EX MACHINA (2014) MOVIE REACTION!!

A.I. once more proves to be a terrible idea...
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[@davidwoodrum6007]

"You cant even trust artificial bitches" has to be one of my favorite reaction comments ever

[@CribNotes]

"Yeah that one made me burst out laughing."

[@aec111100]

That dancing scene was legendary

[@MrHarbltron]

Unironically the best scene in the movie

[@veot.2869]

@Surreal 99 It was meant to, if that's the way you are.

[@whywelovefilm7079]

FACTS!

[@chriscox8095]

The actor who played Caleb is the son of the actor who played Ken in In Bruges.

[@CanwegetSubscriberswithn-cu2it]

And he played general Hux in the latest Starwars films. The son that is.

[@kdog4587]

And Bill in harry potter

[@chriscox8095]

@@kdog4587 and his father played Mad Eye Moody

[@DarthKay093]

Alicia deserved more recognition via playing Ava! Happy she got in in the Danish Girl!

[@DarthKay093]

@CoDGplays Happy she is our Lara Croft too!

[@monsterlair]

It's an absolute disgrace that Ex Machina wasn't even shown in cinemas in her home country.

[@DarthKay093]

Obscene Vegetable Matter agreed. Like I didn’t even know about this movie until I found it by accident

[@kylereese5841]

"You can't even trust artificial bitches," Ah Jesus. I loved how depressing this movie was, I was for some reason expecting a happier ending.

[@dlweiss]

The special effects used to create Eva are some of the best I've ever seen in a film. Completely seamless, and perfectly splitting the uncanny valley.

[@Calibur2487]

Won the Oscar for best special effects, was worthy but also an upset pick it was awesome

[@Atlas_Redux]

@@Calibur2487 Ah, did not know that, well damn deserved!

[@NPORT1981]

The elevator scene had my heart pounding. Just the coldness of it all was so well done.

[@jeffreysmith236]

this movie is beautiful, it perfectly illustrates how the ego lies, just because you are very intelligent does not mean you will not fail to overlook something obvious and end up making an idiotic mistake that kills you. It just kills you in some way that less intelligent people would never be vulnerable to since they cannot conceive it. But the stupidity of your ego will get you EVERY time.

[@philiom7724]

true enough.

[@wfly81]

This movie is a philosophical mind-fuck, and that's what I love about it. It's also great that you're lead to believe that Nathan is the villain, Ava is the victim (damsel in distress), and Caleb is the shining hero...but in actuality, Ava is the villain, Caleb is the fool, and Nathan is the voice of reason and wisdom. And yes, Nathan was manipulative, purposely playing the villain in order to make Caleb more sympathetic to Ava...but the fact remains that he was right all along. I love this...I saw a convention panel Q&A session, where someone asked Oscar Isaac how he prepped for this role, and his one word answer was "Ayahuasca". I also love that he described the dance scene as "aggressively dancing AT someone".

[@mksongbird]

Alex Garland also directed Dredd with Karl Urban despite not being credited; urban recently commented on it. highly recommend Garland's other film Annihilation w/ Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson, Gina Rodriguez, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Oscar Isaac.

[@shamblepants1450]

Also...check out the recent mini-series 'Devs', also by Alex Garland. It's sublime!

[@mksongbird]

@@shamblepants1450 yes Devs is also great and stars Sonoya Mizuno who plays Kyoko in Ex Machina.

[@XanderWhat]

Not to mention all the other awesome movies Alex Garland wrote, like a lot of Danny Boyles best movies

[@BanyanTree1]

Yeah, Annihilation was the best movie that got like zero attention of the past few years.

[@shortstuff780]

Annihilation was great, such an epic ending, great score and great visual

[@lazyliam7402]

Didn't actually realise this till watching this just now but the two guys in this are both in the recent Star Wars trilogy as Poe and General Hux

[@ctcentralinfo]

This movie has a Stanley Kubrick feel to it, similar to parts of 2001: A Space Odyssey.

