Movie Review: Transcendence

Transcendence is a 2014 science fiction film directed by Wally Pfister and produced by Christopher Nolan. It has a powerhouse cast, which includes Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Paul Bettany, Cillian Murphy, and Morgan Freeman. The story revolves around Dr. Will Caster working towards his goal of creating an omniscient, sentient machine. Then a radical anti-technology organization fights to prevent him from establishing a world where computers can transcend the abilities of the human brain.

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The story goes like this: Dr. Will Caster (Johnny Depp) is the foremost researcher in the field of Artificial Intelligence, working to create a sentient machine that combines the collective intelligence of everything ever known with the full range of human emotions. His highly controversial experiments have made him famous, but they have also made him the prime target of anti-technology extremists who will do whatever it takes to stop him. However, in their attempt to destroy Will, they inadvertently become the catalyst for him to succeed-to be a participant in his own transcendence. For his wife Evelyn (Rebecca Hall) and best friend Max Waters (Paul Bettany), both fellow researchers, the question is not if they can...but if they should. Their worst fears are realized as Will's thirst for knowledge evolves into a seemingly omnipresent quest for power, to what end is unknown. The only thing that is becoming terrifyingly clear is there may be no way to stop him.

Transcendence is of sci-fi, drama, mystery, thriller genre, which runs for approximately 119 minutes. It's rated PG-13 or R-13 in most countries for action, violence, some bloody images, brief strong language, and sensuality. While many critics lashed at the film, I can say that it's not really that bad. In fact, it's not bad at all. While there may be some lacking elements in the plot, the actors were pretty much convincing on their acting and the special effects used were superb. The film may be dragging at times and a bit confusing but the thought of creating sentient machines is quite entertaining. This film may bombed at the box office because of the lashing critics but I think it is underrated and deserves more credit and praise.

RATING: 4 out of 5 STARS

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