Top 5 sexiest cyber heroines in movies and TV series

Fiction and cyberpunk isn’t just about robots, AI and dystopian megacities of the future. It’s also about charismatic heroines who combine beauty, intelligence and technological aesthetics. We have collected five screen women who perfectly fit into the world of high technology and at the same time, they have been etched in the memory of the audience, leaving in the heart both a light digital trace and quite earthly emotions. Watch out for spoilers!

Scarlett Johansson as Motoko Kusanagi (“Ghost in the Armor,” 2017)

In the adaptation of the cult Japanese anime “Ghost in the Shell,” Scarlett Johansson tries on the character of Major Motoko Kusanagi, an elite cyborg working for the Section 9 Special Forces. Her costume is a high-tech “thermoplastic” bodysuit capable of camouflaging the wearer in the environment (optical camouflage system). And while in the anime this element was a convention, in the movie the designers and VFX artists made it photorealistic.

Johansson managed to convey a balance between cool machine efficiency and human vulnerability. Critics debated the casting, but in terms of the visual and physical embodiment of the cyber-major, her performance has become a benchmark.

Evan Rachel Wood is Dolores Abernathy (“Wild West World,” 2016-2022)

First a naive farm girl in Victorian dress, one of hundreds of “hosts” at the Westworld theme park. Later, a ruthless and strategically brilliant revolutionary leading a rebellion of artificial intelligence against humans.

More recently, she’s a ruthless and strategically brilliant revolutionary leading a rebellion of artificial intelligence against humans.

Evan Rachel Wood in this role masterfully switched between “soft romance” and “steely gaze” modes, demonstrating that a cold calculation algorithm can live in a pretty face. Interestingly, the show’s creators specifically designed the actress’ movements with elements of “robotic plasticity” so that the viewer would subconsciously feel that the person in front of him was not a human being, but a technological creature pretending to be a human being.

3. Alicia Vikander – Ava (“Ex Machina”, 2014)

“Ex Machina” is all about minimalism – few sets, only a few characters – but Alicia Vikander as Ava instantly grabs all the attention. A translucent body, through which you can see drives and cables, silver mesh instead of skin, and yet – human eyes and facial expressions. It’s a pure realization of the Uncanny Valley idea – the viewer feels both attraction and discomfort at the same time.

For the role, Vikander underwent special training with choreographers to develop the “perfect AI gait” – smooth but slightly mechanical. The movie won an Oscar for visual effects, and much of that magic was precisely in the combination of acting and CGI.

The movie’s visual effects were a great success, and a lot of that magic was in the combination of acting and CGI.

Megan Fox is Michaela Banes (“Transformers,” 2007-2009)

Her character isn’t a cyborg or an AI, but Mikaela Banes, a mechanical girl, fits seamlessly into the world of giant transforming robots. The scenes of Megan picking under the hood with a wrench in her hand have become a pop culture icon – largely because Michael Bay shot them with his trademark glossy cinematography.

Michaela Banez’s character is a cyborg and an AI, but her character is a girl mechanic who fits seamlessly into the world of giant transforming robots.

Interesting fact: For the movie, Fox actually took a crash course in auto repair to make her moves look convincing. Combined with the gasoline spirit and explosions in the background, it gave the image of the “mechanical rock star” of the tech world.

Ana de Armas is Joi (“Blade Runner 2049,” 2017)

Joi is a piece of software, the virtual girlfriend of protagonist K. But played by Ana de Armas, she looks like she’s capable of experiencing real feelings. The movie uses a lot of visual techniques: Joi is either transparent or completely material, and her appearance can be changed according to the user’s request. This played into the audience’s fantasy of “a girl who is always the way you want her to be.”

Filming scenes involving the interaction between a hologram and a real person required a complex combination of real-life takes and CGI overlays. The result is one of the most memorable and tender images in cyberpunk cinema.

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