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9 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Pacific Rim
Pacific Rim
2013 · Guillermo del Toro
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2011 · Michael Bay
The Earth Dies Screaming
The Earth Dies Screaming
1964 · Terence Fisher
Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs
Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs
1966 · Mario Bava
Patlabor 2
Patlabor 2
1993 · Mamoru Oshii
Astro Boy vs The Junkyard Pirates
Astro Boy vs The Junkyard Pirates
2010 · David Bowers
Panic Attack!
Panic Attack!
2009 · Fede Álvarez
Revival of Evangelion
Revival of Evangelion
1998 · Hideaki Anno & Kazuya Tsurumaki & Tensai Okamura
Robowar
Robowar
1988 · Frank Miller
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Scott Waugh → United Kingdom

His films like Blade Runner and Prometheus deeply explore what it means to be human through the lens of artificial beings and their consciousness.

Mamoru Oshii → Japan

Ghost in the Shell and his other works philosophically interrogate identity, consciousness, and the boundary between human and machine intelligence.

Alex Garland → United Kingdom

Ex Machina and Devs examine artificial intelligence, consciousness, and ethical implications of creating intelligent machines with surgical precision.

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