The creatororiginal science fiction
Today, in a cinema full of major franchises and licenses, it is difficult for an original science fiction film to find its place. But Gareth Edwards has succeeded The creatorscience fiction and anticipation story brought by John David Washington in 2023. Well received by critics, with a more pronounced success abroad than in the United States, The creator It is all the more commendable since it was premiered during the actors’ and actresses’ strike in Hollywood, who therefore were unable to promote it.
In the near future, humans and artificial intelligence (AI) are waging a merciless war. An American soldier infiltrating Asia, Joshua is separated from his pregnant wife Maya during an attack. Thinking she is dead, he returns to the United States, completely devastated. Five years later, the army asks him to return to the field, fearing that a powerful artificial intelligence has created a weapon that will allow the East to win the war against the West.
When Joshua discovers that Maya may be alive and in the combat zone, he suddenly finds a new challenge in a mission he had initially reluctantly accepted. Shortly after arriving in Asia, he discovers that the weapon in question is none other than a 6-year-old girl named Alphie…
Success or failure?
Co-written by Gareth Edwards with his collaborator Chris Weitz, The creator is a success. Despite the difficult conditions of its release, a cast without very well-known characters, it stands out for the ambition of its story as well as for the quality and spectacular dimension of its visual effects. If critics are divided on its emotion, the scope of its scenario and in particular on the way in which artificial intelligence is treated, it nevertheless unanimously celebrates the world building and the visual spectacle offered by The creator.
The creator is nominated for the Oscar for Best Sound and Best Visual Effects in 2024. At the worldwide box office, it brings $104 million of revenues, against an estimated production budget of 80 million dollars. Not enough to be a financial success. In France it only attracts 755,000 spectatorsa disappointment for this type of production.
But it’s still a confirmation, after Godzilla AND Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, that Gareth Edwards’ talent remains intact, even in the complex test of an original creation like that The creator. Far from the very popular licenses in which he excelled, and to which he dedicates much of his time. The director is currently filming Jurassic World 4expected for July 2, 2025.
Source: Cine Serie
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