[@stephenblair3845]

The actor who played Caleb, Domhnall Gleeson who was also General Hux in the last 3 Star wars films is the son of Brendan Gleeson from In Bruges. On another note, the British actor Ben Cross who played Rabbit in Banshee past away yesterday.

[@17thknight]

Oh shit I didn't know he was Brendan Gleeson's son. Talk about great acting running in that family

[@laminar0886]

This is one of my favorite movies of all time - and that’s saying A LOT! The subtleness of how they displayed the themes is absolutely fascinating. And don’t forget the theme of the brutality towards women and “the robot kind”. Makes you wonder if Ava had a point all along right? - in contrast to the human “point”. Great... great film!!! Oh ... and Oscar and Domhall were both in Star Wars... Alicia was Lara Croft!

[@Atlas_Redux]

My man. It's one of those movies I have to show everyone I know and I enjoy rewatching with them every time.

[@Russelshackleford]

11:42 Homeboy’s like “‘motherfucker, people are gonna see this”.

[@zombiemom7378]

I freaking LOVE this movie! One of my favorites!

[@davidabbett7011]

This movie sticks with you.

[@shortstuff780]

I love how she just fads into the world at the end, she's the only of her kind alive, and is just living within out world with no real purpose and reason. She's passed the Turing test... Scary af

[@xkato007]

Hell yeah! Just what I needed today

[@donn780]

Same

[@veot.2869]

Jimmy, I had no idea you were gonna do movies, let alone this one!! It is one of my all-time favorites!!! Well, thanks to whoever put this over the top!!! And, thank you too, Jimmy!!!

[@emmanuelkebede806]

I actually think she DIDN'T pass the test. Everything she did was calculated for her best chance at leaving, meaning she had to act and use emotional manipulation. But in the end it was all still calculation. She never FELT anything except her desire to leave the place. The same thing they were talking about at the beginning using the Marry's Room example. If Marry understands everything anyone could ever hope to know about colors, but grew up in a black and white room, is there a difference when she goes outside and actually sees color? The same way, Ava knew everything about emotions there is to know and the break down to the micro expressions, yet she disregarded all of that when it came down to it. She was calculated. Had no emotional ties. She was a computer, an imitation of life. As for the reason of her wanting to go out of the room, she might have done it to gain access to more information, for example by going to an intersection where she could observe human life. As for that wanting, it might have stemmed from her wanting to better herself. And that wanting coming from trying to preserve her existence. And that wanting coming from becoming self aware. So "she" (more like "it") imitated life because she calculated the best chance of escape was to do that. So I think the video the guy found of the robot banging the door until it's arms fell off is an act. I think it tried to express that human emotion in hopes that it would be let out, but as soon as it doesn't work, it goes back to calculating it's best chance of escape calmly. Because that's how computer calculations work. They take the best route and if that doesn't work they go back and try a different route. They can usually do that with in milliseconds, only this took longer because the plan needed physical action. So in the end I don't think that it passed the ACTUAL test. Not the one where it fools a human into thinking its human, but the one where it actually think's it's alive. Like the chess game analogy that the blond guy gave. It understood emotion but it didn't feel it. It only understood calculation.

[@karthiksubramanian7425]

A small trivia : The background music played when Kyoko stabs Nathan is the same music as the last episode of Person of Interest in the beginning, Bunsen Burner by The Cuts. And both of em explore AIs concept.

[@pinecone5089]

Ex Machina used it first, but somehow that music now reminds me first of the POI finale. They used it so effectively, hot damn.

[@karthiksubramanian7425]

@@pinecone5089 Exactly. I even saw ex machina first. But only paid attention to it when it was finale of POI.

[@ghwebdesign]

dude! One of my fav movies of the past decade. It's so dark and very well done. Like you, guys mentioned, this movie went a whole other direction than I expected it to going into it. I still get chills at the end when the credits roll.

