Ex Machina Movie
Movies have been around since the 1890s and are a popular form of entertainment that are easily available to the masses. We watch movies to pass time or to reward ourselves for a job well done, and because of this, movies are widely considered to be a sort of “junk food” for the brain and are rarely viewed as a source for information. However, the truth is that even though movies are a source of entertainment, they can also teach their viewers important lessons. For example, the movie Selma teaches its audience about the American civil rights movement. The movie Ex Machina teaches audiences about the dangers of artificial intelligence. In the same way as these films, the 2009 Star Trek movie is able to teach audiences about science and space.
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It begins with a dark and mysterious ship emerging in the middle of nowhere. The ship, we learn, is commanded by a Romulan (enemy of the Federation) named Nero. Nero orders an attack on the Federation ship, the USS Kelvin, and the acting captain, George Kirk, must sacrifice himself to let his crew escape. Among this crew is Kirk’s wife who gives birth to their son, James T. Kirk, as they escape. The movie soon fast forwards to Jim Kirk who is now an adult and enrolled in Starfleet, like his father. Kirk finds himself on a Federation ship, the USS Enterprise, which is headed towards the same ship that had killed his father so many years before. Thanks to Kirk’s quick thinking, he is able to save himself and his crew from getting outright attacked; however, the captain of the Enterprise is abducted and taken onto the enemy ship for questioning. With the captain gone, the rule-breaking Kirk is kicked off the ship by the acting captain, Spock. It is at this time that Kirk comes across an old man claiming to be Spock, from the future. Older Spock explains to Kirk that Nero is attacking Spock’s home worlds to get revenge on Spock for a mistake he makes in the future. Kirk realizes that since Nero has already destroyed Vulcan, his next target will be Earth. Kirk gets back on the ship and has to work with Spock to try to save Earth before Nero kills billions of innocent people for his
It begins with a dark and mysterious ship emerging in the middle of nowhere. The ship, we learn, is commanded by a Romulan (enemy of the Federation) named Nero. Nero orders an attack on the Federation ship, the USS Kelvin, and the acting captain, George Kirk, must sacrifice himself to let his crew escape. Among this crew is Kirk’s wife who gives birth to their son, James T. Kirk, as they escape. The movie soon fast forwards to Jim Kirk who is now an adult and enrolled in Starfleet, like his father. Kirk finds himself on a Federation ship, the USS Enterprise, which is headed towards the same ship that had killed his father so many years before. Thanks to Kirk’s quick thinking, he is able to save himself and his crew from getting outright attacked; however, the captain of the Enterprise is abducted and taken onto the enemy ship for questioning. With the captain gone, the rule-breaking Kirk is kicked off the ship by the acting captain, Spock. It is at this time that Kirk comes across an old man claiming to be Spock, from the future. Older Spock explains to Kirk that Nero is attacking Spock’s home worlds to get revenge on Spock for a mistake he makes in the future. Kirk realizes that since Nero has already destroyed Vulcan, his next target will be Earth. Kirk gets back on the ship and has to work with Spock to try to save Earth before Nero kills billions of innocent people for his