Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
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You can't miss that it's about social media/technology/AI. I mean, Rockwell gives a whole lecture at the beginning, and even if you somehow didn't get it, it's all very obvious. And it goes hard because it doesn't shy away from shit. School shootings? Yeah, no big deal, we can make incredibly dark, clever jokes about that too. It shows you how disgusting it is that this kind of stuff is so normalized.
The centaur/cat/rat creature was awesome.
As for the last bit, I think finding out that Rockwell is Princess' son was really touching. I mean, maybe some people would guess that, but damn I did not see it coming. The rest of the movie is great but it is just kind of whacky but also dark satire, so there's intelligence there but not much emotion. Then you're hit with that and it got me instantly.
And the choice she makes to go along with it, and the way the movie gives you the happy ending and then (mostly) rips it away is good stuff, especially since it mentions how AI will give you the happy ending and closure earlier in the movie. And yeah, while she finds out that AI faked her happy ending, it does leave the audience on a hopeful note, with Rockwell coming back for another run, basically knowing what needs to be done to fix it.
And I think that's important because while AI is either awesome or an existential threat depending on how it's used, we have to have hope that we, as humans, can find a good balance (because not all AI is bad) to combat it. And the ending of the movie mirrors that sentiment.
You can't miss that it's about social media/technology/AI. I mean, Rockwell gives a whole lecture at the beginning, and even if you somehow didn't get it, it's all very obvious. And it goes hard because it doesn't shy away from shit. School shootings? Yeah, no big deal, we can make incredibly dark, clever jokes about that too. It shows you how disgusting it is that this kind of stuff is so normalized.
The centaur/cat/rat creature was awesome.
As for the last bit, I think finding out that Rockwell is Princess' son was really touching. I mean, maybe some people would guess that, but damn I did not see it coming. The rest of the movie is great but it is just kind of whacky but also dark satire, so there's intelligence there but not much emotion. Then you're hit with that and it got me instantly.
And the choice she makes to go along with it, and the way the movie gives you the happy ending and then (mostly) rips it away is good stuff, especially since it mentions how AI will give you the happy ending and closure earlier in the movie. And yeah, while she finds out that AI faked her happy ending, it does leave the audience on a hopeful note, with Rockwell coming back for another run, basically knowing what needs to be done to fix it.
And I think that's important because while AI is either awesome or an existential threat depending on how it's used, we have to have hope that we, as humans, can find a good balance (because not all AI is bad) to combat it. And the ending of the movie mirrors that sentiment.
Mini Review: This is good because it goes hard. The satire is not subtle. But being so militant makes sense given the subject matter. It's obviously important. As just a movie, everybody will make this joke but yes, I had fun. A lot of fun. You don't always know where it's going to go. Rockwell gives a great performance. There are tons of memorable moments and jokes. It finds its heart late and I think the ending is great.
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