{"id":1189748,"date":"2023-10-06T14:55:44","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T18:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1189748"},"modified":"2023-10-06T14:55:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T18:55:44","slug":"visually-stunning-the-creator-is-a-rare-piece-of-original-sci-fi-filmmaking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1189748","title":{"rendered":"Visually stunning The Creator is a rare piece of original sci-fi filmmaking"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Enlarge<\/a> \/<\/span> John David Washington stars as a US sergeant on an undercover mission who befriends an AI “child” in The Creator<\/em>. (credit: 20th Century Studios)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n

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It’s rare to get an original piece of science fiction filmmaking not based on existing IP in this era of adaptations and superhero mega-franchises. So The Creator<\/em><\/a> is a welcome offering in the genre, combining elements of District 9<\/em>, Ex Machina<\/em>, Blade Runner<\/em>, and Apocalypse Now<\/em>, among others, to produce a visually stunning and timely tale of a war between humans and AI. It’s directed by Gareth Edwards, best known for 2014’s Godzilla<\/em><\/a> and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story<\/em><\/a> in 2016.<\/p>\n

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The inspiration for The Creator<\/em> came post-Rogue One<\/em>, when Edwards took a road trip through the Midwest. He spotted a strange building with a Japanese logo in the middle of one of the endless fields, and his mind instantly jumped to robots. What would a robot built inside that factory think when it encountered the field and broader outside world for the first time? “It felt like the beginning of a movie,” Edwards recalled, and locked himself away in a hotel in Thailand to write the screenplay. He also joined a fellow director on a tour across Vietnam. “I started envisioning massive futuristic structures rising out of paddy fields… and I got really excited about the idea of something Blade Runner<\/em>-esque being set in Vietnam,” he said. The end result was The Creator<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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