Essays on Ex Machina

A. Neuromancer and Cyberpunk Film

Neuromancer discusses the ways in which people augment their bodies with technology, which can easily be seen in elements of The Matrix. The mixture of machine and man is found in The Matrix through the plugs and cables the humans use to connect to the virtual world, most notably the invasive, penetrative plug used to ‘jack in’ to the Matrix through the back of their heads. This is compared to Molly Millions’ razor-nails and eye augmentations found in Neuromancer – both fusion of man and machine used to grant the user abilities not available to them as organic life forms. ...

"Ex Machina" is an intriguing thriller with good acting work as well as an unexpected ending. It has nothing in common with blockbusters as it may seem by the first glance of the poster or trailer. Initially this movie seemed to me like a cheap second-class fantastic movie without pretensions to artistic value. Fortunately, I was wrong. It is much more profound than most modern films on the theme of artificial intelligence. It captures the attention of the audience from the first minutes by the means of the stunning scenery, light sweet music, good humor, colorful characters and sort ...

Human beings are quire and agile in their environment; always questioning how things came to be, work, grow or operate. It shows their relentless nature, not to accept things as they are rather than open them up and discover its truth. However, these features enabled discovery of great things such as technology, machinery, fuel and the solar system among other things. Technology has been at the center of progress for human beings, with each passing day recording a new invention. In current times, artificial intelligence continues to gain ground against other inventions such as green energy technology. Its researchers ...

Tartuffe is a famous play, a comedy by the sixteenth-century French writer, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin “Moli ère”. The story set in the Enlightenment era in Europe and is a satire about the religious beliefs of the people that often lead to hypocrisy and foolish judgements. Monkey, otherwise known, as The Journey to the West is sixteenth-century Chinese writer, Wu Cheng’en’s famed classical work. The book is a fantastical and fictionalized account of the Buddhist monk, Xuanzang’s, famed holy voyage to India in search of Buddha scriptures. Tripitaka is the character representing Xuanzang and the monkey, the pig, and the dragon are ...