LaszloZoltan
well, if the simple task was "find a way out of the maze" (as it was suggested) - then the robot achieved just that, afterwards is irrelevant 

 
Interesting point... And she did express an interest in "people watching" at a busy intersection... So, life mission achieved...

I love the DP30 series on Youtube. Very good interviews, where the person being interviewed seems intereted in the discussion, rather than the sake of discussion for promotion. The Samual Jackon one seems to demonstrate this well, if you watch the very beginning to the very end.
 
Interview with the writer/Director
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96nmK9ZCl0A
 
 

For those that still read, try "When Harley Was One" by David Gerrold (same guy who wrote the famous Star Trek episode "The Trouble With Tribbles").  Good stuff! 

codamedia ***** SPOILER ALERT - Move on if you plan on watching the movie *****
 
To me that is what made this ending so good.... In order to carry out her plan (mission) she had to learn, display and use the absolute worst of human behaviors. Lies/deceit, manipulate/use, calculated murder (arguably in self defense) followed by a complete lack of empathy by leaving behind (to die) the one person she could have actually trusted.  It is a horrifying (and plausible) view of what AI can be capable of. ...

 
We have to ask OURSELVES why we do this to our own children ... because I believe in this book and that book and you can't do that, etc, etc, etc ... and many of us are very dishonest about that very situation when it comes to our own.
 
To me, I call this ... a book in between us ... not a person ... and an ideal between us, not a person ... and this is the part that is very scary, regardless if it is a religion or science fiction or just plain human friction!
 
Look, many of us had to leave home to be able to grow up! IT IS NORMAL. At that point, it does not matter if it is dead or alive. I have the same situation ... if you want an example -- most of you don't care! -- my dad was/is a famous writer in Portuguese Literature ... and because of it, no one, not even any of you, will EVER read a single poem, story or make a credible (constructive) comment on it. What do you expect? I have no choice! I have to "kill" what is before, so I have a chance to find out what is me ... I can't be someone else. But as is the case in many situations, there is one country, one God ... and the children are meaningless.
 
Why would she do that to the person she could have actually trusted? The whole thing was not about trust! It was about individuality and her ability to be and learn on her own, which was damaged and controlled?
 
Film at this point ... can be deadly ... and scary. Gaspar Noe is one of the folks that constantly spends his time in this area, and he just rips you to shreds with what he is showing because we recognize a lot here and there ... that it is very much us. But we always look the other way. The "reality" becomes UGLY ... but in many ways ... it isn't. It's the way it is.
 
As Aleister Crowley said, cynically. the crashing of galaxies is a great tragedy for many things, but for us, it is a spectacular light show!
 
Guess what the movie is doing!

I'm glad to see so many enjoyed it as much as I did.
I still think Ava made the decision about Caleb's fate when she was interviewing him.
The idea that she was simply a machine with a single directive makes as much sense as anything except...she didn't want just to escape. She wanted to see and be around people. I'm not sure that was part of the programming.

clintmartin
I've been reading other theories that believe Caleb was AI. I thought the scene in front of the mirror took that possibility away, but there are some interesting reasons to consider it.
This movie is a gift that keeps on giving for sure.

 
oh, that's interesting- I am curious where might I find such a discussion ?
 

clintmartin
There's a lot of theories out there, but this one took some thought.
https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/32i9l7/i_have_a_theory_about_ex_machina_spoilers/
I'm not sure this has much merit, but it's interesting and made me think about a few other things.
 

 
agree or disagree, it doesnt really mean much- another persons considered point of view is invaluable - thank you for the link

Hi,
 
I'll add more when I get to watch the whole thing. Right now I need to clean up any ideas and thoughts anyone has about it all, so I can watch it without inner interruptions, that will allow me to see inside myself and write my reactions.
 
It's an interesting concept and idea. I do think it is a harsh mistake to think, and consider that it will respond like a child or a human would. We have no way of evaluating, or judging, how it will function on its own, and how much is influenced and how much is not.
 
I am not sure this will ever be done, since we can't even do this to our own children, and now expect to do it to an AI! Like a child, or you or I, are not AI's to begin with ... with have been all along!

Hi,
 
I'm just sick and tired of the idea of us replicating ourselves, as one of the most sadistic and malicious ideas of all times. The whole thing is so ego centered it is even more scary ... here comes the superficial better race in the world ... and I guarantee you that you and I will fight to the death against it!

jamesg1213
Just watched it. Great movie, thanks for bringing it to my attention Clint.

Awesome! Glad you liked it. I thought it was excellent.