Abstract of Thesis Entitled "Feminist Film Approaches to Female Artificial Intelligences in Science Fiction Films - A Case Study of Ex-Machina". Submitted by DAI Yong De, M-B6-4008-2, for the degree of Master of Arts in English Studies at the University of Macau in November 2018 Of various themes that science fiction (SF) films tackle, this thesis is interested in investigating the power inequity between homo sapiens and their creations via the gendered gazes that specifically focus on men and female artificial intelligences (Als). To interpret their relation, a close reading and analysis of the SF film Ex-Machina is conducted through the lens of feminist film theories. The study begins with an elaboration of the narrative nexus encompassing human entities and their creations (AIs in particular) in SF films. In such films, men have tended to be the A1 builder, while women are the built female. My review of feminist film theories espoused by Laura Mulvey, Mary Ann Doane and bell hooks, which provides critical insights on the gendered gaze with female figures usually as passive bearers of the "gaze" while their male counterparts as active "gazers" control power and pleasure. This imbalance highlights the patriarchal unconscious in films that accounts for audience's spectatorial identification. This thesis also explores the matter of race and sexuality as points of identification or disidentification. Indeed, with respect to the debates of gaze, my study discloses that the power asymmetry not only exists in men and female Als, but also between men as well as between female Als. In addition, male power can be subverted by female manipulation and empowement that challenge Laura Mulvey's "male gaze". In sum, while men can enjoy the artificial substitution of real-life women for pleasure, female Als' attempt to usurp their reign can become men 's (human 's) nightmare as well. Key words: female artificial intelligences (Als), science fiction (SF) films, feminist film theories, power relation, gazer and the gazed, gender and racial inequality, patriarchy