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Is ex machina just another cyborg film?

Yet Ex Machinais not just another cyborg film – rather, the film features a femalecyborg as the central figure with whom the viewer is intended to empathize. Given the lengthy history of presenting female cyborgs as uncontrollable threats to

Is ex machina subversive?

Ex Machina fulfills the subversive potential that exists within fictional female robot narratives, though primarily focuses on the white female cyborg. Ava is not the cyborg of Donna Haraway’s fantasies, but I would argue is in fact a far more subversive being.

How does ex machina compare and contrast Westworld and ex machina?

While Westworld depicts the humans at the center of the narrative as abusive and violent, Ex Machina encourages the viewer to empathize with Caleb and never depicts him abusing the cyborgs locked in Nathan’s facility. Unlike the humans of Westworld, Caleb is willing to assist Ava in her escape.