MOVIE RECOMMENDATION: _________________________ If you liked BLADE RUNNER and movies intelligently scripted about Artificial Intelligence . . . I highly recommend : THE MACHINE (2013) available on NETFLIX. _________________________ This film has a definite feeling of high competency. It has a mood and atmosphere I found quite compelling. FOR MAXIMUM ENJOYMENT DO NOT read any of the plot ahead of time! _________________________ What happens when science and technology achieve the level of consciousness in a machine with human form? In whose hands will it fall and toward what end? This theme has been explored time and again, but--as familiar as the genre has become, the handling of the story in THE MACHINE makes it a cut above, in my estimation. _________________________ THE MACHINE was filmed in Wales. It has definite British ethos to the drama and execution. The films director, C. James, said he prepared by reading books on robotics, AI, and quantum mechanics. He said he wanted to ground the film in science rather than fantasy. What he achieved on a budget of only one million dollars, I feel, is definitely extraordinary. __________________________ The music score goes a long way toward bringing THE MACHINE into the Ridley Scott BLADE RUNNER universe. Kudos! 78% of 27 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review. The film utterly failed at the Box Office, however! Why? I think it straddles two genres with built-in expectations about what is necessary to fulfill audience enthusiasms. It cannot reach the action-adventure-Sci Fi audience with its small budget. But, it brims full of ideas. The story has a predictable architecture, but I feel, the smart way it is carried out makes it well worth your time. ________________________- THE MACHINE Available now on NETFLIX
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