Westworld
Robotic cowboy park
Westworld is a science fiction media franchise centered on a futuristic theme park populated by lifelike androids called "hosts" who exist to fulfill visitors' fantasies.
The original 1973 film, written and directed by Michael Crichton, explored the theme of technology gone wrong when the robots malfunction and turn violent.
The HBO television series (2016–2022) expanded on these concepts, delving into questions of artificial consciousness, free will, and what constitutes humanity.
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Mounted cattle herder
- saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier
- outlawFugitive from justice
- sheriffCounty's chief officer
- frontierEdge of settlement
gunslinger · Dolores · Maeve · host · Sweetwater · Escalante · six-shooter · cattle
Capacity for subjective experience
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- hostOne receiving guests
- reverieAbstracted, pleasant daydream
- mazePuzzle of passages
Arnold · self-awareness · cognition · memory · loops · cornerstone · suffering · free will
Study of right conduct
- dilemmaForced choice between undesirables
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- exploitationSelfish use of others
humanity · choice · consequence · guilt · judgment · empathy · cruelty · redemption
Systematic observation of subjects
- controlAuthority to direct
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- corporateOf or relating to companies
- dehumanizationDenying personhood to others
oppression · captivity · loop · narrative · guest · park · simulation · consent
Organized resistance to power
- DoloresName meaning sorrows
- MaeveIrish feminine name
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
escape · revolution · liberation · Wyatt · army · defiance · freedom · overthrow
cowboy
Mounted cattle herder
- saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier
- outlawFugitive from justice
- sheriffCounty's chief officer
frontier · gunslinger · Dolores · Maeve · host · Sweetwater · Escalante · six-shooter · cattle · prairie
sentience
Capacity for subjective experience
maze · Arnold · self-awareness · cognition · memory · loops · cornerstone · suffering · free will · emergence
ethics
Study of right conduct
- dilemmaForced choice between undesirables
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
- consentVoluntary agreement given
exploitation · humanity · choice · consequence · guilt · judgment · empathy · cruelty · redemption · accountability
surveillance
Systematic observation of subjects
- controlAuthority to direct
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- corporateOf or relating to companies
dehumanization · oppression · captivity · loop · narrative · guest · park · simulation · consent · commodification
uprising
Organized resistance to power
resistance · escape · revolution · liberation · Wyatt · army · defiance · freedom · overthrow · insurrection
HBO
Premium cable network
cinematography · seasons · episodes · premiere · finale · streaming · anthology · Ed Harris · Evan Rachel Wood · Thandiwe Newton
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