Michael Bay uses his budget very well then. His movie looks more expensive than the budget. Endless explosive and CGI but the budget is not really high.
that should apply to government too. look at defense spending alone, it could easily be cut by 75% if the other 25% is used efficiently. then we could afford single payor healthcare but greed and inefficiency is how the few get wealthy
What you said about original movies at the end is so true. People who always complain that “no original movies are made anymore” never actually bother to see any wholly original movies when they come out
Something I see about that is when I tell my parents there's a big new show or movie, they say it looks bad and then complain they don't have anything to watch or just watch the same movie again. I couldn't live with that mindset.
@@ssssssstssssssss Right now in theaters there's movies like Jawan, Bottoms, It Lives Inside. This years original movies include: Elemental, M3gan, No Hard Feelings, Talk To Me. There are new original movies being released of every genre and thats not even counting Streaming.
I was just mentioning this so someone. I don't think I've seen Dan this excited for a movie since maybe EEAAO, which ended up being one of my favorite movies of all time. I don't see how this could measure up to that, but certainly if the excitement level is similar, then I'm sure to enjoy it!
It's a shame it's not being as well received by others as Dan. He was wondering why they didn't drop the review embargo earlier and if you look at it's rotten tomatoes rating you can see why.
Just got back in from seeing it. Probably one of the most stunning movies and you really can't appreciate the visual story telling from a small screen. The little girl who plays Alphie steals the movie. This is the first thing she's ever done. Holy crap! Those reviews who are making comparisons and not liking it I honestly don't know what to say. If you go in with zero expectations except for good story telling you will not be disappointed. A must see on the largest screen. It's a stunning movie and very good science fiction. I want to see it again.
I think one of the reasons why the visuals look so amazing as they are depsite having an $80 million budget is because Gareth Edwards studied visual effects for his degree at the university I went to (he came in for a guest Q&A at my film course), which makes sense 'cause if you look at his films - Monsters (2010), Godzilla (2014) and Rogue One (2016) - he understands how those scenes are supposed to be shot, he understands scale, he understands how lighting works, and so on an so forth, which also makes it easier for the artists at ILM to do their jobs effectively as a result of him thinking of the VFX in mind throughout production.
Although he doesn't have small budgets(quite the opposite actually) it's the samw case with Cameron. He was a Visual Effects artist before becoming a director. And so his direction always includes space for visual effects artists to work properly. Directors who have a knowledge of how visual effects work usually tend to have great looking movies. (In terms of Visual effects).
He is similar to Robert Rodriguez and James Cameron. He is familiar with all the jobs involved with making a movie. He is a jack of all trades. That knowledge makes you work smarter and more deliberate.
He’s one of the most visually amazing directors out there, and I don’t like cgi all that much. What he did with rogue one, i mean he made the fight outside of the space Hawaii planet look absolutely beautiful. The gold hue on yavin was a nice touch as well. Would love to see his cut of the film though.
He also apparently didn’t start the vfx work until he had finalized a cut he was happy with, so the only VFX shots they had to do were the ones that were already preselected to be in the film itself.
Well he is going to be a Jurasic World movie. 😕 On the positive side i'll say that i hope that Gareth could invest the money that he win with those movies, to make movies like the creator. I really loved that film, and I think it's one of the mos unique CFI/ action movies of the last 10 years. 👌🏻 Pretty enjoyable film!
Saw it Saturday with my 15 yo and it was amazing. The child was the best part. The emotion she evoked was stellar. This takes me back to Bladerunner days when we went in blind and just enjoyed the world building experience. It will become a cult classic for sure.
i’m glad he got a chance to do his own vision. it’s so hard to judge a director and his crews ability based when they’re shackled to an existing IP with possessive fans
I am so happy to hear that you like this film. Since I watched the first trailer, I have been excited for this movie and I cross my fingers that this film will be a success.
the movie was all that, but it had some issues in terms of the story. Thers the lack of remote control, the donate your likeness thing and just a bunch of things that just dont make sense like how the guy just found a hazard suite and how the home was iradiated? How the base wasnt defended, how the robots didnt have remote control over things? Just little things that distract from the story, like why make a scifi granade if its hackable but not make it easily deactivated?
This movie was simply beautiful and amazing, I had still not been sold on JDW, but he clearly excelled in this movie. The cinematography and VFX of this movie are just breathtaking. I saw it with my cousin, and speaking after the movie, I told him, " if u ever think, that this movie is not shot beautifully, or the VFX is not astounding, watch the baby scene in Flashpoint and get back to me". 😅 To whoever is reading this, PLEASE go, and WATCH this movie, u won't regret it!!
As Edwards has said being apart of the VFX industry for nearly a decade helped him not only shoot this knowing how the effects would be used and how it will come out in the end.
I went and saw this today with my parents, and whole-heartedly say GO SEE IT! When it comes out on DVD/Blu-Ray, BUY IT! It absolutely deserves a prime spot in anyone's film collection! I won't be able to go to the cinema again to watch it, but I will definitely be getting the blu-ray the moment I can do so. After the movie while we had lunch, my parents and I spent so much time talking about the film. There's amazing depth to the themes and dilemas throughout the film, so many flips on perspective, as the journey traverses the moral and ethical questions of what it means to be truly considered "alive". Oh and PS, if you're like me where emotional moments can't help but make you tear-up, bring tissues.
@@haizee2330awful is a little heavy handed yes theirs plot holes yes the story needed tweaking but it was in no way awful and we don’t need another umpthteeenth reekquel we need more attempts at original content
I saw it on Monday at the press premiere in Bangkok and I loved it. And everyone who was there loved it. It is an amazing movie and I love how it very cleverly took unexpected turns. You mentioned how Lucas repackaged The Hero's Journey, in this film Edwards has recpackaged The Journey And Return motif. Also, a mention to the supporting cast, the minor characters who popped up throughout the film, some of whom I know very well, they all seemed real and invested in the story, and that made the world seem real, along with the stunning locations the crew chose to shoot in. This is epic filmmaking done right.
