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Upgrade - IA apoderándose de la humanidad || Reseña y opinión
> Esta es una de las mejores películas de acción, ciencia ficción y horror que he visto y sin duda vale la pena verla varias veces, es una película australiana creada en el año 2018 y escrita y dirigida por Leigh Whannell, que yo vi el año pasado. > > Aunque es una película de ciencia ficción no es la típica historia que te hace sentir ese género desde el principio, sino todo lo contrario. Comienza con una pareja de esposos que tienen una linda relación y el hombre se dedica a la mecánica automotriz. Este hombre Gray Trace es una especie de restaurador de carros antiguos y cuando termina uno de sus trabajos va a hacer la entrega del vehículo junto a su esposa en ese momento me doy cuenta de que todo transcurre en un tiempo futuro, hay tecnología avanzada, pero el mundo es algo distópico. Podría ser en un futuro cercano. > >
Sinopsis

Pensamientos finales

This is one of the best action, sci-fi and horror films I’ve ever seen, and it’s definitely worth watching several times. It’s an Australian film released in 2018, written and directed by Leigh Whannell, which I watched last year.
Although it’s a sci-fi film, it isn’t the typical story that makes you feel like you’re watching that genre from the outset – quite the opposite, in fact. It begins with a married couple who have a lovely relationship; the husband works as a car mechanic. This man, Gray Trace, is a sort of classic car restorer, and when he finishes one of his jobs, he goes to hand over the vehicle alongside his wife. At that moment, I realise that the story is set in the future: there’s advanced technology, but the world is somewhat dystopian. It could be set in the near future.

Synopsis
Gray, the car mechanic, and his wife are involved in an accident, sustaining minor injuries. Shortly afterwards, they are mugged; she dies and he is left with a severe spinal injury. Unable to find those responsible, he sinks into depression and attempts to take his own life. Curiously, he considers himself an enemy of technology, but one of his clients—a billionaire—proposes that he use one of his experimental chips to change his life. At that point, he was paraplegic and being cared for by his mum; with no other way out and blinded by grief, he decided to give it a go because he felt he had nothing to lose. He signs a confidentiality agreement and begins his trial with STEM, an evolving artificial intelligence.
At first, he has to hide the fact that he can walk from the police and his mother; which gives him an alibi to seek revenge. He identifies the attackers who murdered his wife and tracks them down one by one, killing them brutally. However, there are areas where STEM does not work and it deactivates, leaving him immobilised. Gray can communicate with STEM as if it were another person inside his head, or as if it were part of his subconscious. This AI begins to influence Gray and instructs him to find a hacker to remove the security permissions and blocks.

Gray gradually realises that what happened to him was not an isolated incident; it was all planned to lure him into a trap and make him use that technology. Consequently, the protagonist never fully frees himself from his anger and desire for revenge; instead, it grows. Once he is discovered, he wants to put an end to the experiment, but he can no longer do so; STEM wants to take control of his body, his consciousness and the entire system.
Final thoughts
This film explores one of today’s greatest fears: that artificial intelligence integrated into our bodies could take control of our reasoning, leaving humans to be manipulated and exploited.
It also explores the potential risks and benefits of its use, given that major projects are aimed at solving health problems. Striking a balance between the risks, benefits and moral and legal dilemmas is what will determine which way the scales tip.
This film made me think that in the future we’ll all need an upgrade to our bodies and minds, and that we’ll achieve this through chips, because people feel a void that technology fills with distractions; and in the long run, the system will convince us that the only way to belong to the new world is by upgrading ourselves.
In the end, the film didn’t leave me with a clear impression, so I can’t say whether I was pleased with it or not; perhaps I didn’t understand it and will have to watch it a second time to view it from a different perspective. However, overall I was satisfied with the performances, the development of the main character – who behaved just like any human being – the unexpected twists and the way it kept me in suspense. It never ceased to surprise me, which is why I recommend it and give it a score of 90.


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Rating: 90/100