God In Ex Machina

As I watched Ex Machina I found it quite intriguing in the sense that Ex Machina was rich with the story of creation. If it is read along those lines then the film could be viewed as an Abrahamic religion’s version of genesis and the retelling tale of Adam and Eve but with a twist. In this film Nathan serves the role of god, while his mansion and surroundings could be seen as heaven. Caleb’s character is brought over as the first man to witness the existence of Ava, whose name is a derivative of Eve. As Caleb attempts to help Ava escape from the mansion, he ends up disobeying Nathan. Just as Adam and Eve disobeyed god and ended up facing his wrath. Even though Ava is a robot she cannot help but question existence for example “ Why should I

If an author intends, then he/she could use certain names which could be meaningful to the story and the script. Coincidentally I discovered Ava, Caleb and Nathan are Biblical names. Evidently, Ava is meant to be a type of name which is synonymous to Eve - a new creation made in the image of her maker - Caleb which is also has rich Biblical meaning. In Scripture, Caleb was a Hebrew spy commissioned by Moses to scope out Canaan, where as in Ex Machina we see Caleb was sent to scope out Ava. Lastly, Nathan is a prophet in the Bible who reprimands and sets King David aright after his act of adultery with Bathsheba. Just like Eve’s fall in Genesis , we witness Ava’s fall. However, it is not the same in nature to Eve’s which was distrust and disobedience in her creator. Both Ava and Eve desire to be like their creator but the only difference is that Ava’s creator is a human being whereas Eve’s creator is the one and only God. However, both are not prepared to grasp for what is not theirs. By that I mean that Ava escaping and living as an “average human” could be problematic for her since she is not a living being, she would need to recharge her battery, her behaviour and etc would definitely throw her game