I actually yelled out WHAT when Dan said this is an 80 million dollar movie, from all the trailers I’ve seen I could’ve sworn this was a 200million dollar movie, that blows my mind
Saw it twice in 2 days. Nicely done alternate reality. Very original as a package, nice effects and acting. I am sure some good bits ended up on the cutting room floor but I'd watch a future extended edition without hesitation. Nice piece of entertainment.
I love the originality. I love the amazing effects for such a budget. But the story just didn't land for me. And though it is "original", it did feel like a retread of a lot of other things. It's a kind of litmus test for what a person wants in a SF movie, and I'm glad that so many people will like it a lot. But I unfortunately wasn't among them.
I absolutely loved this movie. Yes it was visually stunning but I found myself extremely emotionally affected when I was leaving the theater. More than any other movie I've seen this year. The ending got me good.
I loved your words. I'm so anxious to see this film myself. Unfortunately, I won't be able to see it until next week but I'll still be excited all the same.
20 seconds in and I no longer feel like a cinephile failure for honestly not knowing that Gareth Edwards and Gareth Evans different people. I used to think that guy that did The Raid and Rogue One certainly has range as a director lol
Visually and tonally the film is brilliant. Where it struggles for me is narratively. That might come down to me struggling with how I’m supposed to feel about AI whether or not they can ever be considered alive. Which I think is what the major theme of the movie is trying to cover.
Is not artificial inteligente, Is artificial stupidity. Dogs were smarter than robots. They were so dumb they forgot to install a GPS in the girl. Through all the movie, nothing made Sense.
I saw the film the day it was released. I heard from other reviews that it's not really groundbreaking. I have to agree with that. Maybe having seen a lot of sci fi and anime dealing with AI, I am some what looking for something deeper. I think it was a good entertaining movie that looks great but I feel that's it. Some good emotional moments with the characters. While watching it, I was looking at all the scenerty and set design and got the feeling that Artstation made a movie. Then I got the feeling of The Golden Child with the kinda bond they form... It's good but, I'm just not as gung ho with it as Dan is.
I re-post here my personal review I've posted in another video, yesterday after watching the movie: Just came from watching the release as the the initial trailers were promising, the visual effects, the landscapes/locations, the acting, the fictional world scenario, everything is amazing, superb (worth to mention that some scenes reminded me somehow some ones of the anime movie Akira), BUT the entire plot is nonsense, some of the military action is nonsense, there are situations that simply make no sense, also the design of the simulants, is really weird.
I had the day off on Monday, and went to see The Creator. There were only 3 other people in the theater. Reddit was ripping the movie apart, but I thought it was really good. The visuals and FX were so much better and well thought out than almost anything I've watched this year. Great review Dan, as always.
Dear Dan!; could you consider creating a tribute to the late and amazing Kevin Conroy? He passed away last November, and was the sole reason I got into acting. I have a voice acting background and there are some preconceived notions that it's not as demanding as regular acting; but the vocal training itself and perfecting the craft may take more time than any acting school. l feel like he's a bit underrated as Batman (ditto Mark Hamill as Joker) and even non existent in the conversation. PS. You almost saw me as Leon in those new Resident Evil games :)
Thought Dan had more of a critical eye, so this review is surprising. Looking past the pretty visuals - overly predictable plot, some bad dialogue, poor character/relationship development. Guy shouts "YOURE BLOWING MY COVER" with his wife in the other room? Jesus.
I couldn't agree more. Saw it yesterday in imax with like 10 people in the theater. It was the 11:15am one though. My only complaint is that it wasn't two and a half hours longer. Loved it and will definitely go back before out of theaters.
And now this is on my must-watch list. I had been leaning towards seeing it, but there’s no better way to make a final decision than listening to Dan’s advice.
I just rented/watched recently. It took me so long because I wasn’t trusting the reviews but rather my gut intuition to simply rent. I wanted to like/love this film, but my intuition served me and my film budget well. I’m not happy it did, as I wanted to be enthusiastic as the reviewers I watched. In a nutshell I found it flat and riddled with flaws. HOWEVER, Madeleine Yuna Voyles??? Phenomenal!!! She and her alone is what kept me intrigued. Oh, oops…. I do agree…. great cinematography and use of those budget $$$.
Very much anticipating this one. Unfortunately so many original concept films fail to meet unreasonable expectations because we've artificially distilled every movie down to an event film. Now the market is either small budget movies that only have to do ok in the opening weekend or enormous event pieces where you have to capture the full spectrum of movie goers at once to be considered to not lose money. Imagine if Alien had released in this time, I wonder if it wouldn't have just been pushed onto streaming and only talked about as a cult movie that would have disappeared into obscurity on streaming somewhere. I'm really hoping the Creator does get some attention. I hope it's good, but I hope the risk is rewarded even if it's only just ok.
You have so rightfully made the point about people who say that Hollywood is unoriginal and yet do not support originality. They are just critical about everything like the food critic Anton Ego from the movie Ratatouille.
This is awesome to hear that you loved it - I hadn’t even heard of this film until I saw a few critics like you reviewed it, and the Cinematography you have shown immediately interests me. And then your fervent endorsement of the execution of the story puts me over the top I can’t go to the film in theaters, I just can’t (quarantining because I care for ill family members and infant child) but I will definitely watch this on PPV as soon as it is available so I can do my part to support original SciFi
I make short videos of art book previews from films and games and this is the first book in a very long time that I’ve been excited to get hold of. I saw the film last night and really want to watch it again. It’ll probably become a filmmakers film and will, I think, be inspirational to many coming up in the film industry. It was filmed on a Sony FX 3 which is virtually disposable from a Hollywood production point of view. Gareth Edwards has clearly prioritised on what will be remembered about this movie. He did the same with Monsters his first big feature which was edited, colour graded and FX inserts all with Adobes Production Premium Suite. That cost around £1000 at the time. I hope he gets where he wants to be.
