The Creator is yet another sci-fi epic about a war between humans and AI..
, like those films, also suffers from a disjointed narrative, weak characters and a surprisingly shallow exploration of its themes. It's a shame — at times, the film also proves he can be a genuine visual poet. stars John David Washington, fresh off of Christopher Nolan's Tenet, as Joshua, an American soldier embedded among a group of AI rebels as a double-agent.
In a last-ditch effort to win the war, Joshua is tasked with finding a powerful new AI weapon and destroying it. Surprise! It's an adorable AI child . Joshua doesn't have the heart to kill the kid, who he calls Alfie journey together, as often happens when a grizzled warrior is paired with an innocent child.here — an evil Empire creates a massive space-based weapon to put down rebels — you're not alone.
While the relationship between Joshua and Alfie serves as the emotional core of the film, it still feels stereotypical. Joshua begins the film as a complete anti-AI bigot – which seems odd, given that he spent years among AI rebels and fell in love with one of their major supporters. Alfie is an impossibly adorable Chosen One figure. You can just imagine how their bond grows.
On a personal level, I also found myself annoyed by the relentless Orientalism throughout the film, something that's practically endemic in popular science-fiction like
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