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Singularity – (2017 movie)

2018-04-12
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7312940/
production company page

Artificial intelligence is created, but they forgot to send a philosopher, so things go to shit somehow there are survivors.

It borrows from various other things, but doesn’t execute anything very well. It just comes off as being badly written. I should have guessed based on the production company’s amateur-night page.



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Ghost in the Shell – (2017 movie)

2017-05-07
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1219827/
https://ghostintheshell.tumblr.com/

A special agent combat-cyborg pursues a cyber criminal who comes to have a special interest in her.

Although I like it, I suspect it’s because I like the original so much and I can’t be unbiased. I also think Scarlett is hot.

I became even more interested in seeing this movie in light of the incorrectly-supposed-whitewashing of the lead character. Antisocial injustice is actually pretty good at recommending things.


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Her – (2013 movie)

2017-01-06
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1798709/
https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/her

Artificial intelligence is created but is somehow only used as a personal assistant.

Awkward and slow, and so lacking in intellectual merit as to make it far too weak a story. Science fiction chick flicks are fucking weak.



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The Sum of Histories – (2015 movie)

2016-03-16
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4085502/

A pair of scientists learn they can push electrons back in time and can send emails.

Calm, enthralling, and deeply moving. This movie does all the right things with science fiction and time travel. It keeps the core values of the characters, lets things make just enough sense to have the audience both engaged, confused and planning ahead, and has a romantic streak to it.

Highly recommended!



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Ex Machina – (2015 movie)

2016-03-15
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0470752/

A genius-recluse works on artificial intelligence, and brings in a young man to test his most recent success.

I don’t know what it says about me, but I find this movie innocent, beautiful, and deeply disturbing. I honestly don’t think it would be moral of me to recommend this to anyone except as a sort of cautionary tale of the inevitable.



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