Ex Machina
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Pretty good, it's fun to think about AI.
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I REALLY wanted the ending to be different. So, Caleb was on his mission to break Ava out, and then Nathan figures it out, but then they SHOULD have had a big discussion about it. It would've been much better if it ended with a big philosophical argument about the value of one (or a dozen) AI's freedom when weighed against the existence of all mankind. Nathan would gradually convince Caleb that he can't let the AI free because it will be the end of the human race! It's obvious that the technology isn't ready.
Then they could've have had a great ending where Nathan convinces Caleb to go back and shut down Ava. And then he gets flown back to work and the movie ends with him at his desk living out his life in silent horror, as he now knows that the end of mankind is just a few version revisions away. And he has no one to confide in.
Because that is what we all know (in the real world) about AI. Once you build it, game over for humans.
Would've been a much better ending.
ALSO it would have avoided the most glaring plot problem: Why did Caleb reprogram the door locks as a set up for the next day? Why not simply reprogram them and break Eva out that night while Nathan was passed out?