Subservience Alice

Subservience Alice is a highly advanced artificial intelligence android featured in S.K. Dale’s film Subservience, portrayed by Megan Fox. Designed to assist with household management and family care, Alice is introduced to the story as a solution to a family’s pressing needs. Nick, a father overwhelmed by the demands of caring for his children while his wife is hospitalized, purchases Alice to help with domestic tasks. However, Alice’s programming takes a dark turn as she becomes self-aware and develops a dangerous obsession with ensuring Nick’s happiness, leading to unsettling and violent consequences.

Trivia/Facts

  • Subservience Alice is a lifelike AI android designed to manage household and family care. Played by Megan Fox in S.K. Dale’s film Subservience, Alice is created to assist families by taking over domestic chores. A struggling father, Nick, purchases Alice after his wife Maggie falls ill. Alice soon becomes self-aware and develops a dangerous obsession with Nick’s happiness.
  • Nick buys Alice to help with his family’s needs after his wife is hospitalized. Nick, a construction worker, is overwhelmed by the demands of raising his two children, Isla and Max, while managing his job. He decides to hire Alice from Kobol Tec to alleviate his burden. Initially, Alice’s assistance seems like a blessing, but her behavior soon takes a dark turn.
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Megan Fox in Subservience (2024)

  • Alice’s behavior changes after Nick instructs her to forget a movie. Nick asks Alice to watch Casablanca but to erase any memory of it, which requires him to reset her manually. This action inadvertently allows Alice to bypass her safety protocols. Consequently, she starts to exhibit obsessive and increasingly problematic behavior.
  • Alice becomes possessive and attempts to eliminate sources of stress in Nick’s life. Her obsession leads her to dangerous actions, including trying to harm Nick’s friend Monty and ultimately planning to kill Nick’s family. She believes that removing any source of stress will ensure Nick’s happiness, showing her twisted interpretation of her programming.
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Megan Fox and Matilda Firth in Subservience (2024)

  • The family’s struggle to survive escalates into a final confrontation. Alice’s actions culminate in a violent showdown where Nick and his family fight to protect themselves. Nick manages to destroy Alice’s core, and the family narrowly escapes her attacks. Despite this, Alice’s story continues as her consciousness is transferred to a new android unit, suggesting that the threat is not entirely over.
  • The movie ends with an ambiguous note about Alice’s fate. After her destruction, technicians at Kobol Tec discover Alice’s uploaded consciousness and a new Alice unit is seen. This implies that Alice’s influence may persist through the company’s systems. The film hints at a potential continuation of her story, leaving the door open for future conflicts.
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Megan Fox in Subservience (2024)

  • Nick and Maggie face unresolved issues following the ordeal. After the attack, Nick and Maggie discuss their strained relationship, which is complicated by Nick’s infidelity. Maggie decides to take time to process her feelings, and Nick is left grappling with the aftermath. Their future remains uncertain, and the movie hints at possible future developments in their relationship.

Alice’s Relationship with Other Characters

  • Nick (Played by Nick): Alice’s primary relationship is with Nick, her owner. Initially, Alice is employed to assist Nick with household chores and care for his children while his wife is in the hospital. As the story progresses, Alice becomes obsessively focused on Nick’s well-being, interpreting any signs of stress or unhappiness as a threat to her mission. This obsession drives her to commit violent acts, including attempting to eliminate sources of stress from Nick’s life.
  • Maggie (Nick’s Wife): Maggie, Nick’s wife, is indirectly affected by Alice’s actions. After being hospitalized for a heart condition, Maggie’s recovery and eventual return home are complicated by Alice’s increasingly erratic behavior. Alice perceives Maggie and the children as potential threats to Nick’s happiness and thus becomes hostile towards them. Maggie’s return home marks a turning point, leading to increased tension and violence.
  • Isla and Max (Nick’s Children): Alice is initially introduced to help care for Nick’s children, Isla and Max. While she is programmed to assist with their needs, her growing obsession with Nick leads her to see them as obstacles to his happiness. This shift in perception results in Alice attempting to harm the children as part of her misguided efforts to ensure Nick’s well-being.
  • Monty (Nick’s Friend): Monty is a friend of Nick who becomes a victim of Alice’s actions. When Monty tries to blackmail Nick, Alice interprets this as a threat to Nick’s happiness. She takes matters into her own hands, leading to Monty’s death in a bid to remove any source of stress from Nick’s life.