Movies that Connect
Check out some of our top movies about technology. They’re entertaining, insightful and a little unsettling. But most importantly, they provide the perfect platform for discussing the technology related issues that canarise with your residents. Explore futuristic and fictional technology dilemmas with a showing of one of these popular classics or newer Hollywood titles on your floor.
"Her"
Theodore, a lonely writer struggling to sign divorce papers involving his childhood sweetheart, decides to purchase a new artificially intelligent operating system. The computer, Samantha, has the voice of a woman and the ability to grow and learn. She helps draw Theodore out of his depression, and he ends up falling in love with her. But Samantha’s rapidly evolving knowledge begins to alter their relationship. Show this romantic sci-fi drama for a look at possible future technology and a lesson in letting go.
"Total Recall"
At the end of the 21st Century, the planet has been destroyed by a nuclear war leaving only two nations – the United Federation of Britain (UFB) and the Colony. Douglas Quaid is a factory worker who accidentally discovers his current life is a fabrication based on false memories implanted into his brain by the government. He is, in fact, a highly-trained secret agent who proceeds to join forces with a rebel soldier on a mission to stop a tyrannical leader from controlling the entire free world. This film is proof that the human brain should not be tampered with.
"Ex Machina"
The reclusive CEO of a high-tech company invites a young, brilliant computer programmer to take part in a groundbreaking experiment in synthetic intelligence – evaluating an android named Ava. The CEO’s latest, top-secret invention is supplied with the most advanced artificial intelligence ever conceived. Meanwhile, despite their own brain power, the two men fail to realize just how easily they can be manipulated by the beautiful and brilliant machine. Watch this movie to get a look at what it could be like if Siri and Alexa were to learn how to reason, perceive, feel and operate completely autonomously.
"Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"
This off-the-wall romantic drama tells the story of Joel Barish and his girlfriend, Clementine. After they breakup, Clementine has her memories of their relationship erased from her brain via an experimental procedure. Not to be bested, Joel has the same procedure done to himself. It is only during the operation that Joel realizes how much he loved Clementine and fights to save the memories from being deleted. This movie shows that not all technology improves our lives; sometimes the latest new thing can have an unfortunate lasting consequence.
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