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    A distant planet. A dying colony. A deadly conspiracy. Fight a corrupt system in Ticket to Earth,...

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Gareth von Kallenbach (980 KP) rated The creator (2023) in Movies

Sep 28, 2023  
The creator (2023)
The creator (2023)
2023 | Sci-Fi
8
7.3 (6 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Taken from the pages of today’s headlines; “The Creator” presents a fresh yet complicated look at A.I. and how it may play into the future.

Director Gareth Edwards presents a future where A.I. has evolved to be incorporated into all aspects of society ranging from medical to production and the military.

When a deadly attack hits Los Angeles, the United States declares war on A.I. units and not only bans them but looks to hunt down and eliminate all units worldwide.

This causes an issue with the Asian Block where A.I. units are manufactured and actively incorporated into society with zero prejudice or concerns.

Joshua (John David Washington), sits out the conflict in Asia content with his wife and the pending birth of their child. When a U.S. raid arrives it is revealed that Joshua is actually undercover for the military and his wife sees this as a betrayal and flees with her allies and A.I. units but is killed in the process.

Years later Joshua is recruited to take part in a raid to eliminate the person behind the A.I. and take out the new weapon they have reportedly constructed. Unwilling at first; Joshua is convinced by the possibility that his wife survived the attack.

During the raid, it is revealed that the weapon is a robotic child Joshua named Alphie (Madeline Yuna Voyles) and Joshua is forced to flee with Alphie and in doing so; has divided loyalties as his focus is to find his wife despite the U.S. forces in hot pursuit and destroying all the communities with A.I. they encounter.

While parts of the film do tend to run a bit long; the cast is top-rate and the film provides an interesting debate on A.I. and its use in society and does so with a solid amount of action in the process.

4 stars out of 5
  
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Debbiereadsbook (1672 KP) rated The Magic of Vanaheim (The Nine Worlds #1) in Books

Dec 19, 2024  
The Magic of Vanaheim (The Nine Worlds #1)
The Magic of Vanaheim (The Nine Worlds #1)
Saga Nansen | 2024 | LGBTQ+, Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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Loved the Norse and Viking references!
Independent reviewer for Archaeolibrarain, I was gifted my copy of this book.

Usually, I rehash the blurb, not gonna here, cos I just wanna jump straight in!

I LOVED this book!

What I loved most was how patient Talvi was with Hakon (I'm sorry, my keyboard won't do the special characters!) Talvi loved Hakon since he was a child, and now he had the frost warrior in his bed, he wasn't letting him go. Talvi waited, and watched, as Hakon settled into his new life. Waited while he found his footing, and realised that all those things his father said to him, were a lie. Hakon wasn't useless, or a waste of space! He was to be King with Talvi, he just needed to see that fact himself, before Hakon could give himself fully to Talvi.

I could see that betrayal coming a long way off, and while it's good to be proven right, it's still mighty painful for Talvi to realise where the threat really was.

I did NOT see the death of Hakon's father coming from where that did! But I think it was right it came from that person, rather than Hakon.

I loved all the Viking and Norse references. Some were recognisable, some not so. But those not so ones, were what really made this book.

And now, I have questions! Where is Talvi's brother? And his mother's? Will Hakon's sister get a story? But the biggest question is just what is going on with Talvi's uncle and the thrall??

I hope these are answered in future books! I look forward to getting my hands on them!

Saga Nansen is relatively new to the scene, but they have jumped in and landed with a mighty splash in this genre, please keep them coming!

5 full and shiny stars

*same worded review will appear elsewhere