The rest will follow after this announcement
Alex Garland has been on everyone's lips for several weeks. On April 19, the British director released what promises to be his last work behind the camera for a long time, the film “Civil War,” which the specialized press did not hesitate to position as one of the most important and necessary films of the year. It's not hard to believe, since Garland actually gave great proof of his talent as a director 10 years ago, when he revealed Previous machine.
A chilling story about artificial intelligence
For those who have not yet heard about this film, Ex Machina presents itself as a chilling futuristic story about artificial intelligence, in which a young programmer (Domhnall Gleeson, who you may know as General Hux in the Star Wars sequels) is invited to participate in a strange experiment at a mountain resort To his millionaire boss (Oscar Isaac). His project is nothing more than a robot with the face of a beautiful woman played by Alicia Vikander. From then on, the viewer witnesses an intense psychological thriller, capable of surprising until the end.
Since its beginnings, science fiction in cinema has played on the idea of showing artificial beings that are more human than humans; Fritz Lang's legendary 1927 film Metropolis is a good example of this. There's also the case of the Blade Runner “Tears in the Rain” movie, and this Ex Machina movie manages to weave a tense story around these elements in a brilliant way, supported by Alicia Vikander and her memorable role among others.
It's available on Netflix!
Thoughtful, exciting, and full of twists and turns, Ex Machina stands out for its impressive production values. It's not a blockbuster film with big open sets, explosions and futuristic elements capable of knocking our senses out of the park, but its intimate style, focusing on the aforementioned mountain resort, allowed its makers to invest their energies 15 million dollars In creating a reliable and highly realistic gynoid (an anthropomorphic female-looking robot).
So much so that Ex Machina managed to win the statue for Best Visual Effects at the 88th Academy Awards, while heavyweights such as Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian and Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens were among the nominees. Reason enough not to miss out on watching the movie on Netflix tonight, or as soon as possible.
