A Deadpool Upgrade in the Badlands
UPGRADE
Directed by Leigh Whannell, this film is a revenge-filled, sci-fi horror thriller that supports the argument that we should steer clear of some high-tech. It does that by showing us how computer hacking can lead to bloody human hacking when technology goes awry.
When old-school car mechanic Grey Trace (Logan Marshall-Green) and his tech-loving wife get amorous in their self-driving car, the car goes haywire and crashes in an area that belongs to vicious hooligans. Moments later, Trace watches his wife being executed as the thugs laugh and leave him a quadriplegic.
An artificial-intelligence expert helps Trace regain mobility by implanting a computer chip called STEM. It has the ability to command his body to execute lightning-fast, ultra-violent martial moves, which are used to wreak revenge on his wife’s