I'm so happy to hear the positive review of the "The Creator". I love sci-fi and I was hoping that an original, good sci-fi movie would come out to show that it's worth the investment to produce unique and exciting science fiction movies.
The moment the trailer dropped for this movie, I was so excited. But hearing your review gives me all the sparkly feelings that movie magic should! Can't wait to see it on Thursday!
Thank you Dan for your take on a movie like this. I haven’t seen it, but I am now definitely going to check it out. And I love movies that are almost wholly new - not sequels etc.
I was lucky to see a test screening of this film several months ago. Had no idea what I was in for but I really enjoyed it. The world was gorgeous to look at with a blade runner mixed with star wars aesthetic. And I loved how they portrayed the AI. CGI was on point. I had assumed this was a huge money sink and cannot believe it was done on such a tight budget. The story is slightly derivative but they put enough of a spin on it that I still enjoyed it. Definitely need to go see it again in its finished state. Hope it'll do well in theaters.
I was so disappointed in this movie. It looked stunning, but it had so many plot holes (e.g. heaven) and too many serendipitous moments. And although I liked the actors and connect usually very easy emotionally, I was left cold by it. Probably because I got continuously more and more annoyed by the meaningless actions the protagonists took. Spoilerwarning: Why did the child need to be on the nomad at all? Shutting it down for a few seconds made no difference to the story. Why does the US military use robots, like the sprinting bomb thingy, if they banned ai? How could the Nomad suddenly strike far distance targets, when it semmed to only strike in the visible distance the whole time before? Those and many more questions drove me insane, while watching.
@@UnstableYT-u7k Oh that was a prosthetic from the beginning on. But I was confused as well. There was a tiny flashback from when he met his wife, in which she was repairing his arm.
@@anniebaer3261 Thank you for your reply. Yeah i confused with that part because I noticed the prosthetic but it looked like his actual arm towards the end.
well, a big part of a budget goes to the salary of the movie stars, which Creator doesn't have, and marketing, which Creator has been lacking. We'll see how it does without these two big factors.
I did not watch a single trailer of this movie and when I saw it at IMAX I was blown away how good it is. The story is good, the acting is good, and the cinematography and VFX just wow. This shows how Rotten Tomatoes is useless as a metric. JUST WATCH THIS MOVIE.
I want original ideas, but we need to not just see movies becsuse theyre "original". If the ideas are stereotypical, stale, and overdone, it doesnt matter how "new" it is. To me, the creator is just another shallow hollywood idea, on par with franchise emptiness.
I cannot wait to see this film. The first trailer hooked me and I have ignored most of the marketing since. I love John David Washington, his Dad Denzel is my favourite actor and John David is living up to that legacy. 🤞🏽it is the secret film being shown today in the uk 😁
I’m in this movie group on Facebook and I get so infuriated by exactly what you explained about original content. I have actively advocated this movie and some say it’s boring, but will cry about no originality in film smh. Loved your review and I really loved this movie. I hope people go see it.
I just went to this movie with some good friends and I have to say, this is the best original syfy movie I've seen in years! and despite it being a Sunday night showing, my theater was packed so I hope that's a good sign the movie gets the recognition it deserves
I've heard next to nothing about this until now. Your energetic review jumps off the screen, and now I'm excited about this. Will surely watch it when it comes out.
I love the world building in the movie & acting by the characters. Gareth Edward is a master in world building and showing a sense of scale. The grungy, weathered world is akin to a Neil Blomkamp movie. I just wish the robots & simulant are more powerful & accurate than just a normal human, they are machines btw.
Just saw this & walked out of the theatre, never since watching T2 Judgement day have I Been this SCI-Fi happy. This will be a epic true cult classic in no time, Hans Zimmer on the score & Greig Fraser’s Cinematography with Gareth’s directing really crafted a unforgettable & timely masterpiece.
Thanks so much for the review, Dan. We make a point to buy tickets to movies that we might not even personally enjoy, but want to support on principle (original stories, mid-budget movies, stories from interesting backgrounds). But man, you're hitting every beat of what we DO love about movies with praise for The Creator, and I'm getting more excited with every second of this review. We made sure to see Arrival and Annihilation in theaters, I think we were due for another good sci-fi film
I saw it today here in the UK. It seems to have a bit of a limited release, only a couple of evening performances each day, not sure why but it's a shame. I like Godzilla and Rogue One, love sci-fi, so was looking forward to this. It took me a while to get into it, something felt off, I wasn't warming to the main character or Washington's performance. Set up was a bit rushed in the opening credits. Intrusive songs a couple of times. Why the child went along at the beginning, and why people were helping them weren't clear. AIs seemed a bit inept and easily overcome/outwitted. US being able to bomb parts of Asia with no military retaliation also was also unclear. All that said I got into the film in the second half, mainly due to the child character and actress performance. Overall I liked it, reminded me more of Elysium than Star Wars, although the tone of the ending was very Rogue One.
I have not disliked a movie as much as I disliked the creator in a very long time. The visuals were great though. It’s a well made movie overall but that script and editing are really really rough. Just couldn’t get over unnecessary pitfalls it created for itself. Just left really angry at it, especially cuz of its potential
I was meh on the film. Visually stunning, but the plot was all over the place and took forever to get in and soon as it was getting good, it ends quickly. But i am and will always be happy to support amazing filmakers and their craft.
That was the best movie experience I’ve had in years. Hope it does well, but regardless, I loved it. There were so many movie influences in it, and yet had its own unique spin on a familiar theme.
