A good science fiction film is more than the technology or the world that it is set in. It requires characters that are thoroughly human and dealing with the same stuff that we all go through.
Atlas premiered on Netflix on May 24. Atlas Shepherd (Jennifer Lopez) is a brilliant and jaded data analyst who prefers paper and pen to a screen. The daughter of the late scientist Val Shepherd (Lana Parilla), she bonded early with Harlan Shepherd (Simu Liu), her mother’s A.I. creation.
All of Val’s good intentions went out the window when Harlan turned into a killer. Leading an army of A.I. soldiers, millions have been slaughtered. After a mission to capture him does not go as planned, she must trust the technology to save what is left of humanity.
This is one of the smartest movies within the genre that I have seen in a long time. Atlas’s journey combined with fear of the futuristic Frankenstein made for one heck of a tale. It speaks to what may happen if we let our computerized creations get the best of us.
Do I recommend it? Yes.
Atlas is currently streaming on Netflix.
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