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===Critical response===
===Critical response===
Critics praised the film for its visual effects, Edwards‘ direction, performances and its portrayal of the conflict between humans and AI as timely and relevant, although some criticism was aimed towards the writing, especially the third act. Some reviewers cited it as one of the best films of 2023.<ref>https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/the-creator-first-reactions-the-best-sci-fi-movie-of-the-year/</ref><ref>https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/the-creator-first-reviews-a-timely-visually-jaw-dropping-spectacle/</ref><ref>https://www.motionpictures.org/2023/09/the-creator-first-reactions-a-stunning-original-sci-fi-saga/</ref> {{Rotten Tomatoes prose|81|7.4|90|consensus=Visually stunning and packed with spectacular set pieces, ''The Creator'' serves up timely, well-acted sci-fi that satisfies in the moment even if it lacks substance.|access-date=September 26, 2023|ref=y}} {{Metacritic film prose|65|27|ref=yes|access-date=September 26, 2023}}
Critics praised the film for its visual effects, Edwards‘ direction, performances and its portrayal of the conflict between humans and AI as timely and relevant, although some criticism was aimed towards the writing, especially the third act. Some reviewers cited it as one of the best films of 2023.<ref>https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/the-creator-first-reactions-the-best-sci-fi-movie-of-the-year/</ref><ref>https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/the-creator-first-reviews-a-timely-visually-jaw-dropping-spectacle/</ref><ref>https://www.motionpictures.org/2023/09/the-creator-first-reactions-a-stunning-original-sci-fi-saga/</ref> {{Rotten Tomatoes prose|80|7.3|92|consensus=Visually stunning and packed with spectacular set pieces, ''The Creator'' serves up timely, well-acted sci-fi that satisfies in the moment even if it lacks substance.|access-date=September 26, 2023|ref=y}} {{Metacritic film prose|65|27|ref=yes|access-date=September 26, 2023}}


