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Gareth Edwards’ science-fiction action thriller “The Creator” is continued proof that the filmmaker knows how to handle spectacle, but it brings little to the table...
When last we heard from writer/director Gareth Edwards, he was stuck in rather neutral gear waiting for his next venture into the psychotronic. Both Godzilla an
The artificial intelligence in Gareth Edwards' " The Creator," a visually magnificent if by-the-books epic, is not the AI making headlines at the moment. This is AI in the classic sci-fi mold -- the Roy Battys of "Blade Runner," the Avas of "Ex Machina," the ones whose sentience we question and debate endlessly. Will the machines kill us? Take our jobs? Or do something that the movies haven't dreamed possible yet?
There's an incidental extra-textual tension surrounding "The Creator," the sprawling new original sci-fi film from writer/director Gareth Edwards. The film makes the argument for a peaceful coexistence with artificial intelligence, which isn't exactly in line with the prevailing popular sentiment.
"The Creator" is an original movie too, and even if it is a somewhat convoluted and silly mishmash of familiar tropes and sci-fi cliches, it still evokes the feeling of something fresh, something novel, something exciting to experience and behold.