This Review Reveals Minor Details About the Plot.
Terrible Two's
Plot Overview
In the 1980's Xenox Corp's
self-correcting copier was altered for broader application but
proved lethal to humans, so its mother board was put on a secure
shelf until further developments. It's stored in a Faraday
cage that prevents it from being hacked and is triply protected in
cascading vaults with limited access under an undisclosed mountain.
Meanwhile a secret army
cabal has used purloined plans for the scrapped Model 3
Generative Android introduced to us in “M3GAN” to create a weaponized version called
AMELIA (Ivanna Sakhno) now undergoing Beta testing. It goes
rogue and commits a homicide when its digital brain did not cotton
to its human puppet masters. It now seeks to appropriate the Xenox
mother board to unleash worldwide AI dominion, feared at least as far back as
the Middle Ages:
Good reason sure had Hagen to cóvet such a hoard. And thereamong was lying the wishing-rod of gold, Which whoso could discover, might in subjection hold All this wide world as master, with all that dwelt therein. (81)
Sane heads at the army &
FBI have
come to M3GAN's inventor Gemma (Allison Williams) for help, but she
demurs until she learns what's at stake. She tries to install
safeguards (“morality app”) on a reinvigorated M3GAN, but that
won't work ("undefined function.") She is limited to a
software murder inhibitor, but that limits M3GAN's ability to fight.
Ideology
An organization trying to limit computers' intrusion into our lives disses the shenanigans of vassal M3GAN to its maker Gemma, but their real concern should be Amelia. (Prov. 30:10) “Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.” M3GAN is viable under section 230 that gives a great deal of latitude in the digital realm.
Production Values
"" (2025) was directed by
Gerard Johnstone. Its screenplay was written by Akela Cooper,
Gerard Johnstone and James Wan. It stars Allison Williams,
Jemaine Clement and Violet McGraw. Ukrainian-American actress Ivanna
Sakhno, who plays AMELIA, gives off some serious bad vibes. Amie Donald
with a total makeover played M3gan whose enhanced, big eyes gave it an
aura of innocence contrasting nicely with its sarcastic attitude.
MPA rated it PG–13 for strong violent
content, bloody images, some strong language, sexual material, and
brief drug references. A couple of the women seemed masculine in
their characters, which added to the angst in a movie about
machines preempting humans. It had a smart mix of CGI & puppets, on the
money set pieces, riotous creepiness, biting one liners, and superb music.
It was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Runtime is 2 hours.
Review Conclusion w/a Christian's Recommendation
After all the intense action I felt that I could use a factory reset myself. This one is mostly for sci-fi aficionados but not for viewing too close to bedtime.
Movie Ratings
Action factor: Edge of your seat action-packed fun. Suitability for Children: Suitable for children 13+ years with guidance. Special effects: Absolutely amazing special effects. Video Occasion: Fit For a Friday Evening. Suspense: Keeps you on the edge of your seat. Overall movie rating: Three and a half stars out of five.
Works Cited
Scripture quotation was from the Authorized King James Version. Pub. 1611, rev. 1769. Software.
The Nibelungenlied. (Lettsom's tr.) As quoted in H.A. Guerber, Myths & Legends Of the Middle Ages. Reprint of the 1909 ed. Book Tower, Detroit: Singing Tree Press, 1974. Print.
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