Jesse Armstrong's new film 'Mountainhead' revolves around four billionaires from the tech industry who are isolated in a chateau while chaos erupts below. The film explores their moral dilemmas as they grapple with the consequences of their wealth and influence. Central to the story is the tension between Venis, whose social media platform exacerbates societal instability with deep-fake technology, and Jeff, who possesses a potential solution via an AI application. This conflict raises questions about trust, responsibility, and the psychological effects of wealth on decision making, as articulated by Armstrong in his commentary on the film's themes.
When you're on yachts and in private jets and in gated communities, you are physically removed from your fellow human beings. That has a psychological effect, I think.
On one level, he's the worst in that he could help stop the worst things that are happening in the world if he was to cooperate.
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