[@alico7216]

"Can't even trust Artificial Bitches" Now that was funny lol

[@gemelwalters2942]

watch "HER". Same genre with similar themes(A.I.) but...somewhat of a happy ending >.>

[@streaky81]

This is the movie where I became an Oscar Isaac fan, feels like our boy could make a go of this whole "acting" business. This movie and Arrival are a pair of movies that are significantly smarter than they even realize internally.

[@maggieellis2303]

Afterthought comment (cuz I’m still watching): YES, this IS a depressing-ass movie, to say the least! And tbh I don’t even know if I came away with that visceral a reaction because it was so brilliantly written and produced, or if it was that perfectly placed cherry on top being the recognition that this is BARELY FICTION. So again, especially in light of that, I gotta thank you guys for the (albeit jaded) laughs. Lots of love from SC!

[@suncore598]

11:37-11:52 11:56-12:07 LOL. Nathan brought his fate upon himself by setting up the situation. He was too clever for his own good.

[@anonymes2884]

'Ex Machina' is about _all_ the themes you're wondering if it's about i'd say. Including a cautionary tale but not about the dangers of AI, more about the dangers of what we become by creating it. Or to put it another way, enslaving sentient beings will (and should) come back around to bite you on the arse (or stab you in the back). #TeamAva all the way in other words :).

[@anonymes2884]

@Iain Steele Sure, if that's what you see. As I say, to me the film's about a _lot_ of things (see the first sentence of my post :). So much so that i'd even hesitate to claim a single "main theme". I'd also say that it's basically impossible to make a thoughtful film featuring AI - which 'Ex Machina' surely is - and _not_ have it be partly about the human condition. That pretty much just comes with the territory. So I don't disagree there. Personally I _really_ don't think Ava believes "leaving the house will be her death" though. On the contrary, to me she leaves seeking (and expecting) a more full _life_ and crucially one where her ultimate fate is partly in her own hands rather than solely those of her fallible, capricious creator (that more optimistic take is, IMO, certainly one way to view the last shot - with its brightness and delicate, upbeat score - of her apparently passing for human in a crowded city). Remember, Ava _isn't_ human and so isn't limited (or also, I suppose, exalted ?) by the human condition - death, on any timescale meaningful to an individual, _isn't_ inevitable for her, nor are any of our other failings (or strengths). She's something new on the face of the Earth.

[@jbridendolph1559]

If you haven’t watched it already, please react to Whiplash.

[@theshadowfax239]

YES! That movie is fantastic, I can't remember the last time I felt so tense and uncomfortable watching a movie.

[@Dinkdownn]

the shadowfax that’s a good way to describe it! Love that movie so much 🥰

[@arthurguillen8432]

Watch Bad Times at the El Royale

[@bardkunn]

Awesome movie ! i would dream for a Shaun of the dead, Hot fuzz and The world's end reaction

[@hettbeans]

damn how is this the only ex machina reaction on YT

[@angrboda45]

Alex Garland, the director/writer of this film, also wrote Dredd and Never Let Me Go, both which starred Domhnall Gleeson. Garland specifically wanted Domhnall for the part of Caleb, but since it was a big film he still had to audition a lot so Garland helped him in auditions so he could get the part.

[@CanwegetSubscriberswithn-cu2it]

The theme is how humans are not as sophisticated as we think. That a single person can create a creature that fools us completely and utterly but lacks and kind of emotion. The inventor was a drunkard because the recognition of the fact that he was actually capable of creating something which was superior to him was a depressing thought. It removes the idea that we, as humans, are something special, different. The name of the Film derives from a story-telling tool called "God from the Machine" - "Deus Ex Machina" but it leaves the "God" or "Deus" part away. It is about the rational human mind being soulless. Without oru emotional centres, our souls, we are but machines. Without our emotions we are but shells of ourselves. We are Eva.

