And here we have our second film about AI, but where Dead Reckoning was like "What if the technology your grandkids talk about is trying to kill you?", The Creator asks "What if only robots have empathy?"Joshua (John David Washington) was an undercover operative in New Asia, trying to identify the creator, Nirmata, of the modern artificial intelligence. The U.S. has been at war with AI after a nuclear explosion took out Los Angeles and New Asia has been a safe harbor. But it all goes wrong when a raid on Joshua's house exposes his involvement and leads to the death of his wife, Maya (Gemma Chan), and unborn child. Five years later, Joshua is sent on One Last Mission as U.S. intelligence has confirmed the existence of a weapon that could change the tide of the war. Joshua finds that it's a Simulant child (Madeleine Yuna Voyles) with incredible abilities that may know the whereabouts of his not-dead wife.
You've seen a version of this story probably a few times. It's never particularly good. This was nominated for visual effects, which are pretty seamless but it's a longshot to win.
I was hoping it would be a closer parallel to Dead Reckoning so I could do a compare/contrast type thing but it's really not. It's much more of a condemnation of American involvement in the Vietnam War. It's a little on the nose for me, but like I said, the visuals are good. It's currently streaming on Hulu.
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