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yallerdawg

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4. Well, it was a forehead-slapping moment for me.

Reply to Fortinbras Armstrong (Reply #3)

Sun Nov 16, 2014, 12:16 PM

Nov 2014

Almost all scientists agree space travel - for humans - is not possible. Traveling thru worm holes like "Interstellar" depicts, with a little 'deus ex machina' thrown in, is science fiction and I love it.

The ending of "AI: Artificial Intelligence," depicted how 'we' could continue in a hostile universe - which ,if humanity has one consistent trait seems to be overcoming a hostile universe through intellect, we have to adapt the shell, the vessel, we are in, our essence being our non-corporeal 'ghost in the machine.'

We will inevitably, and relatively soon, cross into the AI singularity, self-aware artificial intelligence. If we pass on our humanity, the best of us, we could have an AI ending.

Or a "Her."

Or we can have "Skynet."

Or we can have the ending you prefer.

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Interstellar SPOILER talk [View all] Quixote1818 Nov 2014 OP

I like space movies, and the possibilities - mostly fantasy. yallerdawg Nov 2014 #1

Has anyone seen this movie? mainstreetonce Nov 2014 #2

It's definitely very story-oriented. Silver Gaia Nov 2014 #7

AI should have ended with David sitting in the submersible in front of the statue of the Blue Fairy Fortinbras Armstrong Nov 2014 #3

Well, it was a forehead-slapping moment for me. yallerdawg Nov 2014 #4

Did you ever come across a book by Sir Roger Penrose, "The Emperor's New Mind"? Fortinbras Armstrong Nov 2014 #5

Faith, hope, love - the ideals of humanity. yallerdawg Nov 2014 #6

Another AI movie: The Machine hunter Dec 2014 #12

" The Machine" doesn't look like a positive outcome. yallerdawg Dec 2014 #13

I'm probably a freak, but I thought The Machine had an optimistic ending. hunter Dec 2014 #14

I'll put it on my list to watch! yallerdawg Dec 2014 #15

I have some reservations about The Machine... hunter Dec 2014 #16

I watched "The Machine" yallerdawg Dec 2014 #17

Things I liked, things I didn't Chalco Nov 2014 #8

I had the same problem with the sound. Couldn't hear the dialogue mainer Nov 2014 #9

I found the movie boring. jambo101 Dec 2014 #10

I didn't like it either aint_no_life_nowhere Dec 2014 #11

I liked it davidn3600 Dec 2014 #18

I rented this, Video On Demand, this past weekend. I'd give 6* out of 10. closeupready Apr 2015 #19

Same here. Rented VOD this weekend. Ilsa Apr 2015 #20

Yes, re: McConnaughey's accent - we get it, Matthew. You're from TX. closeupready Apr 2015 #21

We tried. Ended up giggling through much of it...awful acting. awful dialog. NRaleighLiberal Apr 2015 #22

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