Maggie Lovett of ''[[Collider (website)|Collider]]'' wrote that "The script might have glaring flaws and painfully ambiguous morals, but ''The Creator'' is a truly remarkable piece of original science fiction storytelling."<ref>https://collider.com/the-creator-review/</ref> Peter Bradshaw of ''[[The Guardian]]'' called it an "intriguing, stimulating, exhilarating movie, which really does address – with both head and heart – the great issue of our age, AI."<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/sep/26/the-creator-review-sci-fi-actioner-ai-gareth-edwards?CMP=twt_a-culture_b-gdnculture</ref> Pete Hammond of ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'' called it "one of the most thought-provoking movies in some time, one to which attention must be paid."<ref>https://deadline.com/2023/09/the-creator-review-john-david-washington-bonds-with-ai-child-gareth-edwards-sci-fi-movie-1235555845/</ref> Brian Truitt of ''[[USA Today]]'' described it as "a movie that makes you think about existence and the world around you, explodes your brain with cool visuals and sufficiently blows stuff up."<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2023/09/26/the-creator-movie-review/70961872007/</ref> Alex Godfrey of [[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] called it "An inspired, soulful piece of sci-fi, the endlessly stunning visuals all in service of a heartfelt, sensitive story. Gareth Edwards is the real deal — this is fantastic, enveloping cinema."<ref>https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/the-creator/</ref> A.A. Dowd of ''[[IGN]]'' wrote that "As pure spectacle, ''The Creator'' is often jaw-dropping in its imagery, its relatively frugal special effects, and the detailed depth of its futuristic design. It's shakier as drama and sci-fi..."<ref>https://www.ign.com/articles/the-creator-review-gareth-edwards-john-david-washington</ref> Graeme Guttmann of ''[[Screen Rant]]'' wrote that "While the film's story may feel overstuffed and its action sequences repetitive at times, ''The Creator''{{'}}s bold vision and willingness to take risks make it a more exhilarating experience than safe, mediocre blockbusters."<ref>https://screenrant.com/the-creator-review/</ref> Tomris Laffly of ''[[TheWrap]]'' called it "a film that works better as an allegory for acceptance rather than a warning against AI," and that "even if you can't look past such glaring miscalculations, ''The Creator'' will still feel like a visually fulfilling journey that had been worth taking in the aftermath. Nowadays, there is absolutely nothing like it out there."<ref>https://www.thewrap.com/the-creator-review-gareth-edwards/</ref> Joey Magidson of ''Awards Radar'' wrote "You've never seen anything quite like this movie, which is a saying that gets bandied about a lot, but is pretty apt here...There was potential for an instant classic movie. We're not quite there, but what we've got is still damn good," while naming it a frontrunner for the [[Academy Award for Best Visual Effects]].<ref>https://awardsradar.com/2023/09/26/film-review-the-creator-presents-a-vivid-new-science-fiction-world/</ref> Jake Cole of ''[[Slant Magazine|Slant]]'' praised the visual effects, writing that "The robots, which run a stylistic range from logical extrapolations of present-day models by companies like Boston Dynamics to the not-quite-perfect human simulacra of ''A.I. Artificial Intelligence'', all look not only plausible but physically present."<ref>https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/creator-review-gareth-edwards-john-david-washington/</ref>
Maggie Lovett of ''[[Collider (website)|Collider]]'' wrote that "The script might have glaring flaws and painfully ambiguous morals, but ''The Creator'' is a truly remarkable piece of original science fiction storytelling."<ref>https://collider.com/the-creator-review/</ref> Peter Bradshaw of ''[[The Guardian]]'' called it an "intriguing, stimulating, exhilarating movie, which really does address – with both head and heart – the great issue of our age, AI."<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/sep/26/the-creator-review-sci-fi-actioner-ai-gareth-edwards?CMP=twt_a-culture_b-gdnculture</ref> Pete Hammond of ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'' called it "one of the most thought-provoking movies in some time, one to which attention must be paid."<ref>https://deadline.com/2023/09/the-creator-review-john-david-washington-bonds-with-ai-child-gareth-edwards-sci-fi-movie-1235555845/</ref> Brian Truitt of ''[[USA Today]]'' described it as "a movie that makes you think about existence and the world around you, explodes your brain with cool visuals and sufficiently blows stuff up."<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2023/09/26/the-creator-movie-review/70961872007/</ref> Alex Godfrey of [[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] called it "An inspired, soulful piece of sci-fi, the endlessly stunning visuals all in service of a heartfelt, sensitive story. Gareth Edwards is the real deal — this is fantastic, enveloping cinema."<ref>https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/the-creator/</ref> A.A. Dowd of ''[[IGN]]'' wrote that "As pure spectacle, ''The Creator'' is often jaw-dropping in its imagery, its relatively frugal special effects, and the detailed depth of its futuristic design. It's shakier as drama and sci-fi..."<ref>https://www.ign.com/articles/the-creator-review-gareth-edwards-john-david-washington</ref> Graeme Guttmann of ''[[Screen Rant]]'' wrote that "While the film's story may feel overstuffed and its action sequences repetitive at times, ''The Creator''{{'}}s bold vision and willingness to take risks make it a more exhilarating experience than safe, mediocre blockbusters."<ref>https://screenrant.com/the-creator-review/</ref> Tomris Laffly of ''[[TheWrap]]'' called it "a film that works better as an allegory for acceptance rather than a warning against AI," and that "even if you can't look past such glaring miscalculations, ''The Creator'' will still feel like a visually fulfilling journey that had been worth taking in the aftermath. Nowadays, there is absolutely nothing like it out there."<ref>https://www.thewrap.com/the-creator-review-gareth-edwards/</ref> Joey Magidson of ''Awards Radar'' wrote "You've never seen anything quite like this movie, which is a saying that gets bandied about a lot, but is pretty apt here...There was potential for an instant classic movie. We're not quite there, but what we've got is still damn good," while naming it a frontrunner for the [[Academy Award for Best Visual Effects]].<ref>https://awardsradar.com/2023/09/26/film-review-the-creator-presents-a-vivid-new-science-fiction-world/</ref> Jake Cole of ''[[Slant Magazine|Slant]]'' praised the visual effects, writing that "The robots, which run a stylistic range from logical extrapolations of present-day models by companies like Boston Dynamics to the not-quite-perfect human simulacra of ''A.I. Artificial Intelligence'', all look not only plausible but physically present."<ref>https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/creator-review-gareth-edwards-john-david-washington/</ref>

