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ex Machina(優勝機器人，個人翻譯)
我很少看科幻片，然而這部2015拍的科幻電影卻讓我著迷。這是一部機器人認識人性弱點，智勝發明創造者碼工的故事，情節簡單又曲折，懸念迭起，引人入勝。
在一個風景秀麗空曠無人的山穀草地上降落了一架直升飛機，走出一個叫Caleb的年輕編程員，他將要麵見公司的老總Nathan, 在此生活一個星期。當他找到那棟坐落在溪流邊的房子時，我的心也跟著他走入一個神秘的世界。這是一個戒備森嚴的封閉式建築，裏麵的布局現代，有監控錄像，房間與房間之間是厚厚的牆壁，沒有窗戶，沒有通訊信號。房子裏麵一共住著四個人，Caleb, Nathan, Ava和Kyoto。Ava是Nathan造的一個機器人，有著姣好的女子容貌，頭發部分被銀光閃閃的金屬皮所取代，腰部是透明的，隨時發著藍色美麗的光波，腿也就是由幾根鋼條組成。然而就是這樣一個機器人卻被賦予了人性，人的心機，女性的脈脈含情。她利用人的同情惻隱之心和愛慕之情，挑撥caleb和Nathan之間的不信任和矛盾，製造猜疑，從中坐收漁利。
Kyoto 是電影裏的另一個女主人，不苟言笑，不懂英文，像一位侍從女仆，伺候兩個男人的起居生活。戲劇性的是，她居然是披著人皮的機器人，撕開她的皮膚露出來的是錚錚鋼骨。她最終為Ava的逃離助了一臂之力。
導演攝影機下的女主角Ava，集美貌和智慧於一身，被塑造得熠熠生輝，讓人幾乎忘記了她是個機器人的身份。最後出乎意料的結局讓人不得不感歎編劇導演的想象力和才華。
電影的畫麵攝影都極具美感，一度我都覺得穿上漂亮裙子的Ava，不及閃著藍光，戴著銀盔，腿上裸露著鋼筋架的機器人美。機器人是由演員Alicia扮演的，至於如何拍出機器身，那一定是高科技的結晶。影片的編劇兼導演Alex Garland獲最佳創作劇本提名，影片榮獲奧斯卡最佳視覺效果獎，實至名歸。
影片留給人們的思考是，如果這個機器人不是如此貌美，這個故事會發生嗎？結局會如何呢？人類發明的機器人，卻因為自身的弱點，被機器人利用並戰勝，情何以堪？
Written and directed by Alex Garland, the sci-fiction movie EX Machina tells a story of how an AI robot outsmarts her creator, the human being, in a Turing test. The story begins when a helicopter takes a young programmer Caleb to a remote land to meet his reclusive boss Nathan, who lives in a house by a stream. The mystery unfolds as he steps into a modern but isolated facility, where it is surrounded by walls without windows, and controlled by surveillance camera. Invented by Nathan, Ava is a humanoid android who can talk, feel and think. She is beautifully crafted with human face, but her hinder brain is clad by silver shining helmet. Her waist part is transparent, through which the inside metals and shimmering blue light can be seen, and her legs are made of metal frame. While Ava's machinery features are obvious from the first sight, the other female Kyoto in the house has a deceived outlook of human being, until later in the movie it is revealed that disguised under her human skin is the metal skeleton. The suspension is built up when in the absence of surveillance, Ava tells Caleb that he should not trust his boss Nathan, and shows her romantic feeling towards Caleb，begging him to take her away with him. The story ends with Caleb being locked and trapped in the sound-proof facility, while Ava successfully escapes via the helicopter that comes to pick up Caleb. Dressed up like human beings, Ava freely walks in the crowd of the city like NY.
Thanks for the review on The Matrix. I felt similarly when I first watched it. But over time, the movie grows on me, especially agent Smith's monologues with Morpheus, e.g., "Let me share a revelation with you ..." Whenever I starts a conversation with my son with that line, he would just laugh. I need to watch "Ex Machina" to form my own view.
I borrowed the DVD Matrix from the library, and finally got to watch last night. Just did some research too, and know that the movie won four Oscars. It was a box office smash at the time. No wonder you think it the best. This movie is far more complicated than Ex Machina, and honestly it is beyond me. I was lost when the movie keeps switching from really to the dream land, the wars between Neo and Smith to free/captivate human beings. Fights, fly, kungfu or wire work are seen in it. Unlike Matrix, Ex Machina has a simple but riveting story. The scenes are bright versus mostly dark in Matrix, and robot Ava is aesthetically pleasing. So Ex caters more to my taste, a woman like me(小女子). It is my personal liking though. Matrix is shot in 1998, while EX Machina is I'm 2015. The world changes people's perception of the robot. I copied below what I found online:
"Ex Machina"'s Nathan Bates is a mix of Victor Frankenstein, Colonel Kurtz, Steve Jobs and Mark zucketberg; he is a man who aspires to put himself at the center of creation. Ava's AI is drawn from his earlier creation, BlueBool, a simulacrum of Google."
Sorry that I said too much about the plot in the review, and it may spoil the surprise you might have without reading this. Did not mean to, though. It would be interesting if we can live to see how robot impacts our life in the future. Maybe the day is not far away at all.
PS：另外幾個留言的朋友：不好意思，尚未看future world。
Of course I did and I'd like to share something Mr. Zinsser said in the book On Writing Well:
"You learn to write by writing. It's a truism, but what makes it a truism is that it's true. The only way to learn to write is to force yourself to produce a certain number of words on a regular basis."
Cheers! Keep it up.
How do you compare the two?
I thought it was very hard to better The Matrix.
不過樓主把劇情透露得太多了吧？不明就裏的讀者讀了您的文章，對電影脈絡大概就知道八九不離十了。我把您說的概括一下：
年輕編程員Caleb在公司的老總Nathan的房子裏生活一個星期。房子裏麵一共住著四個人，Caleb, Nathan, Ava和Kyoto。 Ava是Nathan造的一個機器人，有著姣好的女子容貌。Kyoto 是披著人皮的機器人，伺候兩個男人的起居生活。
Ava利用人的同情惻隱之心和愛慕之情，挑撥caleb和Nathan之間的不信任和矛盾，最終逃離。Kyoto 為Ava的逃離助了一臂之力。
ex Machina除了裏麵的女機器人給人性遐想以外，沒有什麽亮點。整個故事虎頭蛇尾，缺少合理性和想象力。