I'm absolutley going to see this in theaters. Was already planning too because of the director, but hearing all these super positive reviews for it everywhere just makes me more excited
I'm sorry so many tropes were just screaming at me throughout the whole movie, that I predicted damn near the whole ending with in 30min of the beginning. The whole robots blew up LA I predicted in the first 5min wasn't the robots. The kid was the magufin from the start. So many recreated scenes from Blade Runner, District 9, iRobot, Star Wars, Chappie, etc, etc... Was it directed good yes, was the acting done well yes, but the story was just not good and felt very rehashed, so calling this original is just straight up a lie.
The trailers for this movie made it feel so generic, so I'm glad you got something really special out of it, Dan. You're giving me a reason to actually care about this flick.
thera are fanmade movies with little budgets that look better than big production from hollywood or any other mayor company/studio...and with the computer tech getting easy to use and cheaper almost anything is possible...
It becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy, doesn't it? People complain that Hollywood doesn't make anything original, then don't see the few wholly original things they make, thus have them flop at the box office and then studios are less inclined to greenlight wholly original films. It really is infuriating that this generation of content consumers suffer from an utter lack of curiosity in anything that isn't part of something familiar.
Interesting, but they use actual footage of the Beirut nitrate explosion in this film. How would you feel if a sci fi film used actual footage from 9/11? Corridor Crew pointed this out, and I really am conflicted.
80% of it was pretty close to sci-fi brilliance with stunning imagery, an immersive world, and terrific acting. The last 20% (after discovering the truth about Nirmana) was basically a typical action movie just desperately trying to wrap the film up with great leaps of logic, rushed storytelling, and a fumbled opportunity to thoughtfully complete the Jonah/Maya character arc. Overall worth watching but not without its shortcomings. Unfortunately not quite a truly top-shelf classic.
If this movie flops then it's the fault of the marketing team and the public who refuse to give Original story a chance. This movie is just top shelf story telling .
I was already hyped for that movie based on the trailer alone (I too am a sucker for sci-fi movies), but your review just amped up the hype! Can't wait to see that movie.
Great, saw it yesterday, yeah it borrows a few tropes you have seen before and is kind of a retellling of The Golden Child (1986) but it has a good story I think, Great VFX, good acting, profound ending, 8/10 IGNORE THE HATERS on RT and IMDB...idiots!
I basically liked it, but some serious nitpicks which get into spoiler territory hold me back from complete praise. For example, please explain how the EMP moment could have worked as it was portrayed?
It's frustrating how even the so-called "original" Hollywood movies are just recycled versions of movies we've seen countless times before. There's a real sense of 'been there, done that' with this film.
Nice to hear your very positive review, Dan. When I saw the 1st trailer I had doubts as story aspects (that were shown) looked like that of other movies. But for reasons unknown, the feeling that this might be different, even that it might be a higher quality of those 'old' story beats, grew on me more and more, and so even before your review it has my interest in seeing it this weekend. Your review has added to my enthusiasm. And in advance have a great wedding.
For any film lover that wants Hollywood to make more original content. THIS IS IT! Hopefully everyone will go watch this movie. We need more fun,action, original films.
"It's not about the size of the budget, it's how you use it."
Thanks Dan, I needed to hear that today.
Film companies are like the old government spending stories where they would claim toilet seats cost $600 to inflate costs to increase profit
This is one of the best comments
Michael Bay uses his budget very well then. His movie looks more expensive than the budget. Endless explosive and CGI but the budget is not really high.
that should apply to government too. look at defense spending alone, it could easily be cut by 75% if the other 25% is used efficiently. then we could afford single payor healthcare
but greed and inefficiency is how the few get wealthy
It's not about the size of the _______, it's how you use it." Any word in the space is true.
What you said about original movies at the end is so true. People who always complain that “no original movies are made anymore” never actually bother to see any wholly original movies when they come out
Something I see about that is when I tell my parents there's a big new show or movie, they say it looks bad and then complain they don't have anything to watch or just watch the same movie again. I couldn't live with that mindset.
But innacurate....Tenet and Interstellar by the man Chris Nolan. Even Inception.
@@SergioGarcia-sw4rs Those are exceptions.
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Right now in theaters there's movies like Jawan, Bottoms, It Lives Inside.
This years original movies include:
Elemental, M3gan, No Hard Feelings, Talk To Me.
There are new original movies being released of every genre and thats not even counting Streaming.
This movie was not good though
When you see Dan excited for a movie you know it's something. Can't wait to see it.
I was just mentioning this so someone. I don't think I've seen Dan this excited for a movie since maybe EEAAO, which ended up being one of my favorite movies of all time. I don't see how this could measure up to that, but certainly if the excitement level is similar, then I'm sure to enjoy it!
This is my first time watching any videos from him. His excitement convinced me to subscribe :) @@dbrowdy
It's a shame it's not being as well received by others as Dan. He was wondering why they didn't drop the review embargo earlier and if you look at it's rotten tomatoes rating you can see why.
Seeing it in Toledo tomorrow.
Just got back in from seeing it. Probably one of the most stunning movies and you really can't appreciate the visual story telling from a small screen. The little girl who plays Alphie steals the movie. This is the first thing she's ever done. Holy crap! Those reviews who are making comparisons and not liking it I honestly don't know what to say. If you go in with zero expectations except for good story telling you will not be disappointed. A must see on the largest screen. It's a stunning movie and very good science fiction. I want to see it again.
I think one of the reasons why the visuals look so amazing as they are depsite having an $80 million budget is because Gareth Edwards studied visual effects for his degree at the university I went to (he came in for a guest Q&A at my film course), which makes sense 'cause if you look at his films - Monsters (2010), Godzilla (2014) and Rogue One (2016) - he understands how those scenes are supposed to be shot, he understands scale, he understands how lighting works, and so on an so forth, which also makes it easier for the artists at ILM to do their jobs effectively as a result of him thinking of the VFX in mind throughout production.
Thank you I was just going to say this!
