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Ex Machina
Ex Machina is one of those movies you have to watch multiple times in order to catch all its nuances. And that is because the smaller details are the ones which count the most. For an SF movie, it relies mostly on the ideas presented, rather than on the special effects – there is CGI in it, but only to help the story and not to take over, as we see with many of nowadays similar productions.
Ex Machina is an uncommon movie for that matter and reminds us what humanity really means (granted, to a larger extent). It is beautifully filmed, with a beautiful cinematography, and has a main cast of only 3 actors – after all, an enigmatic and compelling masterpiece doesn’t need too much in order to work (of course, others appear as well, but for couple of seconds only).
Ex Machina plays with the viewers’ minds – and that is especially because of Alicia Vikander’s mesmerizing portrayal of Ava. Oscar Isaac is also great in the role of this modern Frankenstein, while Domhnall Gleeson is the perfect lab rat to experiment on.
If you were to choose a single SF movie of 2015 to see, this is it.
