How appropriate I post this directly after my recent Terminator Dark Fate post. In the Terminator Series we understood how scary it could be if machines were to take over and become “self aware” of themselves. Meaning become aware of the powers to control everything around electronic through artificial intelligence. The world is advancing into digital unmanned technologies every year currently. Our phones can hear what we say and prompt search engines to look things up for us and soon cars and machines will operate themselves out of convenience to humans. What if they decide to do what they want? The machines that is. Upgrade is a different story that is also awfully relevant to today. In Upgrade the man goes paralyzed after a tragic incident and shows possibly the saddest death scene to someone close to him I have ever seen on film. The reason you can even get through the death scene is because you saw the preview and know he gets his revenge once his body is upgraded by a super human computer chip designed to infiltrate your own body and cells making you function different/better as well having a Siri, Wiki, Tech Guide, science lifeline and anything you want information wise in your own head by just asking. Like a google search engine in your mind. However at what cost will this upgrade be? You feel amazing yet are you really in control once machines fully use their artificial intelligence and how intelligent are these micro chips? Maybe too smart. This movie has a great soundtrack that builds scenes to an intensity that really grasps your attention to the important scenes. Also each character really nails their acting that blends the story together very well. This movie is probably one of the best Sci-Fi films every made in my opinion. This isn’t Alien Sci-Fi but rather a realistic futuristic plot that is highly believable. Your main character lets you be connected with his effort to stay old school by the way he lives his life. The classic cars he enjoys to drive also makes him most authentic but there is also a police detective who understands going old school helps figure out shit in a digital world too. For all my major Sci-Fi heads check this one out.