Review: The Creator

 by Jamie Head

A few days ago, I watched the movie ‘The Creator’ and I was astonished with how it captured the ideology of war. Going into the cinema, I think I was naive in thinking this was just going to be another science fiction movie, where the robots and humans fight for the earth. However right from the start it wasn’t and gave a powerful message though its creative cinematography. The use of the subtitles throughout the film gave us that pause to not just think but added to how the film was different to anything I had seen before. The use of sound was extremely clever as it helped to portray the silent warfare and became more emotive, rather than a fighting focus. Even though it was set in the future, I believe that we are able to use this piece of non-fiction to question our society. This movie wasn’t about the human's vs the AI, it was truly referring to east vs the west. Which we can easily see is a concern and is constantly being brought up in our media.

Furthermore, we were able to see how quickly we turn to war and the naivety humans face when we are put into a conflict. The quickness of how the Americans turned to war against the east and the AI without any dissuasion, is a true portrayal of many wars in the past. Therefore, showing us that too many lives are lost due to the recklessness of war. In addition, I thought this film was beautiful, with the set and production being outstanding. The idea of using a child as the weapon that the Americans are trying to destroy, is extremely clever as we then are able to question the moral. Also, this link to how as humans we seem to bypass our morals if our superiors have told us otherwise.

This movie has no clear conventional ‘bad guy’ due to the fact it links to how in war everyone is on equal terms- both having an emotional story. This movie also did not shy away from death, which I believe is important when talking about war and helps to create a better picture of this true meaning. I believed it did resemble films such as Rogue One and was an almost modernised version of Blade runner.

I believe this film helped question your morals with the future use of AI but additionally predicts how war will always be a constant fact in our humanity. However, this may not be a film for everyone, for example its style is quite obscure and not everyone enjoys morality films. Additionally due to the fact this is a science fiction film this may not suit everyone’s taste.  Therefore, even though I thoroughly enjoyed this film, and the deeper meaning, doesn’t mean that I believe everyone will feel the same way. To conclude, I think the plot of a torn apart world is extremely interesting and the twist and turns kept me fascinated throughout the whole two hours and fifteen minutes.