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Transcendence Review
- 4/23/2014 7:46:36 AM
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A tragic love story, constructed on the foundation of, "heal the planet for a better future for all of us", "Transcendence" gives an insight of what would happen to the primitive organic life or "the soul after death". In other words, it is the scientific and technological interpretation of life after death.
Seriously, bordering on ethical issues, this futuristic science-fiction film is laced with romance and political nuances. It is thought-provoking and at the same time a daunting film, suggesting that the internet and technology have irrevocably transformed our relationship with reality in ways, we have only begun to understan
he plot, in a Silicon Valley scenario, portrays a successful, experimental scientist Will Caster (Johnny Depp) who works alongside with his wife and colleague Evelyn (Rebecca Hall). They delve on Neuro Engineering for the possibilities of transferring intelligence to the digital realm. This they do in order to create a "super-intelligent computer" that would possess the combined intelligence of all the people who have ever lived on Earth. It is like, "Create God, your own God!"
This proclamation is not taken kindly by an anti-technology outfit called RIFT- Revolutionary Independence from Technology, which is led by Bree (Kate Mara).
This extremist faction attacks the scientists and their labs. Will Caster is seriously injured by a poisonous dart and is on his deathbed.
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