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Post by Martin Stett on Feb 16, 2024 2:38:50 GMT
I haven't seen too much from this past year yet, but this is the first standout. 90 minutes of people sitting in rooms, talking about A.I. and ethics and morality and the Turing Test. A sci-fi movie that goes down the rabbit hole, asking questions about human nature and religion and responsibilities to current and future generations. According to Letterboxd, it looks like only Cheesecake has seen this (and she really liked it) - I recommend it to all of you. This is what Ex Machina would be if it didn't suck.  |
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Post by stephen on Feb 16, 2024 2:46:06 GMT
I really enjoyed it and I do agree that it was a cleverer take on what Ex Machina was trying to do. Lance Henriksen's particularly good in the film's last act.
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Post by Martin Stett on Feb 16, 2024 2:55:55 GMT
I really enjoyed it and I do agree that it was a cleverer take on what Ex Machina was trying to do. Lance Henriksen's particularly good in the film's last act. How do you work out category placements on this movie? Henriksen is clearly supporting since he only appears at the end, but the rest of the cast has almost equal screentime and amount of lines, I think. Matthews becomes more central as the film goes on, even though she comes in late in the first act. Rich is basically our emotional throughline in the film, but if he's lead, so is Nichols - who gets perhaps *more* focus, basically taking the role of PoV character. Girard is less of an emotional anchor, but he is on screen every bit as much as Nichols and Rich. This movie is gonna wreak havoc with my lineups. |
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Post by stephen on Feb 16, 2024 3:03:11 GMT
I really enjoyed it and I do agree that it was a cleverer take on what Ex Machina was trying to do. Lance Henriksen's particularly good in the film's last act. How do you work out category placements on this movie? Henriksen is clearly supporting since he only appears at the end, but the rest of the cast has almost equal screentime and amount of lines, I think. Matthews becomes more central as the film goes on, even though she comes in late in the first act. Rich is basically our emotional throughline in the film, but if he's lead, so is Nichols - who gets perhaps *more* focus, basically taking the role of PoV character. Girard is less of an emotional anchor, but he is on screen every bit as much as Nichols and Rich. This movie is gonna wreak havoc with my lineups. I think it's difficult because I don't really feel the film is from anyone's perspective, really -- it's almost documentary-like in that regard. None of them make my shortlist for performances, though, so it's easy enough not to think about it. |
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Post by theycallmemrfish on Feb 16, 2024 6:39:34 GMT
Not the best of the year, but better than a lot of the acclaimed crap that gets accolades.
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