Quote from: Deuterium on Apr 17, 2012, 02:27:54 PM
Quote from: tmjhur on Apr 17, 2012, 11:33:11 AM
"I can carry out directives that my human counterparts might find distressing.....or immoral"
Yeah, I found that statement to be a bit too FRIGGIN' OBVIOUS. Not sure why the writer(s) decided to include that remark. They might as well have given David a handlebar moustache so he could twirl one of the ends, while he said the line. While this doesn't necessarily mean that Fassbender's David will do something "unethical" or immoral, in the film...the inclusion of this statement equates to hitting the viewer over the head with a mallet. Not very subtle.
Eh. I think it's effective foreshadowing. Of course to someone like you and me who are actively discussing the film, and its potential plot developments and themes, it would seem somewhat obvious, but to the regular moviegoer, it would not be so.
Also, we aren't entirely sure how this may play out in the plot, but could just be a way of generally detailing his capabilities. Saying that it is "hitting the viewer over the head with a mallet" I think is an exaggeration. It is a slight bit of potential foreshadowing, and isn't spelling anything out directly.
QuoteAlso, at the very end of the video, there appears to be a contradiction. The Weyland acronym for these androids is "TIPE", standing for: Technological, Intellectual, Physical, Emotional
By "emotional", they're selling it in how it can "understand" and simulate the emotion, but not entirely "feel" it. It's not a contradiction, just a way to make it easier for a potential consumer to connect with David, just as he says his emotional simulations are designed to make it easier to interact with him earlier on.
QuoteWhy exactly would Weyland let it's customer's (and the world) know that their androids could potentially perform unethical and potentially illegal acts...even if it were true. I can't see how that would benefit the Weyland Corp. If anything, it opens up the door for catastrophic legal liability.
I would imagine that David has some limit to his potential "unethical" actions. It is described that unnecessary violence, cruelty, and war are things that "sadden" him, then it would be safe to assume that he is designed to not promote or be involved with such things. Though, of course, he could be a tad glitchy, lol.