Although he doesn't have small budgets(quite the opposite actually) it's the samw case with Cameron.
He was a Visual Effects artist before becoming a director. And so his direction always includes space for visual effects artists to work properly.
Directors who have a knowledge of how visual effects work usually tend to have great looking movies. (In terms of Visual effects).
He is similar to Robert Rodriguez and James Cameron. He is familiar with all the jobs involved with making a movie. He is a jack of all trades. That knowledge makes you work smarter and more deliberate.
He’s one of the most visually amazing directors out there, and I don’t like cgi all that much. What he did with rogue one, i mean he made the fight outside of the space Hawaii planet look absolutely beautiful. The gold hue on yavin was a nice touch as well. Would love to see his cut of the film though.
He also apparently didn’t start the vfx work until he had finalized a cut he was happy with, so the only VFX shots they had to do were the ones that were already preselected to be in the film itself.
The fact that the entire film was shot on a Sony FX3 camera is quite impressive!
That's unbelievable
Damn! That's impressive!
That's the camera that I want to get now as someone aspiring to be a filmmaker
Well, doesn't Sony make the best cameras?
I heard they used the whole budget on cgi and effects and only had to use a digital camera instead of a cinema camera
Just saw it in imax, i loved it so much. Had me crying a bit at the end. Can’t wait to see what Edwards does next!
Well he is going to be a Jurasic World movie. 😕
On the positive side i'll say that i hope that Gareth could invest the money that he win with those movies, to make movies like the creator. I really loved that film, and I think it's one of the mos unique CFI/ action movies of the last 10 years. 👌🏻
Pretty enjoyable film!
Been waiting a long time for this one. An original sci-fi film has been desperately needed by me as a genre fan
Another is coming later in the year with Rebel Moon.
Poor Things is a sci-fi film also coming out this year. It looks like the definition of original.
Same
Nothing original at all haha even the explosion of Nomad was 100% like a Stardestroyer 😂🤣🤣
Saw it Saturday with my 15 yo and it was amazing. The child was the best part. The emotion she evoked was stellar. This takes me back to Bladerunner days when we went in blind and just enjoyed the world building experience. It will become a cult classic for sure.
i’m glad he got a chance to do his own vision. it’s so hard to judge a director and his crews ability based when they’re shackled to an existing IP with possessive fans
I am so happy to hear that you like this film. Since I watched the first trailer, I have been excited for this movie and I cross my fingers that this film will be a success.
That first trailer was really, really good
So glad to hear your review. I absolutely love Rogue One, so I have had great anticipation for this movie. Cannot wait to see "The Creator"!
the movie was all that, but it had some issues in terms of the story. Thers the lack of remote control, the donate your likeness thing and just a bunch of things that just dont make sense like how the guy just found a hazard suite and how the home was iradiated? How the base wasnt defended, how the robots didnt have remote control over things? Just little things that distract from the story, like why make a scifi granade if its hackable but not make it easily deactivated?
This movie was simply beautiful and amazing, I had still not been sold on JDW, but he clearly excelled in this movie. The cinematography and VFX of this movie are just breathtaking. I saw it with my cousin, and speaking after the movie, I told him, " if u ever think, that this movie is not shot beautifully, or the VFX is not astounding, watch the baby scene in Flashpoint and get back to me". 😅 To whoever is reading this, PLEASE go, and WATCH this movie, u won't regret it!!
As Edwards has said being apart of the VFX industry for nearly a decade helped him not only shoot this knowing how the effects would be used and how it will come out in the end.
I went and saw this today with my parents, and whole-heartedly say GO SEE IT! When it comes out on DVD/Blu-Ray, BUY IT! It absolutely deserves a prime spot in anyone's film collection!
I won't be able to go to the cinema again to watch it, but I will definitely be getting the blu-ray the moment I can do so. After the movie while we had lunch, my parents and I spent so much time talking about the film. There's amazing depth to the themes and dilemas throughout the film, so many flips on perspective, as the journey traverses the moral and ethical questions of what it means to be truly considered "alive".
Oh and PS, if you're like me where emotional moments can't help but make you tear-up, bring tissues.
It was awful.
@@haizee2330 it was one of the best sci Fi movies of all time.
@@haizee2330awful is a little heavy handed yes theirs plot holes yes the story needed tweaking but it was in no way awful and we don’t need another umpthteeenth reekquel we need more attempts at original content
@@ethanweimer-kopf6907 pahahaha ok
I saw it on Monday at the press premiere in Bangkok and I loved it. And everyone who was there loved it. It is an amazing movie and I love how it very cleverly took unexpected turns. You mentioned how Lucas repackaged The Hero's Journey, in this film Edwards has recpackaged The Journey And Return motif. Also, a mention to the supporting cast, the minor characters who popped up throughout the film, some of whom I know very well, they all seemed real and invested in the story, and that made the world seem real, along with the stunning locations the crew chose to shoot in. This is epic filmmaking done right.
I actually yelled out WHAT when Dan said this is an 80 million dollar movie, from all the trailers I’ve seen I could’ve sworn this was a 200million dollar movie, that blows my mind
Well because most of the scenes are shot in real life locations which is cheaper than fully pure green screen studios most of the movie's production.
Saw it twice in 2 days. Nicely done alternate reality. Very original as a package, nice effects and acting. I am sure some good bits ended up on the cutting room floor but I'd watch a future extended edition without hesitation. Nice piece of entertainment.
I love the originality. I love the amazing effects for such a budget. But the story just didn't land for me. And though it is "original", it did feel like a retread of a lot of other things. It's a kind of litmus test for what a person wants in a SF movie, and I'm glad that so many people will like it a lot. But I unfortunately wasn't among them.
I absolutely loved this movie. Yes it was visually stunning but I found myself extremely emotionally affected when I was leaving the theater. More than any other movie I've seen this year. The ending got me good.
So the so called, non-commercial ending I heard about, doesn’t affect it?
