The Creator Review You Shouldn’t Read | It Won’t Be Helpful At All

If you’re reading this right now I want you to take a good look at yourself in the mirror and ask yourself, why?

I already told you that The Creator Review on this page will not be helpful to you. Just go ahead and hit the back arrow up and to the left there. 

Are you still there?

I’m trusting that you’re not because I watched The Creator about a year ago and I barely remember it. This review will be of no value to you.

However, I do have some rough notes that I’m going to try my best to salvage into a meatloaf of a review. 

And you know how meatloaf is – it’s rarely ever good. 

The Creator Review | I Apologize in Advance

This past year I have, unfortunately, not watched many movies. My mind has been mush trying to survive my quarter-life crises. But I want to still make something out of the time and notes I have written in the past but never expound upon and that is what this following review will be. 

The only problem is that my memory is not always the sharpest when it comes to movie details. Sometimes it all just goes in one eyeball and out the other.

So, my apologies for all the holes in this review that probably won’t make much sense to either one of us.

And instead of doing my research like a smart human being I’ve decided, screw it! Let’s just let my shoddy memory give this shot. It’ll be more fun that way. So, let’s do it!

If you’re still here, you’re truly a trooper, and I pray that God adds five beautiful years to your life to make up for these five minutes of time that you’ve decided to waste. 

So without further ado, this is my meatloaf review of The Creator movie.

The Creator Review In Four Chapters

Chapter 1: The Creator

The Creator has a very engrossing beginning. What happens in this beginning, I’m not sure, but I think it has to do with historical footage of nuclear destruction. 

Nevertheless, this engaging introduction sets the stage very well and immediately creates intrigue for the trajectory of the rest of the film. 

The year is 2065, which frankly, is a time too close for comfort.

In 2050, under the command of Artificial Intelligence, a nuclear bomb went off in LA destroying the safe and AI-friendly society that had been built. 

Now, there is enmity between humans and AI since AI was deemed responsible for destroying the world. 

We follow the life of a main character whose name I’ve forgotten but is played by John David Washington. He loses his lover who is pregnant with their first child within this AI-human war. 

However, he refuses to believe that his lover is gone for good and continues to search for her.

Somewhere in the midst of this impassioned quest, one of the AI insults someone saying:

“Please make love to yourself and make love to your mother”

I don’t remember the context in which this was said but I do remember this being absolutely hilarious to me because “make love” is definitely the not connotation that the AI was going for.

The chief creator of this advanced AI technology is the prime suspect that humans are trying to target and eliminate. 

The name of which is Nirmata. 

The big question of the film is, who is Nirmata?

Chapter 2: The Child

There were some intense action scenes here, one including a bomb stuck on someone’s back I believe.

There was also an intentional car crash that was downplayed as someone “missing their turn.”

At this point in the story, a child is introduced. An AI child.

Now, this is strange because the AI beings in this world were only adults. 

Child AI was a new development – a new weapon built by the proponents of AI.

However, the easiest way to determine that this child is AI is through their hallowed-out fluorescent ears which are easily covered by a hat. So, no one suspects this child is a threat.

Let me look back at my notes…

“Washington’s mind can be accessed temporarily.” I’ve completely forgotten the context for that note.

At some point, people try to access the main character’s memory. I believe there is technology to collect data from someone’s mind, even a few moments after they die, this can be done. 

And now the bad guys are after Taylor… who’s Taylor…?

Among the serious, action things happening are unexpected moments of humor and levity. 

Chapter 3: The Friend

I love how unbothered the AI child is. Among the chaos, she is still. 

And speaking of “she”, I thought she was a little boy for an embarrassingly long time during the film. The short bald head deceptively swayed me.

I’m going to try to be careful not to give any spoilers here but my notes indicate that lives were lost but time was not wasted and I appreciated that. 

Time-sensitive moments were treated as such and people ran on adrenaline rather than spent time mourning. 

The last note of this chapter is “I knew it!”

I think I accurately guessed who Nirmata was.

Chapter 4: The Mother

I don’t think I should give away this first note. it is juicy but it would be a spoiler so I’m going to keep my lips sealed…

My interest and intrigue in the story unfortunately waned in this last chapter of the film. Perhaps after the identity of Nirmata was revealed, my motive for staying engaged weakened. 

There is another introduction of fascinating advanced technology where bombs are no longer directed by the human hand but rather, by the power of AI, they walk themselves to the intended destination. 

In this chapter, we see the technological authority that the child has.

Sad moments ensue as more lives are lost.

The girl who plays the AI child acts for her life! The level of emotion that she displays is so real and so human. It truly blurs the lines and highlights one of the poignant moral conflicts of this story. 

The Ending

The ending of this movie was really sweet. I wish I could remember exactly what happened. Just a bit of a dead story in the middle which is probably why my notes in the middle were so sparse. 

I must admit, I believe that this story is worthy of a second watch for the sake of increased comprehension. It does tackle complex world issues and has a more intricate, unique plot.

Overall, incredible, fresh plot with a stellar cast. Pacing is what holds this film back for me and keeps it from being a top contender in films for me. 

In Conclusion…

Well, so… that’s the meatloaf. I warned you that it wouldn’t be great but in all seriousness, there is a very popular quote by Maya Angelou that says:

“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

While I’ve failed you in providing exactly what the film said and did, I can say this about the film with certainty:

It was a unique and fresh addition to the sci-fi genre which effectively and expertly wove in a narrative of the human condition. What makes one human?

With laughter, adrenaline, and tears, this movie that confronts the dangers of AI and the humans that made them instead shifts its focus to the beauty of life and ultimately the depth of love that transcends all. 

Of all the uncertainty that is this review, that is the one thing I can be sure of.

Rating: 7.9/10

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Peace, love, and lots of popcorn,

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