04-27-2014, 07:33 AM
Note the thread title, this is only for those who have seen the movie or don't mind spoilers.
I was so afraid this movie would be two hours of Ludd-porn, that transapient Dr. Will Caster would be another example of the evil AI that takes over the world. For those who saw the movie, you know that's not what happened!
What does Will do after being uploaded and ascending? He finds a podunk little town, buys it up with money he made from very good stock trading and proceeds to build a giant laboratory powered by a solar farm. What's he do there? Builds a bigger, better brain and in the course of two years, develops nanotech capable of making the blind see, healing any injury and creating linked minds.
What does everyone else assume he's doing? Building an army and plotting to take over the world. What does Will do when he and his people are attacked? Defends himself and them without hurting anybody and then unleashing nanotech into the sky. What does everyone assume his nanotech in the sky, dirt and water will do? Obviously, it's all very sinister. What was it actually for? Healing the goddamn planet!
So why do I love this movie? Every single fear-monger and ludd in this movie turned out to be entirely wrong. They assumed the worst of him, attacked him and killed people because of it. Will never hurts anybody and was only working to do good (granted, I'd like to see a deleted scene where his "Hybrids" consent to the techlepathy thing). The whole movie basically amounts to showing that, yes, technology can be a good thing and has a fair bit of Ludd-shaming.
It was also nice to see Johnny Depp do something besides being wacky and/or in a Tim Burton movie. I thought he sold transapience well. He came off Human, but in a remote and often uncanny way.
I was so afraid this movie would be two hours of Ludd-porn, that transapient Dr. Will Caster would be another example of the evil AI that takes over the world. For those who saw the movie, you know that's not what happened!
What does Will do after being uploaded and ascending? He finds a podunk little town, buys it up with money he made from very good stock trading and proceeds to build a giant laboratory powered by a solar farm. What's he do there? Builds a bigger, better brain and in the course of two years, develops nanotech capable of making the blind see, healing any injury and creating linked minds.
What does everyone else assume he's doing? Building an army and plotting to take over the world. What does Will do when he and his people are attacked? Defends himself and them without hurting anybody and then unleashing nanotech into the sky. What does everyone assume his nanotech in the sky, dirt and water will do? Obviously, it's all very sinister. What was it actually for? Healing the goddamn planet!
So why do I love this movie? Every single fear-monger and ludd in this movie turned out to be entirely wrong. They assumed the worst of him, attacked him and killed people because of it. Will never hurts anybody and was only working to do good (granted, I'd like to see a deleted scene where his "Hybrids" consent to the techlepathy thing). The whole movie basically amounts to showing that, yes, technology can be a good thing and has a fair bit of Ludd-shaming.
It was also nice to see Johnny Depp do something besides being wacky and/or in a Tim Burton movie. I thought he sold transapience well. He came off Human, but in a remote and often uncanny way.