Some people are excited about the idea of a conscious computer, and others would rather no computers than to risk crossing the line of natural biology.
Transcendence is Bout a computer scientist Will Caster (played by Johnny Depp), who is on the brink if creating a computer that is self aware. A group called RIFT will do anything they can to stop this. So they shoot Will with a bullet laced with radiation, so that he slowly dies before he can make any more advancements.
What RIFT did not foresee, is that Will's wife and partner, Evelyn (Rebecca Hall), decides to try uploading Will's consciousness to a computer before he dies. She succeeds, and once he connects to the internet, he has the power to go anywhere and do anything.
Evelyn and Will begin to build a lab in the middle of nowhere. It seems as if Will will be able to carry out Evelyn's dream of saving the world one problem at a time. But Will's power and everyone else's skepticism cause Evelyn to begin to doubt if Will is still himself. And this doubt makes her become terrified.
When Will and Evelyn's best friend Max (Paul Bettany), creates a virus that will take out "Will," Evelyn offers to convince Will to upload it to himself. The ending leaves us with a lot of questions about the implications of the story, and what this might mean for our future.
I enjoyed the film. The effects were amazing, the story was thought provoking, and. Johnny Depp was HOT. The plot left a bit to be desired (mainly because audiences are no longer used to having to think when they watch a movie).
This was definitely a movie to watch on the big screen, and the. Maybe a second or third time as well.
I would give Transcendence a 7.5 out of 10. The film is rated PG-13 and runs 1 hour and 59 minutes.
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