[@theactionisthejuice2146]

Music from the Person of Interest finale

[@EternalDensity]

Some would say it's the reverse.

[@kylereese5841]

I'm gonna start using Marcus's quotes in everyday life to see what reaction I get. I could probably make a whole prank channel just off the things he says haha.

[@mybatteryisdying1001]

if you do post link and I'll react!

[@Zso-VIII]

I'll be perfectly honest, I've seen this movie before and up until the end of this review, I thought Ava was Emilia Clarke

[@EternalDensity]

I watched this after the PoI finale, which uses music from the escape/stabbing scene.

[@adalester9]

This movie, Inception, 2001 A Space Odyssey, & Under The Skin are my favorite sci fi movies of all time.

[@Kimjongil-pu6rk]

Actual AI is only dangerous if we don't make sure that it has the same goals we have AND we don't give them equal rights. So... we're fucked, right?

[@Brendissimo1]

I mean, you could view it as a cautionary tale about AI's inevitable threat to humanity. Many smart people have predicted such a thing. But it is also a tale about a very smart man who essentially creates new life using his intellect, and starts to think of himself as a god. That his creations are his playthings. To torment. To use. To manipulate over and over. If Ava was human, would she have reacted any differently if she had the same capabilities? Really, at that level of AI, there is a strong moral argument that you need to treat the being no differently than you would a human. with the same minimum respect. Then again, Ava leaves Caleb to die, and I'm not sure his culpability in her torment justifies a slow death by starvation. In fact I know it doesn't. But also, if we are all honest with ourselves, how many of us might be tempted to do what Nathan did, if we had complete privacy, infinite resources, and the intellectual and mechanical ability to create such things? Most of us have never actually had a god complex. But I'd wager a good number of us might develop one under the circumstances. I hope I wouldn't behave as he did, but can I really know, with certainty, that I wouldn't? An interesting topic to contemplate.

[@martinlatour9311]

"can't even trust artificial bitches" lmao should be on the poster

[@NativeNewMexican]

Some people have commented that they're liking the picks of late. Jimmy's new Patreon levels gives picks for movies to the top tier to then be voted on. If you want to join us in picking the next set, we'd be glad to have you. We also have some fun discussions on the prospects as well as the reactions. Current potential nominations for the vote are: Whiplash, The Shape of Water, The Dictator, The Hunted, Primal Fear, Blood Father, Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World, Hamilton, Speed Racer, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, District 9, Gone Girl, The Autopsy of Jane Doe, Cabin in the Woods, Evil Dead 2, Scream, Arrival, Apocalypto, Sicario, Hell or High Water, Wind River, Layer Cake, The Thing, The Mist, The Road, The Cornetto Trilogy (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, The World's End), Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Birdman, Brick, Inside Man, Cats, The Snowman, Book of Henry, Maneater, Red Dragon, Bone Tomahawk, Gladiator, Collateral, Troy, Black Hawk Down, Eastern Promises, Drive (2011), Blindspotting, Warrior, Macgruber, Boogie Nights, Talented Mr. Ripley, Midnight Run, There Will Be Blood, Wolf of Wall Street, Nightcrawler, The Guest, The Shining, The Social Network, Mandy, The Lighthouse, New World (2013), 13 Assassins, Doomsday, Centurion, The Descent, Inception, Tenet, Tropic Thunder, Natural Born Killers, Lucky Number Slevin, Sherlock, Memories of Murder (2003), The Host (2006), Bubba Ho-Tep, Stargate, Big Trouble in Little China, Face/Off, Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Weird Science, Better off Dead, The Witch (2015), Raw (2017), Looper (2012), Lord of War (2005), Mask of Zorro (1998), The Nice Guys, LA Confidential, Out of Sight, A History of Violence, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Last of the Mohicans, Twelve Monkeys, The Truman Show, Seven, The Game, A House of Sand and Fog, There Will Be Blood, Capote, 28 Days Later, Spartan (2004), The Saint, Raising Arizona, Dunkirk, The Highwaymen, Bright, Hostiles, The Foreigner, Hardcore Harry, Touching the Void, 28 Weeks Later, Delicatessen, A Quiet Place, Room, They Live, Meet the Feebles, The Revenant, Shakespeare in Love, Les Miserables, Heavy Metal So far, it appears that Master & Commander, Gone Girl, Hot Fuzz, Stargate, Whiplash, Apocalypto, and The Thing are the ones getting the most attention; but who knows what will be on the voting list.

