Transcendence picks up a similar thread to The Lawnmower Man, following the trajectory of a man, whose meddling with computer science turns him into a god. The divide between humanity and technology is narrowing as artificial intelligence evolves. When will machines overtake humanity? It’s a recurring, thought-provoking and timely science-fiction theme that takes root in our collective […]
Dammit, Johnny. Did you learn nothing from Lone Ranger? Riding a wave of what can only be described as unjustified confidence, Depp partnered with virgin director, Wally Pfister to crank out ‘Transcendence’, which is a story about a computer genius who gets transformed in to a megalomaniac computer. Groan.