Will caster johnny depp is the foremost researcher in the field of artificial intelligence working to create a sentient machine that combines the collective intelligence of everything ever known with the full range of human emotions. If transcendence fails to even live up to those expectations, itll be the third stumble in a row for depp. With johnny depp, rebecca hall, morgan freeman, cillian murphy. Perhaps if it had allowed some of its more intimate moments to linger, transcendence would actually be transcendent. We will send you an invoice after 10th day of you winning the bid or fixed priced. This weekend should have been a smashing success for johnny depp.
Why are all of johnny depps movies bombing at the box office. I, robot, or a psychodrama that only uses sciencefiction ideas to serve a personal premise see. Transcendence is a 2014 american science fiction thriller film directed by cinematographer wally pfister in his directorial debut, and written by jack paglen. Other than johnny depp without his shtick isnt a movie star, there are few good lessons to be learned from transcendence. Read the transcendence movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on.
Will caster johnny depp is the foremost researcher in the field of artificial intelligence, working to create a sentient machine that combines the collective intelligence of everything ever known with the full range of human emotions. Will caster johnny depp is a scientist who researches the nature of sentience, including artificial intelligence. Johnny depps transcendence is a nofault box office bomb. Johnny depp is in negotiations to lead transcendence, the directorial debut from the dark knight rises cinematographer wally pfister. Johnny depp is the genius scientist who chats with his widow while planning to transform or destroy the world in this provocative but ponderous ai thriller. Two computer scientists work to achieve technological singularity to create a world where computers can transcend the abilities of the human brain. The films story concerns a dying scientist johnny depp as his.
See more ideas about johnny depp, morgan freeman and johnny depp movies. Will caster johnny depp is the foremost researcher in the field of artificial intelligence, working to create a sentient machine that combines the collective intelligence of. Transcendence, the first major release with depp toplining in 2014, had an all. A scientists drive for artificial intelligence, takes on dangerous implications when his consciousness is uploaded into one such program. Flashing back five years, transcendence finds leading a.
Straddling that middle ground, it variously invites us to root for, then against, virtually every character in the film as they all make good and bad decisions. The film stars johnny depp, morgan freeman, rebecca hall, paul bettany, kate mara, cillian murphy and cole hauser. Johnny depp gets digitized in the silly scifi polemic. Cnn ibn pfister, best known as christopher nolans director of photography, may be drawn to a similar kind of thinkingmans blockbuster, but transcendence, unlike inception or the dark knight rises, remains simplistic and. Will caster johnny depp is the foremost researcher in the field of artificial intelligence, working to create a sentient machine that combines the collective intelligence of everything ever. Transcendence official synopsis teases johnny depps.
Watch the movie we will see that he becomes an immortal and starts to come back to eliminate the threats to him and his family. For your consideration is this prop from the original movie transcendence starring johnny depp and rebecca hall and paul bettany. Transcendence stars johnny depp as an artificialintelligence genius whose wife uploads his consciousness into a supermachine after antitechnology extremists shoot him. In a way, the relatively balanced approach that transcendence takes to its subject matter is the most interesting thing about it. A scientific geniuss pursuit of knowledge evolves into an omnipresent thirst for power. Johnny depp, rebecca hall, paul bettany, cillian murphy. He and his team work to create a sentient computer.
Scifi epic transcendence is bombing in its easter weekend debut, marking another major boxoffice disappointment for johnny depp after the lone ranger and dark shadows. Transcendence strikes a complex, ambivalent stance related to the question of whether pursuing technological advances to their absolute scientific limits is a good thing or not. Transcendence on dvd january 6, 2015 starring johnny depp, paul bettany, rebecca hall, kate mara. Transcendence by wally pfister johnny depp, paul bettany. Transcendence is a most curious name for a movie that never shakes free from those hoary old cliches about the evils of technology and the danger by. Transcendence the official track list of the soundtrack of transcendence, the upcoming sciencefiction movie directed by wally pfister and starring johnny depp, has. Before we get into the explanation of the movie, in particularly the ending, i just want to say this will contain spoilers if you havent seen the movie. Johnny depp stars in transcendence the new york times. Johnny depp is both frankenstein and monster in this thriller featuring rebecca hall and morgan freeman. Johnny depp is perhaps one of the most versatile actors of his day and age in hollywood. Will caster johnny depp is the foremost researcher in the field of artificial intelligence, working to create a sentient machine that. The movie addresses all of these somewhat, but only on the surface. Juggling some angry russians, the british mi5, his impossibly leggy wife and an international terrorist, debonair art dealer and part time rogue charlie mortdecai johnny depp must traverse the.
However, the movie is far from a vapid attempt to cover complex ideas solely through stunts and explosions see. So the real johnny also had no idea why overriding peoples brains and using them as a zombie army was a bad thing. Castor, a scientist looking for funding to back his research project to develop a thinking computer. Best action sci fi movies 2017 scifi hollywood action movies 2017,part 2.
Its got too much on its plate special effects, dystopian plot, depp to pay close attention to other themes it raises. Wracked with grief, wills wife and research partner, evelyn. Johnny depp in new transcendence trailer by peter martin feb 12, 2014 comments celebrate the worst films of 20 with the 34th annual razzie award nominations. Will caster johnny depp is the foremost researcher in the field of artificial intelligence, working to create a sentient machine that combines the collective. He was born john christopher depp ii in owensboro, kentucky, on june 9, 1963, to betty sue wells, who worked as a waitress, and john christopher depp, a civil engineer. See, by choosing to save my friends life i proved my humanity. Reduced shipping available with combined shipping option, i allow up to 10 days to combine. Pfisters usual collaborator, christopher nolan, served as executive producer on the project. Chances are if youve arrived at this post, youve seen the movie transcendence with johnny depp and the girl from the town, and had some questions. Transcendence movie trailer, cast, plot, and release date starring johnny depp, paul bettany and rebecca hall. Everything you need to know about transcendence movie 2014.
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