I loved your words. I'm so anxious to see this film myself. Unfortunately, I won't be able to see it until next week but I'll still be excited all the same.
@@UnstableYT-u7k It was a prosthetic arm.
Madeleine is an absolute gem in this movie! Academy award and critics choice nominee incoming for this brilliant kid actress. 👏🏼 👏🏼
Good or not, it's honestly refreshing to see a filmmaker take on an original project, instead of remaking or rebooting some worn out IP! ❤
20 seconds in and I no longer feel like a cinephile failure for honestly not knowing that Gareth Edwards and Gareth Evans different people. I used to think that guy that did The Raid and Rogue One certainly has range as a director lol
Visually and tonally the film is brilliant. Where it struggles for me is narratively. That might come down to me struggling with how I’m supposed to feel about AI whether or not they can ever be considered alive. Which I think is what the major theme of the movie is trying to cover.
It's not your fault, it's the film's. It gives no reason why AI is better, or why the US used the nuke explosion as an excuse to eradicate AI.
Is not artificial inteligente, Is artificial stupidity. Dogs were smarter than robots. They were so dumb they forgot to install a GPS in the girl. Through all the movie, nothing made Sense.
I saw the film the day it was released. I heard from other reviews that it's not really groundbreaking. I have to agree with that. Maybe having seen a lot of sci fi and anime dealing with AI, I am some what looking for something deeper. I think it was a good entertaining movie that looks great but I feel that's it. Some good emotional moments with the characters. While watching it, I was looking at all the scenerty and set design and got the feeling that Artstation made a movie. Then I got the feeling of The Golden Child with the kinda bond they form... It's good but, I'm just not as gung ho with it as Dan is.
It's 🔥🔥🔥
I re-post here my personal review I've posted in another video, yesterday after watching the movie:
Just came from watching the release as the the initial trailers were promising, the visual effects, the landscapes/locations, the acting, the fictional world scenario, everything is amazing, superb (worth to mention that some scenes reminded me somehow some ones of the anime movie Akira), BUT the entire plot is nonsense, some of the military action is nonsense, there are situations that simply make no sense, also the design of the simulants, is really weird.
I had the day off on Monday, and went to see The Creator. There were only 3 other people in the theater. Reddit was ripping the movie apart, but I thought it was really good. The visuals and FX were so much better and well thought out than almost anything I've watched this year. Great review Dan, as always.
The more I hear about this picture the more excited I am getting. from not knowing of its existence last weekend to being as hyped as I am for Dune 2.
Dear Dan!; could you consider creating a tribute to the late and amazing Kevin Conroy? He passed away last November, and was the sole reason I got into acting. I have a voice acting background and there are some preconceived notions that it's not as demanding as regular acting; but the vocal training itself and perfecting the craft may take more time than any acting school. l feel like he's a bit underrated as Batman (ditto Mark Hamill as Joker) and even non existent in the conversation. PS. You almost saw me as Leon in those new Resident Evil games :)
🤔On the back end of Rogue One, and Gareth Edwards, looking forward to giving this a shot...
Thought Dan had more of a critical eye, so this review is surprising. Looking past the pretty visuals - overly predictable plot, some bad dialogue, poor character/relationship development. Guy shouts "YOURE BLOWING MY COVER" with his wife in the other room? Jesus.
I couldn't agree more. Saw it yesterday in imax with like 10 people in the theater. It was the 11:15am one though. My only complaint is that it wasn't two and a half hours longer. Loved it and will definitely go back before out of theaters.
Watching it tonight on Hulu. I'm excited!
I’m disappointed in myself for not watching The Creator sooner. It was incredible and I’m so glad it got Oscar nominations!
And now this is on my must-watch list. I had been leaning towards seeing it, but there’s no better way to make a final decision than listening to Dan’s advice.
Gareth Edwards is a name we all need to be paying attention to people👏
Just saw it today, and omg, it's such an amazing movie. Has action, story, and heart.
I just rented/watched recently. It took me so long because I wasn’t trusting the reviews but rather my gut intuition to simply rent. I wanted to like/love this film, but my intuition served me and my film budget well. I’m not happy it did, as I wanted to be enthusiastic as the reviewers I watched. In a nutshell I found it flat and riddled with flaws. HOWEVER, Madeleine Yuna Voyles??? Phenomenal!!! She and her alone is what kept me intrigued. Oh, oops…. I do agree…. great cinematography and use of those budget $$$.
So excited to see an original high budget sci-fi film !!!
The Creator is mid budget
true. But almost $100M is still a lot of money
Great movie, but it's actually not high budget, which was surprising since it looks so good.
Very much anticipating this one. Unfortunately so many original concept films fail to meet unreasonable expectations because we've artificially distilled every movie down to an event film. Now the market is either small budget movies that only have to do ok in the opening weekend or enormous event pieces where you have to capture the full spectrum of movie goers at once to be considered to not lose money. Imagine if Alien had released in this time, I wonder if it wouldn't have just been pushed onto streaming and only talked about as a cult movie that would have disappeared into obscurity on streaming somewhere. I'm really hoping the Creator does get some attention. I hope it's good, but I hope the risk is rewarded even if it's only just ok.
Thank you as always Dan. You make my job a lot easier here at the theater for scheduling based on your reviews and news.
You have so rightfully made the point about people who say that Hollywood is unoriginal and yet do not support originality. They are just critical about everything like the food critic Anton Ego from the movie Ratatouille.
This is awesome to hear that you loved it - I hadn’t even heard of this film until I saw a few critics like you reviewed it, and the Cinematography you have shown immediately interests me. And then your fervent endorsement of the execution of the story puts me over the top
I can’t go to the film in theaters, I just can’t (quarantining because I care for ill family members and infant child) but I will definitely watch this on PPV as soon as it is available so I can do my part to support original SciFi
No recognizable IP? Not a sequel? Sci-fi? Get your pants ready. Expecting this one to bomb hard.
