Westworld

Westworld at 50: Michael Crichton’s AI dystopia was ahead of its time

Westworld at 50: Michael Crichton’s AI dystopia was ahead of its time: Westworld turns 50 on November 21. Director Michael Crichton’s cautionary tale showed that high-concept feature films could act as a vehicle for social commentary. Westworld blended cinematic genres, taking into account the audience’s existing knowledge of well-worn narrative conventions and playfully subverting them …

Westworld reminds us of how like us, not how different, robots could be

Westworld reminds us of how like us, not how different, robots could be: HBO For a sci-fi fan like me, fascinated by the nature of human intelligence and the possibility of building life-like robots, it’s always interesting to find a new angle on these questions. As a re-imagining of the original 1970s science fiction film …