surprised this doesn't have a thread already. saw it a few days ago, really enjoyed it. only complaint was Twist A was Twist A.
namely,
that Dr. Caster was alive the entire time. it seemed like such a cop out, when you could have an A.I. that THOUGHT it was Caster, but start to realize that it wasn't, and question itself. but, I guess that plot just didn't resonate well.
I would also have liked a bit more... moroseness from Dr. Caster's friends about destroying him. I mean, this was their friend (in a way)! and the only one who seems REMOTELY sad about it is his wife.
It's like the film-maker wanted to hinge everything around the "twist" that the A.I. really is Dr. Caster after all.
But any rational individual, be it A.I. Caster or his wife or his bff or anyone, could have attempted a couple of things-
-Is this really Dr. Caster? How could I find this out?
-How was it created? This is more for that FBI dude and Morgan Freeman.
-Since his wife essentially "programmed" it, could it be possible that she inadvertently "programmed" her desires (world-change via A.I.) into the A.I? And that's why it's doing all this?
-Since Dr. Caster REALLY loved his wife, could it be possible that he's merely doing what would make her happy, now that he is all-powerful?
-Take a second to understand why being able to take control over people's bodies may scare the ***** out of other people.
-A million more. Been a while since I saw the film.
If everyone just acted rationally instead of either being "Omg A.I. will fix everything!" and "Omg A.I. will kill us all!", then the entire conflict would be gone.
But mostly if A.I. Caster just decided to act like himself instead, then everything would have been fine. I mean, he was himself the entire time. Why not... bother to act like yourself then?
I didn't like this movie - we're too many years into the computer/internet revolution to STILL have friggin' technophobia-ridden movies like this. Based on the behaviors and attitudes of the "humans" in this movie, I was rooting for the AI to wipe everyone out.
namely,
I would also have liked a bit more... moroseness from Dr. Caster's friends about destroying him. I mean, this was their friend (in a way)! and the only one who seems REMOTELY sad about it is his wife.
"normality is a paved road: it is comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow there."
-Vincent Van Gogh
things I hate:
1. lists.
b. inconsistencies.
V. incorrect math.
2. quotes in signatures
III: irony.
there are two kinds of people in the world: those who can make reasonable conclusions based on conjecture.
It's like the film-maker wanted to hinge everything around the "twist" that the A.I. really is Dr. Caster after all.
But any rational individual, be it A.I. Caster or his wife or his bff or anyone, could have attempted a couple of things-
-Is this really Dr. Caster? How could I find this out?
-How was it created? This is more for that FBI dude and Morgan Freeman.
-Since his wife essentially "programmed" it, could it be possible that she inadvertently "programmed" her desires (world-change via A.I.) into the A.I? And that's why it's doing all this?
-Since Dr. Caster REALLY loved his wife, could it be possible that he's merely doing what would make her happy, now that he is all-powerful?
-Take a second to understand why being able to take control over people's bodies may scare the ***** out of other people.
-A million more. Been a while since I saw the film.
If everyone just acted rationally instead of either being "Omg A.I. will fix everything!" and "Omg A.I. will kill us all!", then the entire conflict would be gone.
But mostly if A.I. Caster just decided to act like himself instead, then everything would have been fine. I mean, he was himself the entire time. Why not... bother to act like yourself then?
"Personally I love high-riak, low-reqars gambles. Life's best with a decent amount of riak. And f*** reqars."