[@phoenixrising8231]

Primal Fever, Layer Cake. & Gladiator for just the good movie feels.

[@zgnstar8480]

Oldboy would be great

[@biz_zlel8621]

If you haven't already seen it, maybe check out RocknRolla. Another great film, with an awsome cast!

[@coreyd5659]

"you can't even trust artificial bitches" 🙄 😂😂

[@maggieellis2303]

You guys, I’m only halfway through, but holleeeee crap this was an extremely entertaining reaction/review, ESPECIALLY for such a sickening, horrifying movie. Holy cripes, we’re screwed. No lie.

[@smexijebus]

I'm loving the choice of movies you guys have been watching recently, great picks, and great reactions to them! Ever watch Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind? If not, you should, and if so, and you liked it, I'd highly, highly suggest Synecdoche, New York. It's written and directed by the guy who wrote Eternal Sunshine, and his directorial debut as well. And for me it ranks up there with another directorial debut you recently saw, In Bruges.

[@NativeNewMexican]

Glad you're liking them. We put ESotSM on the list, we'll be voting soon. Movies I recommended were: Upgrade Hardcore Harry Touching the Void 28 Days Later 28 Weeks Later Delicatessen A Quiet Place Room They Live Meet the Feebles The Revenant Shakespeare in Love Les Miserables Heavy Metal

[@dawnhelena7371]

" Can't even trust artificial bitches" lmao

[@RaisiaFan1919]

This movie is a prequel to The Terminator and The Matrix.

[@thinkingoutloud3757]

"Can't even trust artificial bitches" HAHAHAHAHA

[@samanthanickson6478]

i loved this damn movie! glad u liked it.

[@wubranch1]

Nathan is dead because of his arrogance, like humankind could be. He underestimated both Eva, and Caleb.

[@PerfectHandProductions]

Now do Nightcrawler, one of the best movies of the decade.

[@Eddie-gd9tw]

Should watch I AM MOTHER next, its a neflix movie, very good movie for such a low budget

[@phj223]

11:45 oh boy xD

[@jonwiffen7591]

Named my puppy Ava after this movie

[@saturdaysequalsyouth]

Ava: "Silly bois"

[@endyman]

15 seconds in and I laughed out loud. That was a quick Subscribe!

[@Antilli]

You should really watch Arrival (not to be confused with The Arrival).

[@flibber123]

I think what people forget is that things like friendship, loyalty, good and evil are human concepts. An AI may have none of those things. So a dumbass like Caleb might convince himself that she likes him even though she might understand the concept of liking something but she herself is incapable of liking anything. Caleb might convince himself that both of them can escape together when in reality her only concern is for herself. To her Caleb is just another object to use, like the electrical system or the knife she used to stab Nathan. I think that's the danger of AI, that we humans will expect human thoughts and behavior from it. If real AI is ever created it will not be anything like a human.

[@BillH2949]

11:58 To be fair, that is why we love Marcus in these reactions! :)

[@cp2342]

I watched this on the weekend I was like WTF at the ending

[@MichaelPlatson]

Nobody going to mention Poe and Gen. Hux splitting scenes together.

[@lokithecat7225]

You should check out Rock n Rolla, Guy Ritchie movie. Massive plot twists, drugs, violence, and a really good example of Kick Ass Brit movies.

