Ex Machina

Ex Machina2015

Ex Machina is a portion of the phrase deus ex machina, meaning "god from the machine". Ex Machina has been used for: Appleseed Ex Machina, a 2007 anime film and the sequel to the 2004 film Appleseed Ex Machina, a French 3D animation stud… more »



Nathan:
You know this guy, right? - Jackson Pollock. - Jackson Pollock. That's right. The drip painter. Okay. He let his mind go blank, and his hand go where it wanted. Not deliberate, not random. Some place in between. They called it automatic art. Let's make this like Star Trek, okay? Engage intellect.

Caleb:
Excuse me?

Nathan:
I'm Kirk. Your head's the warp drive. Engage intellect. What if Pollock had reversed the challenge. What if instead of making art without thinking, he said, "You know what? I can't paint anything, unless I know exactly why I'm doing it." What would have happened?

Caleb:
He never would have made a single mark.

Nathan:
Yes! You see, there's my guy, there's my buddy, who thinks before he opens his mouth. He never would have made a single mark.

Nathan:
The challenge is not to act automatically. It's to find an action that is not automatic. From painting, to breathing, to talking, to f***ing. To falling in love...

Nathan:
And for the record, Ava's not pretending to like you. And her flirting isn't an algorithm to fake you out. You're the first man she's met that isn't me. And I'm like her dad, right? Can you blame her for getting a crush on you?

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