Revision as of 14:59, 27 September 2023

The Creator
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGareth Edwards
Screenplay by
Story byGareth Edwards
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography
Edited by
Music byHans Zimmer
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Studios
Release dates
  • September 26, 2023 (2023-09-26) (Fantastic Fest)
  • September 29, 2023 (2023-09-29) (United States)
Running time
133 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$80 million[2]

The Creator is a 2023 American science fiction action thriller film produced and directed by Gareth Edwards, who co-wrote the screenplay with Chris Weitz. The film stars John David Washington, Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe, Sturgill Simpson, and Allison Janney. Its plot, set in a future impacted by war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, follows an ex-special forces agent who is recruited to hunt down and kill the "Creator", who has developed a mysterious weapon with the power to end the war by destroying mankind itself.

Development began in November 2019 when Edwards signed on to direct and write an untitled science fiction project for New Regency and was officially announced in February 2020. He cited Apocalypse Now (1979), Baraka (1992), Blade Runner (1982), Akira (1988), Rain Man (1988), The Hit (1984), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) and Paper Moon (1973) as this film's sources of inspiration. Originally titled True Love, it was changed to its current title. Filming began on January 17, 2022 and wrapped on May 30, 2022.

The Creator premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 26, 2023, and is scheduled to be released in the United States on September 29, by 20th Century Studios, making it one of the first films released following the end of the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike.[3][4] The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with many praising its visual effects, direction, performances and its approach on the subject matter, with some critics labelling it as one of the best films of 2023, though some criticized its writing (particularly the third act).

Premise

Amidst a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, Joshua, a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife, is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive architect of advanced AI who has developed a mysterious weapon with the power to end the war… and mankind itself. Joshua and his team of elite operatives journey across enemy lines, into the dark heart of AI-occupied territory only to discover the world-ending weapon he's been instructed to destroy is an AI in the form of a young child.

Cast

Production

Development

Director, co-producer and co-writer Gareth Edwards (left) and co-writer Chris Weitz (right)

Development on the film began in November 2019, when Gareth Edwards signed on to direct and write an untitled science fiction project for New Regency to produce, along with Edwards' Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) co-producer Kiri Hart serving as producer. A test shoot and location scouting was conducted that year, with Edwards using it as the opportunity to envision the look of the film. He described the process as "I took a camera and a 1970s anamorphic lens, we went location-scouting in Vietnam, Cambodia, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, and Nepal. Our whole plan was just to go to the greatest locations in the world, because the cost of a flight is way less than the cost of building a set. We were going to hopscotch around the world and shoot this film, then layer in the science-fiction on top afterwards. If our film is trying to achieve something visually, it’s trying to feel real in terms of science-fiction."[5]

In February 2020, Edwards was officially announced as director.[6] Edwards cited films such as Apocalypse Now (1979), Baraka (1992), Blade Runner (1982), Akira (1988), Rain Man (1988), The Hit (1984), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) and Paper Moon (1973) as this film's sources of inspiration.[7]

Casting

In May 2021, John David Washington was announced to star, and the film's working title was revealed to be True Love.[8] In June 2021, Gemma Chan, Danny McBride, and Benedict Wong entered negotiations to star.[9] The involvements of Chan and Wong were confirmed in January 2022, with Allison Janney,[10] Sturgill Simpson,[11] and Marc Menchaca joining the cast.[12] Simpson was reported to be taking over for McBride who departed due to scheduling conflicts.[11] In February 2022, Ken Watanabe joined the cast to replace Wong, who also had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts; Watanabe had previously worked with Edwards on Godzilla (2014).[13]

Filming

On an estimated production budget (before tax incentives) of $86.1 million,[14] principal photography began in Thailand on January 17, 2022, with Greig Fraser (who also serves as a co-producer) and Oren Soffer serving as cinematographers, and COVID-19 safety precautions in place. To give the film the feel of classic Hollywood epics such as Ben-Hur (1959), the filmmakers opted to shoot the film in the 2.76:1 ultra-wide aspect ratio.[15]

The film backdrop features landforms of Ban Mung, Thailand[16]

Among the on-site filming locations in Thailand are Suvarnabhumi Airport, Ban Mung, Sangkhla Buri, Chiang Dao, and Sam Phan Bok.[17] As the trailer was released, hyped-up Thai fans also pointed a scene shot at Makkasan station of Bangkok's ARL.[16]

