for Levi

The greatest concern we have of technology is will it be used morally. Movie trilogies such as the Matrix and the Terminator reveal our fears. In both stories humans create machines which become more powerful than themselves. The remaining humans face the threat of annihilation by the machines. The machines in these stories represent the fears humans have of themselves. In WWII, technology came in the form of a bomb. When the atomic bomb was used by humans to kill humans, the situation resembled that of the machines in the future. One group, the Allies, was trying to dominate the other, the Japanese. People fear other people becoming more technologically advanced then themselves and using the technology to harm, steal from, and control others. In these movies we also see examples of good robots or programs. Examples would be Arnold when he is protecting humans and the Oracle in the Matrix­. These characters embody the moral use of technology; the times when technology is used to benefit others. The fact that the moral issues involved with technological advances is pleasing to see.

-Levi Price