Humanity has become highly influenced by technology and its capabilities of further progressing the human race as a whole. Various films have delved into the concept of the creation of another being, usually some sort of complex mechanical robot, and each time they outline the positives and negatives of these beings on the human race. This encourages the idea of whether or not humans will ultimately have power over themselves; will they loose themselves to technology? This comes to question whether or not humanity is in charge of its own future. The vast amount of issues the world is currently facing, including catastrophes such as global warming and the manner in which it is being managed shows that if humanity does not chose to be in charge of its own future, it simply will not. It is up to human beings to be the action they wish to see, otherwise it will not take place. Who else will do it? This is where the future of technology lies, will human beings resort to the creation of other technological beings to carry out the work they should, leaving the future of humanity in the hands of those who are not actually human? On the other hand, as we are the creators of these robots, does that mean that we are in fact in control of our futures as we control how they are used? This is seen in every single robot film in which the creation of the robot figure begins as an all assisting and helpful construction, but then progresses into a where they deem that they must have ultimate control over all, which in turn is stopped by the human protagonist and the robot protagonist who is the only robot who feels emotions. Humanity I believe, will be in charge of its own future if it chooses to.
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