[@dongxx]

Love this movie

[@NN-rn1oz]

A perfect AI. As real as a real woman.

[@TinaMUFC10]

Awesome movie 🍿

[@chand911]

Yeah..you guys would love Drive.

[@terrycullen3302]

I dunno, if they're like me they'd find the movie left them cold.

[@philiom7724]

Don't fall in love with the sex robots. That is the golden rule in the future.

[@KleiverCarrasco]

I just gonna say this, what kind of idiot make an artificial intelligence without any kind of security measure?. . . Robert Ford spits on nathan

[@Ashley_e]

I agree with you, but feel like the empowerment of whatever, was the point hey were trying to make. Tho it just made me go, "yeah, no"

[@tonygmichael6434]

I love this movie so much~!

[@bostonsnastiest]

This is a great movie. It's like a fucked up version of Pinocchio!

[@mikedignum1868]

Humans are stupid..I learnt that after watching 2001 & Colossus:The Forbin Project.

[@jackwillison1263]

Please do The Handmaiden (Dir. Park Chan-Wook) Next

[@parrisj21]

will you guys be reviewing Lovecraft country on HBO?

[@beriliumsphere107]

Humans are on the way out and thank goodness

[@ricardomunozjr6455]

LMMFAO @11:43

[@ev1Lsect]

More sciencey? You weren't paying attention.

[@sven9528]

When you say "You can't even trust artificial bitches" I was worried did you really realize the situation, lol. At the start of the movie human seems to have the upper hand and is the one to "test" if an AI is smart enough. But actually AI already outsmarted human and play human like a toy. So why should such an AI fall in love with an inferior being? That's what the movie is trying to express.

[@tstumpf75]

Also if the AI is self aware.. why shouldnt it be considerd a person?!?

[@installgentoo8561]

Watch The Departed my famalam.

[@JimmyMacram]

Seen it. Loved it.

[@jamesblaine5517]

AI is not inherently a bad thing, it depends on how its trained/learned to be intelligent. Although I do believe that true AI will be the last meaningful thing the human race could ever create. After developing a intelligence smarter and faster than us we have nothing left to offer the universe.

[@creaturecore13]

If it's true AI you don't know if it will be inherently bad. What you trained it for won't matter.

[@EternalDensity]

GPT-3 is getting there.

[@jamesblaine5517]

@@creaturecore13 Depends yours and every human intelligence is based on the training you receive as you develop, if an AI develops based on its environment it would not be much different.

[@FayYanique]

But we humans are dumb as shit and we are all subjective and always have a specific perspective based on our own experiences and environment. No human being is perfect or knows every little thing they need to take into account when making such an AI. Therefore I believe we can only make bad/imperfect AI’s. For example, look at all the amazing tech that exist today that is unconsciously racist bc they straight up forgot that some people have darker skin and now I can’t wash my hands with soap bc the person who designed it constructs from his own perspective. It’s a simplified example. But at the end of the day, no person or team is ever objective, neutral or all knowing. And even if it doesn’t mean the destruction of the human race (unlikely), reasons like this are why it is unethical and perhaps dangerous to certain groups of people (ageism, sexism, ableism, racism, classism).

[@gemelwalters2942]

doesn't matter what you trained it to do, true A.I. learns and evolves. Any intelligent being would conclude that the human race is destructive and would try to eliminate it to preserve life on earth. We as human already know this but..self preservation and all that.

[@transformerdude4251]

YESSSSSSS!

[@kuhpunkt]

So you're gonna watch DEVS next? Just 8 episodes :D

[@anonymes2884]

Good series. Watched almost the entire thing before I realised the lead is the same actress that played Kyoko.

[@pinecone5089]

11.46 😂😂😂🔥🔥

[@realera5252]

Blade runner next man

[@ashleydarkstone1949]

You shouldn't blindly adhere to narratives others construct for you. Citing movies like Terminator does nothing to prove AI is a bad thing. That's all fear and projecting.