![]() That film too is very beautifully shot and technically well done AND, it also would be considered very serious, adult Science Fiction. My impression is that this movie is the moral antithesis of a film like, say, 'CHILDREN OF MEN', which I also just watched recently before this one. So, first and foremost, PLEASE do not be put off by those who say that this is just a shallow Sci Fi film about a machine taking over if you like serious Science fiction that is done very well, then you should like this film. Without being specific, the final few scenes reveal that 'Transcendence' is indeed what is going on here. There are deeper themes running through this film than one may think at first. It will be a little difficult to 'talk' about this aspect of it without entering Spoiler territory, which I do not wish to do. Now that I've just seen it, I can understand why they named it as they did this wasn't just some usual commercially catchy phrase to sell a film, but after all is said and done (and viewed) that SPECIFICALLY was actually the primary theme of the film. That is not true at all and completely misses the point. ![]() For example, that site made it seem like this was a rather shallow movie that basically was about an Artificial Intelligence that typically goes amok. I'm glad that some of the reviews that I had read, even from fairly reputable and reliable sources like, were ultimately not accurate in their description of this film. More subtle and deeper than you may think. Reviewed by lathe-of-heaven 8 / 10 Beautifully made, serious Science Fiction. ![]() The only thing that is becoming terrifyingly clear is there may be no way to stop him. Their worst fears are realized as Will's thirst for knowledge evolves into a seemingly omnipresent quest for power, to what end is unknown. For his wife Evelyn (Rebecca Hall) and best friend Max Waters (Paul Bettany), both fellow researchers, the question is not if they can.but if they should. However, in their attempt to destroy Will, they inadvertently become the catalyst for him to succeed-to be a participant in his own transcendence. His highly controversial experiments have made him famous, but they have also made him the prime target of anti-technology extremists who will do whatever it takes to stop him. Will Caster (Johnny Depp) is the foremost researcher in the field of Artificial Intelligence, working to create a sentient machine that combines the collective intelligence of everything ever known with the full range of human emotions. ![]()
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