I'm so stoked for this. I've long wanted Edwards to take on a project like this.
I make short videos of art book previews from films and games and this is the first book in a very long time that I’ve been excited to get hold of. I saw the film last night and really want to watch it again. It’ll probably become a filmmakers film and will, I think, be inspirational to many coming up in the film industry. It was filmed on a Sony FX 3 which is virtually disposable from a Hollywood production point of view. Gareth Edwards has clearly prioritised on what will be remembered about this movie. He did the same with Monsters his first big feature which was edited, colour graded and FX inserts all with Adobes Production Premium Suite. That cost around £1000 at the time. I hope he gets where he wants to be.
Just got back from seeing it and Gareth was there doing a Q+A super cool guy and a WONDERFUL film
High praise! Been looking for some great, original sci-fi for a bit now and glad to hear this.
I'm so happy to hear the positive review of the "The Creator". I love sci-fi and I was hoping that an original, good sci-fi movie would come out to show that it's worth the investment to produce unique and exciting science fiction movies.
The moment the trailer dropped for this movie, I was so excited. But hearing your review gives me all the sparkly feelings that movie magic should! Can't wait to see it on Thursday!
Thank you Dan for your take on a movie like this. I haven’t seen it, but I am now definitely going to check it out. And I love movies that are almost wholly new - not sequels etc.
Gareth Edwards put out the only watchable Disney Star Wars movie, glad he’s still doing sci fi
I can’t WAIT to see this! This is an amazing review! Thank you and I love your channel! 🎉🎉🎉
I hope this movie beats the odds and is able to become a breakout hit. I look forward to seeing it, especially with your enthusiastic recommendation.
I was lucky to see a test screening of this film several months ago. Had no idea what I was in for but I really enjoyed it. The world was gorgeous to look at with a blade runner mixed with star wars aesthetic. And I loved how they portrayed the AI. CGI was on point. I had assumed this was a huge money sink and cannot believe it was done on such a tight budget. The story is slightly derivative but they put enough of a spin on it that I still enjoyed it. Definitely need to go see it again in its finished state. Hope it'll do well in theaters.
I was so disappointed in this movie. It looked stunning, but it had so many plot holes (e.g. heaven) and too many serendipitous moments. And although I liked the actors and connect usually very easy emotionally, I was left cold by it. Probably because I got continuously more and more annoyed by the meaningless actions the protagonists took.
Spoilerwarning:
Why did the child need to be on the nomad at all? Shutting it down for a few seconds made no difference to the story. Why does the US military use robots, like the sprinting bomb thingy, if they banned ai? How could the Nomad suddenly strike far distance targets, when it semmed to only strike in the visible distance the whole time before? Those and many more questions drove me insane, while watching.
I agree there were plot holes like when the main character got his arm back without any explanation
@@UnstableYT-u7k Oh that was a prosthetic from the beginning on. But I was confused as well. There was a tiny flashback from when he met his wife, in which she was repairing his arm.
@@anniebaer3261 Thank you for your reply. Yeah i confused with that part because I noticed the prosthetic but it looked like his actual arm towards the end.
well, a big part of a budget goes to the salary of the movie stars, which Creator doesn't have, and marketing, which Creator has been lacking. We'll see how it does without these two big factors.
I just saw a trailer at the theater of this movie. I'm in all in, I'm going to see this one. It looks SO interesting.
Got my ticket for Saturday. Can’t wait to see this one. It’s getting great reviews.
I did not watch a single trailer of this movie and when I saw it at IMAX I was blown away how good it is. The story is good, the acting is good, and the cinematography and VFX just wow. This shows how Rotten Tomatoes is useless as a metric. JUST WATCH THIS MOVIE.
I want original ideas, but we need to not just see movies becsuse theyre "original". If the ideas are stereotypical, stale, and overdone, it doesnt matter how "new" it is. To me, the creator is just another shallow hollywood idea, on par with franchise emptiness.
Edwards has an understanding of real movie magic. I have high hopes for this one! Thanks fro the non-spoiler review.
Ok... you're giving this way too much positive praise.
I cannot wait to see this film. The first trailer hooked me and I have ignored most of the marketing since.
I love John David Washington, his Dad Denzel is my favourite actor and John David is living up to that legacy.
🤞🏽it is the secret film being shown today in the uk 😁
It was the Creator. Go and see this film people. It’s great
I'm not the biggest scifi fan, but I'll be sure to head straight to the theater when this comes out now!
I’m in this movie group on Facebook and I get so infuriated by exactly what you explained about original content. I have actively advocated this movie and some say it’s boring, but will cry about no originality in film smh. Loved your review and I really loved this movie. I hope people go see it.
I just went to this movie with some good friends and I have to say, this is the best original syfy movie I've seen in years! and despite it being a Sunday night showing, my theater was packed so I hope that's a good sign the movie gets the recognition it deserves
I've heard next to nothing about this until now. Your energetic review jumps off the screen, and now I'm excited about this. Will surely watch it when it comes out.
The way Dan articulates his positive reviews is pure enthusiasm for the art of cinema!
I love the world building in the movie & acting by the characters. Gareth Edward is a master in world building and showing a sense of scale. The grungy, weathered world is akin to a Neil Blomkamp movie. I just wish the robots & simulant are more powerful & accurate than just a normal human, they are machines btw.
An original movie? Sci-fi? ONE PART?!? Sign me up!!
Just saw this & walked out of the theatre, never since watching T2 Judgement day have I Been this SCI-Fi happy. This will be a epic true cult classic in no time, Hans Zimmer on the score & Greig Fraser’s Cinematography with Gareth’s directing really crafted a unforgettable & timely masterpiece.
