Alita’s Terrifying Transhumanism

Rosa Salazar as Alita. Ed Skrein as Zapan. Eiza Gonzalez as Nyssiana. Jackie Earle Haley as Ggrewishka. Rosa Salazar as Alita studies her new hand.

The global box office returns have spoken, and Alita: Battle Angel is a resounding success. Yet, some were disturbed by certain inhuman aspects of Alita and her enhanced enemies. Perhaps some moviegoers didn’t like being reminded that on just this side of the uncanny valley lies the potential for a kind of techno body horror?

Alita certainly appears to …read more

Stephanie Shimerdla

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Mr Robot’s Fantastic World of Science Fact

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Six Answers from Chris Pritchard

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Jeremy Mohler

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