

Though there is no news about a sequel to ‘Ex Machina’, and there will probably never be one, the film’s open-ending does lead to a lot of speculation as to what happens after Ava escapes. The viewers feel a growing sense of empathy towards the humanoid and root for her escape, despite knowing that she is essentially a machine. Interestingly, not only does Ava manipulate Caleb but she manipulates the audience too. The ultimate experiment is whether or not will Ava be able surpass the intelligence of her creator, and in an almost survival of the fittest scenario, she eventually succeeds and gains her freedom. To escape, she’d have to use self-awareness, imagination, manipulation, sexuality, empathy, and she did.” “Ava was a rat in a maze, and I gave her one way out. He decides to help her in her pursuit of freedom after realizing the brutality of Bateman, only to discover that Caleb was merely a pawn in a much larger experiment: Things take a far more complex turn as Smith begins to feel attracted to Ava and bonds with her. He is selected to perform the Turing Test on Ava (Vikander), the female humanoid based on Artificial Intelligence, in order to judge if she is truly capable of consciousness.

It is eventually revealed that Caleb was in reality a victim of data-based targeting that selected him based on his search-engine input.
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The movie introduces the viewers to its protagonist, Caleb Smith (Gleeson), a programmer for Blue Book, who gets shortlisted to visit the luxurious home of CEO, Nathan Bateman (Isaac). and its creator, along with a man stuck in-between the two, who forms a bond with the machine, as does the audience. The film stars Domhall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander and Oscar Isaac, and explores the intricate dynamic between A.I. But with the questions it raises on existence, consciousness and data-manipulation, it is also much ahead of its time, making it one of the best movies to watch on Artificial Intelligence till date. Released more than half a decade ago, ‘ Ex Machina’ may have some flaws with the way it sexualizes the machine.
