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威尔卡斯特博士（约翰尼·德普饰）是人工智能领域首屈一指的研究者，他致力于开创有史以来最人性化的有感知的机器人，全方位结合了人类情感和智慧。虽然威尔极具争议的实验令他一举成名，但同时也让他成为反科技极端分子的眼中钉，这些极端分子开始极尽一切阻止他。然而没想到的是，他们对威尔的摧毁行动，却在不经意间成为了威尔人工智能人实验成功的催化剂——成为了他“超验”的参与者。威尔的妻子伊芙琳（丽贝卡·豪尔饰）和他最好的朋友马克斯（保罗·贝坦尼饰）同是这个实验的研究员，但问题不在于他们能不能……而是他们应不应该继续着这项研究。伊芙琳和马克斯最担心的是，他们逐渐察觉到，威尔已经不再是单纯的进行探索研究，而是逐步演变成追求一种权力，他无所不在，让人无法预料在他的掌控下未来的结局是什么，唯一越来越清晰的可怕事情是没有人能够阻止他。

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The path to making a successful science fiction film is one filled with many a traps and pitfalls. The storywriters must be vigilant not to mess with the laws of science, at least not too much; the fictitious elements must be carefully managed so they don't infringe on the story; and above all, the story must be guided by an idea that most viewers could relate to. But even if all these requirements were met, there is always the chance that the old folks at the Academy wouldn't appreciate the effort.

Wally Pfister doesn't have to worry about Academy recognition with his directorial debut "Transcendence"; he's got smaller fish to fry.

His chicly-named thriller is written by Jack Paglen, who is not widely known indeed. But Christopher Nolanis also on board the project as executive producer, so it is a bit hard to tell who masterminded the brainy script.

The story centers on artificial intelligence, nano-technology, mind control and cyborgs. A computer scientist manages to develop a sentient machine before he is assassinated by anti-science activists. In an attempt to save his life, his partner in research and life uploads his consciousness to the AI, which gives thelingering soul unlimited power in an age of information technology. Now, with great power comes great responsibility, but also greater danger, because he is still hunted by his murderers, who seem pretty determined to end his existence as many times as necessary.

When I said it is hard to tell who was responsible for the story, I mean it contains the sophistication commonly seen in Christopher Nolan films: the kind of sophistication that programs your mind to think about prescribed questions. It is difficult not to, but if you play along, you are in for answers that totally deviate from what you've been warmed up to expect.

From this side of the argument, "Transcendence" is intellectually satisfying. But on the other hand, due to some small, but obvious mishandling of common sense, the film can also be quite annoying. To explain this, we must reveal a little spoiler: when the anti-science activists seek to destroy the AI's internet-based dominance over the world, they plant a virus on a real person and send her to the den of their foe. But the AI practically lives on the internet; the easiest way to reach it is by connecting the virus to any internet interface.

But that would mean lack of spectacles, which in turn means a more boring movie. The investors put money on a cinematographer-turned-director to make spectacular, money-making films, so Pfister is compelled to deliver the visual thrill at the expense of common sense.

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