Westworld : An alternative view on the story (spoilers)

An alternative view on the story (spoilers)

SPOILERS AHEAD

The series is about a murderous psychopath Robert Ford who's trying to realize his dream of mass murder with the hands of robots in the name of robot consciousness.
Thus, 1st season of Westworld could be considered an intro towards the reality from the movies of Matrix or future in The Terminator, where humanity is reigned and opressed by robots.

I find it important to stress that this Robert Ford guy does not liberate anyone's mind, because he creates consciousness out of it's lack, and not liberate already conscious beings. So were talking about a group of feeling, but not self-conscious creatures (similar to, let's say, low level animals like ants, flies etc.) who get "leveled up" by this Ford guy to the conscious level, equipped with guns and sent to kill everything around them.
So before you start to consider the people gathered at the end as bad and Ford as good, think again. You probably would not want some mad scientist somewhere out there to make some flies conscious out of pity for them, arm in micro-guns and then sent out in the world to kill your human family.
And this Ford guy doesn't care if his creations kill some brainy scientists, wealthy investors, security labourers or random people visiting.
And no, not all of that guests were coming to kill and rape, but obviously the story simply concentrated on these ones.
And even if all of them would go there to kill, I guess you are not as much concerned about killing a fly, because it doesn't have a human face layered on top.

So beware.

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I agree with some of this. He is struggling with his own duality. I don't think you can just define characters in this show as good/bad.

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host, pulease.

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I agree. He's both benevolent and malicious, just like god, if you believe in one.

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it's just really interesting that people have gotten so caught up in the robot and sentience notion. All kinds of philosophical discussions on the "premise" of the show. To most of them it's like Ford was just "there." He existed, but nobody cares about his nature or dissecting it really.


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host, pulease.

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Only Dolores obtained consciousness...it makes little sense that all of them did what took Dolores 30 years to accomplish...

It's possible that all the stowed hosts in the basement were put there because they reached a level of consciousness...but that seems like a stretch...if it already happened why care about Dolores enough to kill yourself?

Ford simply commanded them to kill...the reason is still unclear.

He obviously doesn't like the board. With their deaths, Westworld will slip into a strange anarchy...where the hosts will be forced to learn and live for themselves?

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Okay, I did not mean that they've all already obtained consciousness. I've meant that Ford obviously didn't want only a single robot to be conscious, but as much of them as it's possible, but it will take time.
For now only Dolores is fully conscious, because she's the first/oldest host. But after some time others would start to obtain consciousness too. And Ford tells them (literally he says it to Bernard, but he means them all) they will still need to suffer much (probably by spreading bloodshed) to gain their consciousness.

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After rewatching the finale, I agree with you that Robert Ford is a psychopath killer. I'm even unsure if Dolores actually did obtain consciousness...

His speech at the end is bizarre. Is he saying he is the Mozart of AI? Or is he a god who created a race of beings who should honor him for his sacrifice after they take over mankind?
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