Extinction: the philosophy of life behind artificial intelligence

Isac 2021-12-27 08:01:23

If you don't watch the spoiler or barrage of the movie Extinction, most people would have been a little confused at first, but after watching the entire movie, let me talk about some of the philosophy of life behind this movie. (The following content is based on the plot of the male protagonist’s "blood transfusion" to the female protagonist)

In this plot, I delved into the memory of the male protagonist, and roughly summarized it into the following processes: sympathy (to the same kind) (the male protagonist helps the female protagonist pick up things)-love (handshake fragment)-revolt (The male protagonist attacks the earthlings)-preliminary cooperation (the female protagonist restrains the enemy and the male protagonist gives guns)-sympathy (to the alien) (the female protagonist prevents the male protagonist)-large-scale cooperation (forms a troop)-fear (two Girl)-understanding (to the same kind).

It all stems from sympathy for the same kind, because sympathy produces love, because interests are violated and resists, and promotes cooperation, because the fear of the common enemy promotes the understanding between the same kind, and therefore life has a real meaning. The same is true in human society, trust between people (trust here is not trust in the ordinary sense), because with trust, everyone will abide by the same law, and barter will also appear.

On another level, there is no need to say that life is equal. There is a saying in the film: Genocide comes from the fact that one race thinks that it is higher than another race. Although it is not completely accurate, there are still some current disadvantages for Europe and the United States. Similar to the racial discrimination in the original X-Men, this film combines artificial intelligence thinking with racial discrimination to form a new concept of artificial intelligence: Should AI develop to the top? How will humans coexist with bionic AI?

Next, briefly talk about the plot. First of all, the film is still very good at reversing the innovation. It is not a reversal of a certain detail, but a reversal of the entire film timeline (the dream at the beginning of the film is not the future, but the past), the screenwriter I think it's amazing to be able to do this. Secondly, for those who dig into the details, what I want to say is that, as viewers of sci-fi movies, we should not blindly investigate the authenticity of the scientific principles inside, otherwise sci-fi movies will lose their own meaning. Or, if everyone is going to delve into the authenticity of the movie, would anyone still watch the Marvel movie?), after all, every detail of the plot that you can’t understand can have a reasonable explanation, if everyone is arguing about these details If the noise goes away, it will cover up the connotation of the movie itself. Isn't this putting the cart before the horse?

To put it simply, the plot is well done, and the meaning behind it is profound. It is my personal opinion. If there are any shortcomings, please correct me.

Extinction (2018)
5.5
2018 / United States / Science Fiction Thriller / Ben Young / Michael Penalitz Capan

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Extended Reading

Extinction quotes

  • [first lines]

    Peter: [narrating] Our world never stops moving. Changing. Evolving. Every day we go about our routines - work, home, family - but who are we? Who am I? You think you know your beautiful wife, your adorable kids, and who you work for. But what if you don't? And the truth, once you knew it, would change everything.

    [the attack begins, then he awakes]

    Alice: You have a nightmare?

  • [last lines]

    Peter: [narrating] Our world keeps moving. Changing. Evolving. And so do we. I know who I am now. And I know my enemy. We're not that different. Maybe, if others can see that, we'll have a future after all.