The Creator
This is a fight for our very existence.
Amid a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife, is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive architect of advanced AI who has developed a mysterious weapon with the power to end the war—and mankind itself.
Wokeness: 20%
Overall Score: 60%
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Bob A
Anti-men, anti-white people, maybe even anti-human.
Anti-men, anti-white people, even anti-human. Terrible. The plot is full of holes. There were lots of opportunities to say something interesting about conflict in a future powered by AI here. The writers didn’t seem to see any of them.
Created: 09-30-2023
Michaels
Anti-American
The anti-American propaganda in this movie reminds me of the Wandering Earth movies, which were made by China. So much so that I looked to see if the studio company of the Creator is Chinese. Nope, the responsible studios are Regency, owned by an Israeli billionaire, and 20th Century Studios, owned by Disney. LOL.
Spoilers follow, but they are mild.
I agree with much of Bob A's review, yet my ratings are radically different. The reason is that I view the film as a partially valid criticism of the military-industrial complex. The fictional future country where the conflict takes place is New Asia, which spans from eastern India to Japan and so includes Vietnam (but not China). One scene echoes how American troops mistreated Vietnamese villagers during the Vietnam War. The orbital weapons platform the Americans created is ridiculous, took 10 years to build, and apparently bankrupted the country, which again sounds like the DoD's approach to war. They were never particularly worried about the threat if they spent 10 years building this after the war had already started. Therefore, the pretext of this war was fake, which again sounds familiar.
In the film, the US army leadership is comprised largely of cartoon villains, much like in Avatar. Another film it reminds me of is Starship Troopers, because America has its fascist groove thing on here. They lay it on too thick, crossing the line from criticism to propaganda.
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The film has dazzling visual effects and landscapes. It has similarities to Blade Runner both in visuals and theme, mixing retro style with futuristic tech. For example, there is a "hover junk" (an air-floating "sail" ship). How cool is that?
The plot is not so cool, though. Some oddities may be explained by the US not trying to win the war, while the AI is possibly playing 4D chess. Still, it feels like a hot mess.
Chinese-British actress Gemma Chan plays Maya here and an android named Mia in the TV series Humans (UK). The interracial marriage between Maya and the black male lead doesn't seem woke, because she has to be Asian and he must be an American army grunt, but their relationship is too superficially developed to invest the audience emotionally.
It's watchable as popcorn entertainment and eye candy. I didn't notice any anti-white or anti-male wokeness, just anti-US-military sentiment that may be intended to undermine America and benefit China.
Created: 12-26-2023
Pha-Q woke
America Bad
Not really woke other than the obvious DEI casting choices. It is however very political in it's messaging. America intolerant, war mongering, violent, lying fascist. American military and soldiers are evil. Asians good, tolerant, peaceful and virtuous. Not surprising as this is an America hating Disney movie. The acting is good and the VFX and cinematography are incredible. The story is full of potholes and things that make no sense. As long as you can recognize the propaganda and turn your brain off is is somewhat enjoyable as a mindless sci-fi action movie.
Created: 06-11-2024
