Ex Machina is a
dramatic mystery movie. It is written by a man called Alex Garland who is also
the director. This films uk release date is January 21st 2015. This
science fiction thriller stars actors and actresses; Alicia Vikander, Domhnall
Gleeson, Oscar Isaac and Sonoya Mizuno. Alicia playing Ava, Domhnall playing
Caleb, Oscar playing Nathan and Sonoya playing Kyoko. This film tells the story
of a programmer who is invited by his employer to administer the Turing test to
an android with artificial intelligence. This film had post production work
completed at Pinewood Studios by the Pinewood Digital Production Services (DPS)
team. Post Production work included colour and data management, onset
monitoring and screen services; all completed by Thom Berryman and Luke
Moorcock based at Pinewood Studios. Ex Machina was backed by the company film4
productions. Film4 Productions is a British film production
company owned by Channel Four Television Corporation. The company has been responsible for backing a large
number of films made in the United Kingdom. The company's first production was Walter, directed by Stephen Frears, which was released in 1982. Ex Machina was released in 2015 on the 21st
of January in the uk and the 14th in America, it was very successful
in both countries. In the opening weekend of ex machina coming out it earnt $250,000 in the US. The film was filMed in three different
locations;
Pinewood studios in the UK
Sognefjord in Norway
Valldal, Norway
The exterior shots were filmed in
Norway and much of Nathans pad is the Juvet Landscape Hotel in Norway. Most of
the interior shots were filmed at Pinewood studios in the UK. This could be
because Norway is very well known for scenery and nature, so mountains link to
this ideology. This is a good setting for the film to be filmed becauseit’s
like a different world so the setting should be quite lonely and peaceful.
There
are no known issues or problems that affected this film’s production. When Ex Machina
was first released into the cinema it was shown on 4 screens in the US and 8
screens in the Netherlands over the first weekend. The certificate for this
film is a 15, this is because of the nudity and adult content shown throughout.
The attracted audience to this
film is just about everyone, there is no specific age, gender or personality to
be attracted to it. I think the director and producer of this film has thought
deeply about the storyline and has picked a perfect piece. It is appealing to
younger adults and older adults as it is to do with interesting creative world
and things you would never believe could be possible.
When Ex Machina was released it wasn’t
expected to do very well in the UK, however it did very well, as i said
earlier. Compared to the likes of The hunger games and Fast and Furious 7 Ex Machina
was expected to fall behind them however surprisingly made a decent budget.
Even though many people will say
Alex Garland must be really clever to have made such an amazing model it would have
been made quite easy for him with the CGI standards. In our society it is
becoming very easy to make computerised images and this is what the creator of
the film has done. Ava is a computer generated image and can be easily created;
this would suggest the film being easier to produce than thought.
Overall the reviews
from Ex Machina have been very positive, here are some examples:
“Garland
the writer may be a bit too fiddly about the details of what we're seeing, but
his visual flair is undeniable. He also shows an ability to handle his actors.
It all makes Ex Machina into a tantalizing debut and an arresting piece of
[sci-fi].”
“A beautiful piece of science fiction on par with the
best of the genre.”
“It is a gorgeous, thought-provoking story and a triumph in
every way for Garland, who casts three rising stars to make a small film full
of big ideas.”
However
some negative:
“The
story ends in a muddled rush, leaving many unanswered questions. Like a newly
launched high-end smartphone, Ex Machina looks cool and sleek, but ultimately
proves flimsy and underpowered. Still, for dystopian future-shock fans who can
look beyond its basic design flaws, Garland’s feature debut functions just fine
as superior pulp sci-fi.”
“Vikander’s
spellbinding, not-quite-human presence (her synthetic skin is silky yet creepy)
keeps us watching. But an only-too-obvious ‘twist’ and some clunky
plotting...drain much of the credibility from a story which promised so much.”
“It's a theme
Mary Shelley brought us in "Frankenstein," which was first published
in 1818. That was almost 200 years ago. And while Ex Machina replaces the
stitches and neck bolts with gears and fiber-optics, it all feels an awful lot
like the same story.”
