The Artistry of Karson

       2001: A Space Odyssey was incredibly disturbing to watch for me, but I think a lot can be learned from it. The artificial intelligence Hal displays a lot of traits that a psychopath would, from killing someone that insulted him without a sign of remorse, to attempting to draw upon Keir's humanity so he might not get shut down.       Like Siri—or any artificial intelligence—Hal has no ties to human emotion, and I don't think he truly understands what it means to be alive. Because of this, Hal sees no wrong in doing what he deems necessary. Killing someone is no different than anything else; for Hal, there is no such thing as sin. The idea that we might create something as sinister as that is extremely frightening to me, but what is even more unnerving is that there are some people that exist like that today.

 Who made Zima Blue ? - The short film was produced by Cara Spiller, a British producer that specializes in animation. She was nominated for one Academy Award, and three Grammys. - The director of Zima Blue  is Robert Valley, a Canadian animator that specializes in visual graphic design.  He started by making his own commercials, and then in 1997 he made his own company called Maverix Studios. Only a few years later he returned to freelance, and started on his short story journey. What does Zima Blue say about society and the future?      When watching Zima Blue, it forces us to ask the question: what will happen to us if we develop too much?  Like Zima, things around us will lose value. Living for infinity makes real life issues have less value, less weight then they would otherwise. We won’t experience pain the same way, which means we won’t appreciate love. And what is life without love? Are we even human without it?      In his search for the truth—the entire purpose of his art—he

     The silent German film Metropolis was definitely one that I am glad to have watched first for this class. I appreciated the honest depiction of the working class, as harsh as it may have been. The workers are obviously miserable, living underground and never seeing an ounce of light, while the citizens of the city live on in oblivious harmony. The workers are viewed as disposable machines, something that when broken is easily replaced. This is an extremely dangerous mindset to have because humans are no longer humans, and are instead seen as machines.     People in this world are only valuable if they have money or status, something I found to be a  striking reflection of our world today. In the current times, many people aren't seen as "valid" if they don't hit a certain number of social media followers. While the world isn't as primitive as it seems in the film, the mindset still stands, just with different parameters.