Greetings movie lovers. I was a bit free today and I decided to go see a movie, and I came across this one starring Tom Hanks. I am not a huge fan of Tom Hanks; I know he is a talented actor and many people's favorite, but personally I have my doubts. However, post-apocalyptic movies always grab my attention, and I rarely miss the chance to see one.
The science fiction drama/adventure movie "Finch" is described as telling the tale of robotics engineer Finch Weinberg, who, thanks to his access to the company's underground laboratory in St. Louis, has managed to survive the devastation brought on by a solar flare that destroyed the ozone layer, allowing UV rays to reach the earth's surface and causing temperatures and radiation that are lethal to humans.
He is well-equipped with technology to exist in this laboratory, but food is in short supply, necessitating frequent forays outside in search of supplies—which, according to reports, makes him quite ill from exposure to the sun.
Finch has a dog named Goodyear that he shares his shelter with, and he is so worried about his health that he is creating a robot that will be able to care for the dog when he passes away. In addition to its strong physical capabilities and excellent motor skills that Finch has programmed into the robot, what really leaps out is its apparent capacity for emotional understanding, or artificial intelligence.
He is forced to leave his shelter due to the unstable weather caused by the lack of an atmosphere because he has run out of time to properly train his new robot. He has only been able to teach him to walk and communicate while also reinforcing four programming laws that emphasize the possibility of not harming humans and the priority of attention to the dog. The connection between Finch and the robot, whose voice is provided by actor Caleb Landry Jones, is the focal point of the movie. Goodyear, the remainder, must be educated on the road in order to find a location to continue their survival.
The message of this movie can be deepened by the interpretation of the viewer. In fact, in my opinion, the message and learning can be very varied according to the optics with which we see it, or rather, depending on our current situation and the issues that interest us, we can extract a message or another. I'll try to explain myself better.
The movie depicts a very gloomy post-apocalyptic future, yet it also contains moments of optimism and hope that emotionally engage the audience with the story.
Human connections and relationships take on greater significance in the absence of the once-prosperous world, making viewers reflect on the worth of their own loved ones as well as the importance of other people in their lives.
Another viewpoint is that mankind lacks information of how to take care of the world and the implications that would result from this. This perspective encourages people to care about the environment and work with those who decide whether or not to allow it to continue to degrade.
But the topic that grabs my interest the most is the creation of artificial intelligence that can recognize human emotions, the knowledge it will need to gain to get there, and how important it will be for mankind in the long run, for better or worse.
This is why I thought it was a good movie to learn from or to draw attention to, depending on how we look at it. However, I was more drawn to the theme of AI and how it was able to interact with a human and develop a whole story of complex emotions, something that years ago seemed impossible but is now becoming more and more likely, especially as humanity uses this technology more and more, feeding the databases that they use to understand us.
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