For their duties, Fraser was involved in the pre-production process before moving to working remotely due to his commitment to Dune: Part Two (2024), while Soffer, for his first major studio film, served as the main director of photography throughout the production shoot. In an interview with Total Film, Edwards, who also served as one of the camera operators, commended Soffer and what he brought to the film's production, calling him a "real future rising star in the DoP world. He’s super-smart. He’s got a great eye." The film was shot on the prosumer Sony FX3 camera, the low cost of which is a rarity for a blockbuster film.[18] Edwards would ultimately confirm the camera's usage during Collider's "Directors on Directing" panel at the 2023 San Diego Comic-Con, where director and fellow panelist Louis Leterrier noting that this creative decision could "change cinema" forever.[19] In light of the budget, the filmmakers utilized guerrilla filmmaking methods by having very few crew members and natural lighting on set for select on-location scenes, and limited sound recording.[11][20][21] Rather than build sets, or rely exclusively on digital methods such as greenscreens or StageCraft, the production found it was more cost effective to pay to send a small crew to film in 80 locations around the world which came closest to matching the desired sci-fi look. Then, only once the film had finalised the edit would visual effects be layered into the image. Using this method for visual effects, Edwards estimated the production spent only $80 million on a project which would have typically cost $300 million.[22] Filming wrapped on May 30, 2022.[23]

Visual effects and post-production

The visual effects were provided by Industrial Light & Magic, Wētā FX, Folks VFX, MARZ, Misc Studios, Fin Design + Effects, Supreme Studio, Outpost VFX, Crafty Apes, Jellyfish Pictures, VFX Los Angeles, Frontier VFX, Outpost VFX and Clear Angle Studios.[24][25] James Clyne, who worked as a concept artist on Rogue One, reunited with Edwards on this film as its production designer.[26]

The U.S. military spaceship Nomad is noted as one of the film's most significant elements due to its distinctive visual design and sound effects.

One of the most significant elements of the film is the fictional U.S. military spaceship Nomad, which was noted for its distinctive visual design and sound effects. Edwards revealed that it took the entirety of the lockdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to design it, describing the ship as "a bird of prey and an all-seeing eye in the sky, always looking at everybody. So we kept playing with those two shapes and merging them in a way until it just felt right." Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn, who worked with Edwards on Godzilla (2014), provided the sound effects work for the ship, described as "a dance, is probably the nice way to say it, between music and sound, and it's never a fight." The assembly cut of the film, which ran for 5 hours, did not use any temp tracks for the music and just the sound design, which Edwards likened to that of the talkies during the late-1920s.[27] Because of this, it was decided that no music be added to the film throughout the entire editing process in order to get the pacing and story structure right in an efficient manner. Edwards called the experience "super interesting. Part of me thinks that I would do that again, because it puts a lot of pressure on the sound design, but then you're not hiding behind music to save the storytelling, if you know what I mean."[28]

Music

On July 17, 2023, Edwards confirmed on the film's Twitter account that Hans Zimmer was hired to score the film.[29][30] On September 19, 2023, Edwards revealed that he initially planned on having a company specializing in AI-generated music create the film's score in the style of Zimmer. The company provided him with a result that he graded a "7 out of 10," but he then decided to have Zimmer himself score the film instead, who found the original AI test track "amusing." The soundtrack will be released by Hollywood Records.[31]

Marketing

A first look at the film was shown at CinemaCon on April 26, 2023, with Anthony D'Alessandro of Deadline Hollywood praising the production design, saying that it made "Blade Runner look like child's play". It was also announced that the title was renamed from True Love to The Creator.[3] Edwards later explained why the title was changed, saying that it "sounded too much like a romantic comedy, and that message would confuse potential audiences who weren't familiar with the film's plot or trailer."[32]

