Whilst answers show interviews with the directors of the film suggesting the former is all they were targetting, it's still an interesting interpretation. He is the god, who has created from the machine something that can imitate reality.

It is also arguable that her creation by Nathan fits the literal 'deus' part of 'deus ex machina'. This perfectly fits the literal translation of the phrase. If we remove 'Deus' from 'Ex Machina', this leaves 'from the machine'. Deus Ex is called so because of its relationship to the deus ex machina usage already alluded to. There is no relationship between the film and the game you describe. Other interpretations follow the typical Greek usage and use the phrase to refer to the introduction or presence of a god or goddess. In modern films, a deus ex machina typically refers to some sort of character or plot device that solves all the issues at the end of a film (e.g. There is a Wikipedia article describing this in much more detail if you are interested, but in short, an actor playing a god or goddess would be lowered on stage by a 'mechane' which was the name of the crane device used. The slightly older meaning mentioned represents the literal Latin translation of Deus Ex Machina, meaning god from the machine. Movie, etc., and solves a problem that had previously seemedĪ god introduced by means of a crane in ancient Greek and Roman drama Nowadays, it's a simple phrase that exists in the English language and is defined as such:Ī character or thing that suddenly enters the story in a novel, play, Edited due to many comments providing advice:ĭeus Ex Machina doesn't originate from the (rather spectacular) video game Deus Ex.

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