Artificial Intelligence is a concept that has captivated audiences for decades, spawning hundreds, if not thousands of films.
It’s what inspired director Neill Blomkamp to return to his native South Africa, the setting for his breakout hit District 9. Switching out the alien refugees for a robot-police force, his movie CHAPPiE follows a self-aware droid caught up in a battle for the streets of a crime-ridden Johannesburg.
With Blomkamp’s latest sci-fi offering out on DVD this week, we looked back in cinematic history to determine which movies featured the most mind-blowing A.I.of all time?
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
New York, April 22nd 1964. Two great visionaries break bread at Trader Vic’s to discuss a project that’ll change the face of cinema forever.
Fresh off the set of Dr. Strangelove Stanley Kubrick has resolved to direct what he described as ‘the proverbial good science fiction movie’. His search for a collaborator with hard sci-fi… Read the full story