The film's teaser trailer, set to a remix of Aerosmith's "Dream On," premiered online on May 17, 2023. The official trailer was released on July 17, 2023, three days after the beginning of the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. James Whitbrook of Gizmodo and EJ Tangonan of JoBlo.com found the move coincidental, given the similarities between the film's premise and SAG-AFTRA's fears of the film studios using artificial intelligence to replicate the likenesses of actors without compensation.[33][15][34] Edwards agreed with this take, saying "I have a trick with AI is to get the timing as a sweet spot window where it's before the apocalypse and not after, which I think it's in November — maybe December — and so, I think we got really lucky...The joke would be that when you write a film, especially a science fiction film, I try to avoid putting a date...at some point, you have to so, I picked 2070. Now I feel like an idiot because I should’ve gone for 2023 'cause everything that's been unfolding in the last few months is kind of scary and weird."[35]

Exclusive footage from one of the film's battle sequences and a first listen to some of Zimmer's score were presented at the 2023 San Diego Comic-Con on July 21, 2023.[36] A behind-the-scenes featurette introducing Edwards' vision for the film and featuring interviews with the cast was released on August 21, 2023.[37] An IMAX fan event showcasing exclusive footage from the film with a live Q&A with Edwards took place in select IMAX theaters nationwide on August 29, 2023, one month before the film's release.[38]

Publicity stunts were also conducted in September 2023 when actors dressed as "AI robots" depicted in the film appeared during a National Football League game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Miami Dolphins at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, a Major League Baseball game between the San Diego Padres and the St. Louis Cardinals at Petco Stadium in San Diego, and the first race of the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas.[39][40][41] A book showcasing concept artwork and a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film, written by James Mottram, will be published by Insight Editions and released by Simon & Schuster on November 14, 2023.[42]

Controversy

On July 17, 2023, the official trailer for The Creator received negative criticism for using footage from the 2020 Beirut explosion as a visual effects plate shot of a futuristic Los Angeles being obliterated by a nuclear explosion. It was first noticed by a Reddit user and was subsequently covered by the YouTube channel Corridor Crew as part of their "VFX Artists React" series, where they expressed disdain at the incorporation of the footage.[43][44][45] On September 15, 2023, during a Reddit AMA with Gareth Edwards, he revealed that the alleged footage was never meant to be included in the trailer in the first place and that it is typical in filmmaking that archival footage be used as placeholders for VFX shots, while revealing that the shot will not appear in the film itself.[46][47]

Release

The Creator held its Texas premiere at Fantastic Fest on September 26, 2023, with a special screening as the opening night film of Beyond Fest that same day at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, California.[48][49] An early press and industry screening of the film, originally meant to have been its world premiere until being impacted by the WGA and SAG strikes, took place at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on September 18, 2023, with props and costumes from the film on display in the lobby. Edwards was also present and voiced his support for the film's cast, who could not attend and promote the film due to the strikes, in a speech before the film began.[50] The film's United Kingdom premiere took place on September 26, 2023 at the The Science Museum, South Kesington in London.[51]

It is scheduled to be released on September 29, 2023 in both conventional theaters and in IMAX, Dolby Cinema, 4DX and ScreenX, just two days after the end of the WGA strike.[52] It will compete with Paramount Pictures' PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie and Lionsgate's Saw X.[3][53][4] It was set to originally be released on October 6, 2023 before it was announced at CinemaCon on April 26, 2023 that the film would be moving up a week.[54]

Reception

Box office

The film is projected to gross $15-24 million on its opening weekend, culminating in a $40-$85 million domestic total.[55] Cindy White of The A.V. Club cited the predicted result as due to being an original film not based on an existing IP, the cast and filmmakers not being entirely household names (save for Washington and Janney), the poor timing of the release in the midst of societal and governmental issues regarding generative AI's place in everyday life, and lackluster marketing due in part to the 2023 WGA and SAG strikes. She concluded "Without any inside knowledge, we can only speculate as to why 20th Century is setting expectations so low for a film that's been called not just the best sci-fi movie of the year, but the best movie of the year, period. Maybe that's better than over-hyping it and then labeling it a disappointment when it doesn't perform as well as a Marvel or Transformers film."[56]

Critical response

Critics praised the film for its visual effects, Edwards‘ direction, performances and its portrayal of the conflict between humans and AI as timely and relevant, although some criticism was aimed towards the writing, especially the third act. Some reviewers cited it as one of the best films of 2023.[57][58][59] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 80% of 92 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.3/10. The website's consensus reads: "Visually stunning and packed with spectacular set pieces, The Creator serves up timely, well-acted sci-fi that satisfies in the moment even if it lacks substance."[60] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 65 out of 100, based on 27 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[61]

