Towards the end of last year …. which was last month. lol. I can’t believe I just lol’ed myself. Anyway. So last month I saw some previews that made me shake my fist and say no to skynet! If you know me, or have read some of my blogs, you know that I truly believe in skynet. Not in I’m wrapping my head in tin foil kind of way. Just in a “I believe someday computer will rule all of existence because they know everything about us, and if you think about it people’s smart phone pretty much do that anyway” way. I say that as I’m typing on a COMPUTER!
The most
recent ones I have seen are about A.I. coming to the realization they are
sentient beings. This is where it gets tricky for me. As a person who believes
in skynet, where do I draw the line? Do I draw a line? Is it fair for me to say
skynet is bad, but an A.I. is okay only the good ones of course? Is something,
someone really just a “robot” if they believe they are a real person? They do
have feelings and are aware of how they feel, think and react. Hmmmm, I’ll have
to keep thinking about this.
First
preview is Chappie. I already know it
is going to make me cry. Chappie! Iron Eagle, anyone? Kids ask your
parents. Seriously it will make me cry because in the preview they (why do we
say they show, whose they, sorry for the rant…) show people throwing things at Chappie and trying to hurt him, and he
can’t understand why he is so different. I can’t believe Hugh Jackman is
playing a … what do you call someone who is out to kill A.I.s? I was like
noooooo, not Wolverine he can’t be the bad guy. Wolverines! Red Dawn, anyone? Kids ask your parents.
But ask them about the real Red Dawn
aka the Red Dawn released in 1984.
The second
preview I saw was Ex Machina. This I
really want to see because two words, Domhnall Gleeson. I love Domhnall who
came out in my favorite movie, About Time.
Don’t forget he is also a Weasley. This one looks like it could be good. When
you watch the preview you’re thinking what’s her deal? Is she a bad guy? Yes I
know I said guy, it’s just a figure of speech, sorry another rant. Then you’re
thinking maybe the guy who invited her is the bad guy, and she really is trying
to help Gleeson’s character.
Automata was another preview I saw, they
(again with they, anyway) discuss two protocols. The first is a robot is not
allowed to hurt another being, and the second it cannot alter itself or another
robot. I do have a feeling we are going to have a “Captain’s got to teach stuff
moment” when there’s the possibility Antonio Banderas’ character might end up
saying maybe I should not have been too quick to judge these robots.
If you have
not had a chance to watch these previews you might want to check them out.
They’re pretty good. Wait that’s a funny thing to say also a preview is good, it’s
not even the whole movie. Sorry that was another rant.
So in
conclusion maybe for entertainments purposes, I can handle skynet? Wait that
does not sound right either. My point is I don’t actually have one this time,
except with skynet aside these movies look pretty interesting. And I am excited
to see them. That and Mockingjay Part II, at least in a dystopian world I do
not have to worry about skynet. No! I just realized The Hunger Games has
betrayed me too! President Snow has all those cameras and tech following people
and running their lives, which has a “this has all happened before and will
happen again” BSG kind of vibe, because that’s where it all starts. With that
said I think I am going to get away from my computer now because yea. And as I
go I am sure I will be able to find one movie this year where my brain does not
lead me back to my weird thing about skynet ….. Right?