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Ghost in the Shell

Humans and Cybernetics Therm-opics Camouflage Overspecialization breeds weakness Cyborgs can take over each others minds Simulated reality, artificially manipulate the memories of an individual to control their actions Major- feeling, hope, becoming someone else, individuality, purpose, expression of self Full cybernetic- Puppet master, self aware, appears to contain a ghost but shows no degradation expected with the presence of a real ghost Puppet Master enters a cybernetic body, self preservation, trying to achieve human standing (reproduction and death) Puppet Master claims to not be an AI, that he is a free thinking, living entity created in the sea of information Section 6 tries to recover Project 2501 (puppet master) Section 6 tries to destroy the body the puppet master has taken over The puppet master wants to merge with Major Kusanagi to create a new being The Puppet Master wants to reach a point of being considered a life-form, living, reproducing, and dying Copying is not the...

Star Trek

Points of interest for further research for project (10/16/2022) Light/ energy weapons Teleportation / Beaming Warp Travel / faster than light travel Phones in cars Wireless communication Red matter / dark matter / Dark energy Black holes Butterfly effect Blackhole Space/time bending Mindmeld

The Matrix

10/9/2022 Choices are a big theme throughout the movie The matrix is the world pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth Taking the Blue pill will end the story and the Neo will forget everything about the matrix, he will become "normal" Red Pill will open the eyes to the truth and reveal the matrix How Could you tell a dream/ virtual world from reality To fully embrace the Matrix you must free your mind The body cannot live with out the mind EMP is only way to combat the Sentinels Cypher betrayed the resistance (couldnt handle the truth) Love brings Neo back from the dead (because why wouldnt it) The Oracle tells only what is needed Edit 10/16/2022 While both arguments as to which pill to take has valid points most rely on later knowledge of the events that occur during the course of the movie. Looking at the scenario from this perspective makes it a difficult choice because the movie shows the story from the side of taking the red pill. The only information presente...

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

 A robot that could love, a child, love is key to intuition and self motivated reasoning Mecha and Orga David is very observant, begins imitating, LEARNING Monica becomes emotionally invested in David Martin returns Pinocchio Story David loves Monica, Monica leaving David David's plea for life is a characteristic of humans Joe becomes David's protector and guide Dr. Know directs to Dr. Hobby Dr. Hobby is glad for David's safe return David became Human is a sense Coney Island Pinocchio attraction has blue fairy 2000 years later David is discovered by aliens who give him his final wish to be loved by his mother but she will only live for one day.

Blade Runner

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Leon kills a person in Tyrell Corporation during the Voight-Kampff test Deckard retired Blade Runner, must return to duty Replicants have a 4 year life span Tyrell Corporation produces Replicants More Human Than Human SOCIAL ENGINEERING by Replicants Voice control for photo enhancement (polaroid) Rachel (replicant) shot Leon Replicant killing another replicant. Is Rachel “more human than human” Deckard and Rachel fall in love J. F. Sebastian wasn't able to leave Earth for a medical condition J. F. helped design Nexus-6 Pris “I think, Sebastian, therefore I am” Roy and Pris love? Roy and Pris want life extended Meet your maker Genetic alterations in an attempt to extend life will result in death Roy kills Tyrell Deckard kills Pris Roy is angry, sad, emotional Roy gives Terminator vibes right during the ending chase scene Roy begins to die but stabs himself with a nail in his palm Roy becomes superhuman Saves Deckard before he loses grip and falls to his death Roy’s final monologue i...

2001: A Space Odyssey

2001: A Space Odyssey shows a secret government funded mission to Jupiter with three crew mates aboard the space craft. Three other members where in hibernation chambers for the trip. HAL was the intelligence center for the mission, a human-like computer that could control any part of the mission. HAL begins to sabotage the mission depicting an over reliance on computers and artificial intelligence before computers where anywhere near mainstream commodities. The cinematography through out the movie was fantastic, there were some gaps in continuity between parts of scenes. The use of music and sound (or lack of sound) throughout the movie made scenes that would have had a more intense score had classical music. The lighting throughout the film helped to reinforce and establish emotions or ideas. The fancy space terminal was lit with bright white lights and had clean straight lines creating a more futuristic feeling. Scenes in space used only the necessary lighting adding to the feeling ...

Metropolis

 I though that the movies depiction of the classes and the disconnect between the rich upper class that became dependent on the lower working class and moving them to work and live underground added to the division. Maria becomes this light of hope that things will change. After the robotic created Maria enters into the underground to form an uprising the working class has waited so long for something to happen that they don't realize that Maria would not instigate an active uprising, they follow the lead of the robotic Maria to rush and take over the above ground society. Freder becomes the "heart" that Maria had been talking about in the catacombs, uniting the "head" Joh Frederson and the "hand" the main machine worker. The divided society still holds true in todays society where the wealthy upper class still has some disconnect to the lower working class.