When you get asked about your favorite movie hero or heroine, there are so many iconic options to choose from. And while there is increased diversity in creating characters for the big screen, there is one category which remains overlooked. How many disabled main heroes can you name? Sure, there is post-Episode V Luke Skywalker, and …
Month: October 2019
Crash course on prejudice from a dragon’s back (How to Train Your Dragon trilogy, 2010; 2014; 2019)
Movie and TV series fans like to take sides in the debates over which is better - Marvel v. DC, How I Met Your Mother v. Friends, Star Trek v. Star Wars, even Team Edward v. Team Jacob. One of these eternal questions is Pixar v. Disney. The former is now a part of the …
In technology we trust (Ex Machina, 2014)
When people create true artificial intelligence, it can go both ways. Depends on your level of optimism and trust in technology. AIs could potentially be the answer to questions we can't answer. At the very least, they could replace us in things we don't really want to do. Or they could start procreate on their …
After the Credits 