‘M3GAN’ Unearths Our Greatest Modern Fears: A.I., Privacy Violations, And Self-Absorbed Millennial Parents
January is not a promising month historically for movies released in cinemas. It's even earned the nickname "dump month" – a time for studios to dump their dud films, which they don't believe will make much of a profit following the blockbusters over the holiday season and Oscar-bait during award season. However, now and then, there's a diamond in the rough.
This diamond goes by the name M3GAN, an acronym for Model 3 Generative Android. Going into this film after watching the trailer and some funny TikTok dances inspired by a little dance number that popped up in the film's trailer, I didn't expect much substance out of a killer-robot-doll horror movie. This isn't a spoiler, as the marketing for the film makes that evident. I wasn't expecting some well fleshed-out ideas about rapidly advancing technology, our increasing self-absorption, corporate overreach, and the dangerous attachments kids can form with this type of technology.