Thanks so much for the review, Dan. We make a point to buy tickets to movies that we might not even personally enjoy, but want to support on principle (original stories, mid-budget movies, stories from interesting backgrounds). But man, you're hitting every beat of what we DO love about movies with praise for The Creator, and I'm getting more excited with every second of this review. We made sure to see Arrival and Annihilation in theaters, I think we were due for another good sci-fi film
Alrighty, it seems my Dune 2 void will be filled😂 Super excited🎉🎉🎉!!!
I saw it today here in the UK. It seems to have a bit of a limited release, only a couple of evening performances each day, not sure why but it's a shame. I like Godzilla and Rogue One, love sci-fi, so was looking forward to this. It took me a while to get into it, something felt off, I wasn't warming to the main character or Washington's performance. Set up was a bit rushed in the opening credits. Intrusive songs a couple of times. Why the child went along at the beginning, and why people were helping them weren't clear. AIs seemed a bit inept and easily overcome/outwitted. US being able to bomb parts of Asia with no military retaliation also was also unclear. All that said I got into the film in the second half, mainly due to the child character and actress performance. Overall I liked it, reminded me more of Elysium than Star Wars, although the tone of the ending was very Rogue One.
I have not disliked a movie as much as I disliked the creator in a very long time. The visuals were great though.
It’s a well made movie overall but that script and editing are really really rough. Just couldn’t get over unnecessary pitfalls it created for itself. Just left really angry at it, especially cuz of its potential
This movie is very pretty but I struggle to think of anything in this flick that makes sense.
I was meh on the film. Visually stunning, but the plot was all over the place and took forever to get in and soon as it was getting good, it ends quickly. But i am and will always be happy to support amazing filmakers and their craft.
That was the best movie experience I’ve had in years. Hope it does well, but regardless, I loved it.
There were so many movie influences in it, and yet had its own unique spin on a familiar theme.
I'm absolutley going to see this in theaters. Was already planning too because of the director, but hearing all these super positive reviews for it everywhere just makes me more excited
Denzel son is the new guy!!! great movie great effects great cast strong story worth a ticket
Saw this with my 9 year old son and we both freaking loved it. It was so good. It has something for everyone. Go see if.
Very excited to see The Creator this weekend!
Thank you for this, Dan. Because of your review I went to see the movie in a theather, and it was an incredible experience!
This was a fantastic movie, a reallly good sci-fi and a love letter to the japanese mangakas Shirow Masamune, Katsuhiro Otomo and Kia Asamiya.
I'm sorry so many tropes were just screaming at me throughout the whole movie, that I predicted damn near the whole ending with in 30min of the beginning. The whole robots blew up LA I predicted in the first 5min wasn't the robots. The kid was the magufin from the start. So many recreated scenes from Blade Runner, District 9, iRobot, Star Wars, Chappie, etc, etc... Was it directed good yes, was the acting done well yes, but the story was just not good and felt very rehashed, so calling this original is just straight up a lie.
I am seeing it Thursday and Saturday night to support original scifi film.
The trailers for this movie made it feel so generic, so I'm glad you got something really special out of it, Dan. You're giving me a reason to actually care about this flick.
Got back from it. Watched it in IMAX, loved it. Tell everyone I know to go and watch it. Can't wait to see it again.
thera are fanmade movies with little budgets that look better than big production from hollywood or any other mayor company/studio...and with the computer tech getting easy to use and cheaper almost anything is possible...
It becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy, doesn't it? People complain that Hollywood doesn't make anything original, then don't see the few wholly original things they make, thus have them flop at the box office and then studios are less inclined to greenlight wholly original films. It really is infuriating that this generation of content consumers suffer from an utter lack of curiosity in anything that isn't part of something familiar.
Interesting, but they use actual footage of the Beirut nitrate explosion in this film. How would you feel if a sci fi film used actual footage from 9/11?
Corridor Crew pointed this out, and I really am conflicted.
It’s not in the movie. A very misguided editor put it in the trailer.
80% of it was pretty close to sci-fi brilliance with stunning imagery, an immersive world, and terrific acting. The last 20% (after discovering the truth about Nirmana) was basically a typical action movie just desperately trying to wrap the film up with great leaps of logic, rushed storytelling, and a fumbled opportunity to thoughtfully complete the Jonah/Maya character arc. Overall worth watching but not without its shortcomings. Unfortunately not quite a truly top-shelf classic.
If this movie flops then it's the fault of the marketing team and the public who refuse to give Original story a chance. This movie is just top shelf story telling .
I was already hyped for that movie based on the trailer alone (I too am a sucker for sci-fi movies), but your review just amped up the hype! Can't wait to see that movie.
Great, saw it yesterday, yeah it borrows a few tropes you have seen before and is kind of a retellling of The Golden Child (1986) but it has a good story I think, Great VFX, good acting, profound ending, 8/10 IGNORE THE HATERS on RT and IMDB...idiots!
I basically liked it, but some serious nitpicks which get into spoiler territory hold me back from complete praise. For example, please explain how the EMP moment could have worked as it was portrayed?
I’m super excited for this movie! My only critique is them using the “Aviator” font is super distracting haha
Does it beat Avatar's Papyrus font?
I've been waiting for an original Gareth Edwards movie since "Monsters" and I'm so excited that this one is getting so much praise!!!
Monsters is great!
It's frustrating how even the so-called "original" Hollywood movies are just recycled versions of movies we've seen countless times before. There's a real sense of 'been there, done that' with this film.
Nice to hear your very positive review, Dan. When I saw the 1st trailer I had doubts as story aspects (that were shown) looked like that of other movies. But for reasons unknown, the feeling that this might be different, even that it might be a higher quality of those 'old' story beats, grew on me more and more, and so even before your review it has my interest in seeing it this weekend. Your review has added to my enthusiasm. And in advance have a great wedding.
For any film lover that wants Hollywood to make more original content. THIS IS IT! Hopefully everyone will go watch this movie. We need more fun,action, original films.