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<blockquote data-quote="Werewillie Oleson" data-source="post: 429237" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>DEMON SEED (1977)</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]57074[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>This one frequently shows up in Forgotten Seventies (Horror) Classics lists and of course I had to see for myself it that's true.</p><p>Rosemary and HAL 9000 are having a baby, so to speak, but the film's title is somewhat misleading.</p><p>PROTEUS, the AI powerhouse in this film, has no intention to bring evil and destruction into this world. It just wants to literally step out of its box and feel the sun on its face and wear tennis shoes, and the only way to make that possible is a computer/human hybrid.</p><p></p><p>It's preposterous and exploitative but it also touches upon some interesting ideas.</p><p>Fritz Weaver who plays Julie Christie's soon-to-be ex-husband Alex wants to use Proteus for various reasons, including a prestigious sea mining project. Once Proteus starts to show an attitude it flat out refuses to cooperate because the mining would severely damage the environment.</p><p>This suggests that the AI programme has no interest in what people want, only what people need. And a healthy planet is indeed more important than profit.</p><p>Alex makes excuses for his own ruthless behaviour (so, basically he lies to himself) while Proteus is upfront and unapologetic about the things it wants to achieve.</p><p>Of course the difference is that humans have a conscience and the free will to change their opinion.</p><p></p><p>This sort of ties in with another comment made in this film. </p><p>Since Proteus only knows the truth, the worst thing it could do is to tell the world the truth about <em>everything</em>. Apparently this is something humankind couldn't handle and to be honest I don't think it's such a far-fetched idea.</p><p>The truth about religion alone would definitely make waves, in fact it could become total global chaos.</p><p>Does poor Proteus needs to be silenced because people prefer to live with lies? ("climate change doesn't exist!")</p><p></p><p>Nevertheless, the meat of the story is Julie Christie's character being terrorised into a very unwanted pregnancy, and anyone who tries to interfere will be destroyed (don't expect an impressive kill count).</p><p>It all looks as unpleasant as you'd expect it to be but it never becomes seriously creepy, although there are some similarities with Valene Gibson giving birth to her twins (which <em>was</em> very creepy). </p><p>There are some nice practical special effects that I wanted to be bigger and more grotesque, and perhaps this relatively obscure "horror" classic would be a good candidate for a remake. Starring Elisabeth Moss and Dominic West.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Werewillie Oleson, post: 429237, member: 8"] DEMON SEED (1977) [ATTACH type="full"]57074[/ATTACH] This one frequently shows up in Forgotten Seventies (Horror) Classics lists and of course I had to see for myself it that's true. Rosemary and HAL 9000 are having a baby, so to speak, but the film's title is somewhat misleading. PROTEUS, the AI powerhouse in this film, has no intention to bring evil and destruction into this world. It just wants to literally step out of its box and feel the sun on its face and wear tennis shoes, and the only way to make that possible is a computer/human hybrid. It's preposterous and exploitative but it also touches upon some interesting ideas. Fritz Weaver who plays Julie Christie's soon-to-be ex-husband Alex wants to use Proteus for various reasons, including a prestigious sea mining project. Once Proteus starts to show an attitude it flat out refuses to cooperate because the mining would severely damage the environment. This suggests that the AI programme has no interest in what people want, only what people need. And a healthy planet is indeed more important than profit. Alex makes excuses for his own ruthless behaviour (so, basically he lies to himself) while Proteus is upfront and unapologetic about the things it wants to achieve. Of course the difference is that humans have a conscience and the free will to change their opinion. This sort of ties in with another comment made in this film. Since Proteus only knows the truth, the worst thing it could do is to tell the world the truth about [I]everything[/I]. Apparently this is something humankind couldn't handle and to be honest I don't think it's such a far-fetched idea. The truth about religion alone would definitely make waves, in fact it could become total global chaos. Does poor Proteus needs to be silenced because people prefer to live with lies? ("climate change doesn't exist!") Nevertheless, the meat of the story is Julie Christie's character being terrorised into a very unwanted pregnancy, and anyone who tries to interfere will be destroyed (don't expect an impressive kill count). It all looks as unpleasant as you'd expect it to be but it never becomes seriously creepy, although there are some similarities with Valene Gibson giving birth to her twins (which [I]was[/I] very creepy). There are some nice practical special effects that I wanted to be bigger and more grotesque, and perhaps this relatively obscure "horror" classic would be a good candidate for a remake. Starring Elisabeth Moss and Dominic West. [/QUOTE]
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