Maggie Lovett of Collider wrote that "The script might have glaring flaws and painfully ambiguous morals, but The Creator is a truly remarkable piece of original science fiction storytelling."[62] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian called it an "intriguing, stimulating, exhilarating movie, which really does address – with both head and heart – the great issue of our age, AI."[63] Pete Hammond of Deadline Hollywood called it "one of the most thought-provoking movies in some time, one to which attention must be paid."[64] Brian Truitt of USA Today described it as "a movie that makes you think about existence and the world around you, explodes your brain with cool visuals and sufficiently blows stuff up."[65] Alex Godfrey of Empire called it "An inspired, soulful piece of sci-fi, the endlessly stunning visuals all in service of a heartfelt, sensitive story. Gareth Edwards is the real deal — this is fantastic, enveloping cinema."[66] A.A. Dowd of IGN wrote that "As pure spectacle, The Creator is often jaw-dropping in its imagery, its relatively frugal special effects, and the detailed depth of its futuristic design. It's shakier as drama and sci-fi..."[67] Graeme Guttmann of Screen Rant wrote that "While the film's story may feel overstuffed and its action sequences repetitive at times, The Creator's bold vision and willingness to take risks make it a more exhilarating experience than safe, mediocre blockbusters."[68] Tomris Laffly of TheWrap called it "a film that works better as an allegory for acceptance rather than a warning against AI," and that "even if you can't look past such glaring miscalculations, The Creator will still feel like a visually fulfilling journey that had been worth taking in the aftermath. Nowadays, there is absolutely nothing like it out there."[69] Joey Magidson of Awards Radar wrote "You've never seen anything quite like this movie, which is a saying that gets bandied about a lot, but is pretty apt here...There was potential for an instant classic movie. We're not quite there, but what we've got is still damn good," while naming it a frontrunner for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.[70] Jake Cole of Slant praised the visual effects, writing that "The robots, which run a stylistic range from logical extrapolations of present-day models by companies like Boston Dynamics to the not-quite-perfect human simulacra of A.I. Artificial Intelligence, all look not only plausible but physically present."[71]

On the mixed-to-negative side, David Ehrlich of IndieWire described it as "A.I. Artificial Intelligence meets Children of Men" and wrote that "The most fundamental reason why The Creator, for all of its shortcomings and clichés, ultimately sold me on its optimism is that it succeeds as a blueprint where it fails as a movie."[72] "David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter was mixed, calling it a "baggy, sentimental sci-fi epic," while Peter Debruge of Variety thought that it "can hardly even keep its premise straight."[73][74] Mark Jenkins of The Washington Post wrote that the film "fails to develop the personalities and relationships that would give its central characters an affecting humanity."[75] Jesse Hassenger of Paste wrote that "For a designated last great hope of original sci-fi, this is a surprisingly programmatic picture."[76] Rafael Motamayor of /Film called it "visually stunning" but "a predictable and dumbed-down story that feels like Edwards doing James Cameron's Avatar in terms of presenting bold worldbuilding and sci-fi ideas, but without the emotional resonance of that giant film. This is a very cool movie, but not necessarily a very good one."[77] Glenn Whipp of the Los Angeles Times felt the film lacked originality, writing that "there's precious little in The Creator that feels fresh, particularly if you’ve seen one of the first two Terminator movies, watched The Last of Us or bought your kid (OK, yourself) a Baby Yoda plush toy."[78] Fionnuala Halligan of Screen International wrote that it "lacks the intellectual depth or ambition of the films it references - from Apocalypse Now to Blade Runner, The Terminator, Star Wars and beyond to the imagery of Kundun."[79]

Future

On September 26, 2023, Edwards was asked about the possibility of the film getting a sequel or being the start of a new science-fiction film franchise, given the film's originality and world-building. He would confirm to Screen Rant that there are no plans for a sequel, saying "I was like endings, my favorite part of the story is the end. My favorite part of a joke is the punchline. And so I just want it to be this self-contained thing. So I mean, it's a high class problem. If someone ever came up and said, "We want a sequel." That'd be a really good problem to have. But it is not the plan. No."[80]

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