Ex Machina Page #12

CUT TO -

- AVA.

In the PRIVATE AREA, she opens a wardrobe space, which

reveals clothes, and a hair-piece.

Then she starts to get dressed.

First a summer dress.

Then stockings.

Then a long-sleeved cardigan.

She checks her reflection in the mirror, and adjusts the

clothes slightly. Making sure that as much of her robot form

is covered as possible.

Then she puts on the hair-piece. Short, brown hair.

Finally, she makes a subtle adjustment to her face. Similar

to putting on make-up, she adjusts the intensity of her own

skin tones. Her lips redden. Her cheeks blush slightly. A

discreet line of black extends like mascara around her eyes.

CUT TO -

- CALEB.

Watching the ghost shape through the opaque glass.

53.

As she starts to move back towards him, CALEB recloses his

eyes. And keeps them closed, as he hears her approach.

AVA:

Now open your eyes.

CALEB opens his eyes.

And sees AVA.

Transformed.

By covering the robot form of her chest and arms and legs,

and adding the hairpiece, she has taken a huge visual step

towards appearing human.

AVA (CONT'D)

How do I look?

The answer is - however pretty she looked before, she now

looks prettier. It's as obvious to the camera as it is to

CALEB.

CALEB:

You look... good.

AVA:

It took me a long time to select

these clothes. I tried different

colours and styles, and tried to

anticipate your reaction. Do you

think the choices suit me?

CALEB:

Yes.

AVA:

Do they bring out my best features?

CALEB:

... They do.

AVA lights up.

AVA:

Thank you.

She walks back to the glass divider, and sits down.

AVA (CONT'D)

This is what I'd wear on our date.

CALEB reacts slightly.

But smiles.

54.

CALEB:

Right. First the traffic

intersection. Then maybe a show.

AVA:

I'd like us to go on a date.

CALEB hesitates. Then decides this can't have been loaded in

the way that it sounded.

CALEB:

Yeah. It would be fun.

AVA:

Are you attracted to me?

Beat. It was loaded exactly as it sounded.

CALEB:

What?

AVA:

Are you attracted to me? You give

indications that you are.

CALEB:

... I do?

AVA:

Yes.

CALEB:

How?

AVA:

Micro expressions.

CALEB:

(echoes)

Micro expressions.

AVA:

The way your eyes fix on my eyes,

and lips. The way you hold my

gaze, or don't.

Beat.

AVA (CONT'D)

Have I read them incorrectly?

CALEB swallows.

AVA (CONT'D)

Do you think about me when we

aren't together?

Beat.

55.

AVA (CONT'D)

Sometimes, at night, I wonder if

you're watching me on the cameras.

AVA watches CALEB closely.

AVA (CONT'D)

And I hope you are.

CALEB shifts on his seat.

AVA (CONT'D)

Now your micro expressions are

telegraphing discomfort.

CALEB:

I'm not sure you'd call them micro.

AVA:

I don't want to make you

uncomfortable.

Silence.

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INT. HOUSE/MAIN ROOM - DAY

CALEB sits in front of the fireplace in the main room.

NATHAN joins him, bringing a beer for each of them.

CALEB:

Tell me.

NATHAN:

Sure.

CALEB:

Why did you give her sexuality? An

AI doesn't need a gender. She

could have been a grey box.

NATHAN sits opposite.

NATHAN:

Actually, I'm not sure that's true.

Can you think of an example of

consciousness, at any level, human

or animal, that exists without a

sexual dimension?

CALEB:

They have sexuality as an

evolutionary reproductive need.

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NATHAN:

Maybe. Maybe not. What imperative

does a grey box have to interact

with another grey box? Does

consciousness exist without

interaction?

NATHAN takes a drink of his beer.

NATHAN (CONT'D)

Anyway, sexuality is fun. If

you're going to exist, why not

enjoy it? You want to remove the

chance to fall in love and f***?

He leans forward, conspiratorially.

NATHAN (CONT'D)

And, yes. In answer to your real

question:
you bet she can f***. I

made her anatomically complete.

CALEB:

What?

NATHAN:

She has a cavity between her legs,

with a concentration of sensors.

Engage with them in the right way,

and she'll get a pleasure response.

CALEB:

Pleasure response.

NATHAN:

She'll come. So if you want to

screw her, mechanically speaking,

you can. And she'd enjoy it.

CALEB swallows.

CALEB:

That wasn't my real question.

NATHAN:

No?

CALEB:

No. My real question was -

CALEB breaks off.

NATHAN keeps watching. There is a sudden sense that NATHAN

is on the money. On some level, that was CALEB'S real

question.

57.

CALEB (CONT'D)

My real question was: did you give

her sexuality as a diversion

tactic?

NATHAN smiles slightly.

NATHAN:

I don't follow.

CALEB:

Like a stage magician with a hot

assistant.

NATHAN:

Ah. So:
a hot robot, who clouds

your ability to judge her AI.

CALEB:

Exactly. So. Did you program her

to flirt with me?

NATHAN:

Because if I had, would that be

cheating.

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