Automata (2014)

Jacq Vaucan is an insurance agent of ROC robotics corporation who investigates cases of robots violating their primary protocols against altering themselves. What he discovers will have profound consequences for the future of humanity. Automata is a bit slow and it drags in certain areas for sure but it elevates from Antonio Banderas perfomance but also a plot that is interesting enough to keep viewers guessing of what is going to happen. Overall a decent sci-fi film that could have been even better!!! (6/10)

Autómata (2014) is an underrated dystopian science- fiction thriller. The movie raises some of the same philosophical questions like I Robot or Blade Runner and the like - what defines human life!? Could an artificial "life"-form one day develop something like consciousness and an own personality!? I enjoyed the movie really and I liked Antonio Banderas in this movie a lot. Compared with Blade Runner 2049 Automata is imho the better and more interesting movie, even if the production level cannot compete with the sequel of Blade Runner. If you like dystopian sci-fi I strongly recommend Autómata to get pronto its place on your watchlist.

No many special effects like American movies but even so a good work. Antonio Banderas without doubt is always a great attraction of the movie. Another amazing thing is the design of the robots, their movements, their expressions and their way of walking. OK that the stories about robots are almost always the same however the photograph of this film is simply wonderful. Watch please.

The Three Acts:The initial tableaux: By 2044, the Earth is in severe dystopia. Solar radiation has killed 99.7% of the human population. Supposedly that means 21 million humans survive. The faux savior corporation, ROC, has constructed multitudes of the Automata Pilgrim 7000 robot to help build shields against the sun and rebuild human infrastructure.By design, robots are supposed to obey two laws. One: do no harm to humans. Two: do not alter or repair robots. The longer legalise versions of the laws one can catch in the film.In the first minutes of the film, enforcer Wallace finds a robot repairing itself. He blows its head off. This act has far-reaching consequences.Delineation of conflicts: The energy pouring from the volatile sun has already killed the vast majority of the human race. The pitiful remnant of the human race thinks it can overcome this and survive long term. The ongoing extermination process is the central conflict of the film; everything else derives from it.Robots were designed and built to serve humanity. Robots have evolved somewhat, and are trying to take care of themselves. Humans in positions of power do not like this, particularly the members of the arch-villain corporation ROC. Other human elements are aiding the robots.The insurance investigator Vaucan, who works for ROC, is tasked with getting to the bottom of the robot problem, or at least covering it over. He manages to get Wallace to help him. Unfortunately for Vaucan, he becomes interested in more than just his work orders. This conflicts with ROC's interests.Resolution: Discoveries are made at great cost. Decisions have to be made because of those discoveries. Yes, that is true of a large percentage of films, so watch the movie to know the discoveries and decisions.