film Ex-Machina and it is not one to disappoint. In the completion of the film I was left with an abundance of food for thought on modern day problems concerning humanity, gender, religion, and knowledge. Starting with my overall view of the film I was left with feelings of unease from beginning to end. The general concept of creating a machine whose able to pass as a human is somewhat difficult to grasp when the machine is given human characteristics such as Ava. The reason being for me stems from my belief that humanity is immeasurable and in a society where social constructs dominate in order to classify or categories us all that's a hard pill to swallow. Moreover, if we are truly able to instill …show more content…
The modern day technological incorporation was a nice addition along with the altogether concept of Caleb and Ava’s relationship. If I had to critic one thing it would be the lack of interaction with true nature till the ending. They are located on this grand beautiful landscape a stark opposite to the dreary facility in which they’re housed. However, I will concede in Ava’s case if she could have gone outside then the ending would be drastically different maybe even her’s and Calebs whole dynamic as well. Nevertheless, taking a step back and examining the themes we’ve witnessed not just in Ex-Machina but in all the Frankenstein adaptations the most common view towards the creation of life has been negative. Painting those who wish to do so as somewhat heartless, mentally unstable mad scientists. Yet, personally I understand the ethical concerns however, I do support some of the method such as artificial insemination, or the addition of a heat valve. Even so I do believe there should be a line drawn and while technology seems to be advancing there should be some concern in the direction of where we're headed as a