Elon Musk: The Real Life Iron Man

This movie was extremely boring. Elon is not a prophet or a savior to the technological world. He is given credit to things when he doesn't deserve it. Most people don't know he weaseled his way into tesla automotive. This might be a shock to his followers but he didn't invent the tesla cars. He merely strong armed his way in with money and cause a rift within the original company to position himself for the leadership position. After he took hold of tesla, it was hundreds of actual engineers that worked/design and improved the cars to what they are now without elons self absorbed narrassasitic and over egoed self.

This is a public relations video for Elon Musk, not an actual documentary.

The issues with this films are manyfold.

1. It gives an unbalanced account of Musk, with both the commentary and the interviewees fawning over everything he does instead of a neutral account of his life and his achievements and failures.

2. In some cases both commentator and interviewees give him credit for projects he never even finished, e.g. The hyperloop. I am writing this 7 years after the film came out and it's still in prototype stage, but they talk about it as if it already exists.

3. There are no dissenting voices, and no real criticism.

4. For no good reason, they interview antisemitic conspiracy peddler David Icke, who also has nothing to add to the conversation.

I'd rather recommend Isaacson't biography, which is not only more up to date (goes to 2023) but also gives a more balanced view of Musks achievements and failures, and especially his flaws. This "documentary" is a fan video with a terrible soundtrack.

First and foremost, Artificial Intelligence was what I spent many years in graduate school studying. This is an excellent documentary. Most of the information it delivers is real for today's science. So where this is going? Intelligent Systems will likely cost many people their jobs; we are living a reality where AI is poised to make a major impact in all of our lives. Let me finish by suggestion you watch this and really think about the facts it presents. The future is upon us.........

They have a problem with one person getting through the whole "Elon Musk" story. It is a hand full of people that repeat and repeat themselves and never get to any conclusion.

There is a redeeming value of the fact that the presentation is somewhat in chronological order.

Most of the story is well known; however, there is an occasional surprise allowing you to say, "I did not know that."

After discussing the various facets of Must achievements, the is a small focus on What if A. I. no longer needs people or at least runs the world?

Time to watch "Colossus: The Forbin Project." So, the thinking is brain/A. I. interface. Let us hope it is not IBM's "Watson."

Let us think off the deep end and watch "World on a Wire" (The Criterion Collection.) Or the English abbreviated version "The Thirteenth Floor."

Next, we are introduced to "The Boring company."

Being a tad dated we do not see the latest updates including" Elon Musk says he has moved to Texas. That factory is Tesla's Giga Texas - will be used to build Tesla's Cybertruck, Semi, as well as the Model 3 and Y for the Eastern part of the United States.

It was well worth seeing for me and worth a watch for insight into Elon's weird and wonderful life. It takes us right back to his childhood in South Africa, dives into his personal life and follows his journey to stunning entrepreneurial success. This dude is awesome. The greatest innovator of our time. I wish I had his motivation. Thanks for your commitment to making the world a better place. You rock dude!