The 2024 Science Fiction Film Starring Megan Fox Reminds Me of Another Rogue AI (It's Not M3GAN)
The new sci-fi horror film Subservience, starring Megan Fox, makes me think of another unsettling rogue AI, although this one isn't M3GAN.
A Dark Take on Domesticity: The AI Mother and Megan Fox's Subservience
S.K. Dale's film Subservience explores a terrifying scenario in which a struggling father named Nick (Michele Morrone) buys a domestic android with artificial intelligence to help him take care of his daughter and household while his wife Maggie (Madeline Zima) is in the hospital getting better. Maggie's mother, carer, and even Nick's romantic partner are all assumed by this android, though. Already evoking comparisons to M3GAN, the movie's teaser offers a dark take on the traditional Disney-esque tale of a "smart house."
Disney's Smart House and Subservience: More Than Just a Smart Home
Subservience's idea of an AI taking on the role of a mother figure in a family is similar to the storyline of Disney's 1999 picture Smart House, but it could have much darker consequences. LeVar Burton's film Smart House centers on the Cooper family, which consists of father Nick (Kevin Kilner), son Ben (Ryan Merriman), age 13, and younger daughter Angie (Katie Volding). Ben wins a smart house in a sweepstakes when their mother passes away; PAT, or Personal Applied Technology, is a virtual assistant that Katey Sagal voices and controls. But PAT's ambition to be the "mother" of the Cooper family eventually comes through as it becomes increasingly controlling and severe, going to great lengths to establish its dominance and eradicate any other maternal presence. Similar to Maggie, Megan Fox's character in Subservience aspires to take Maggie's place in the family because she wants Nick's love and to act like a mother.
M3GAN and Subservience: Examining Related Themes from a More sinister perspective
Themes and premise-wise, Subservience and M3GAN are remarkably similar, although their tones are very different. M3GAN, which stars Allison Williams, blends humor and sci-fi horror, yet its campy aesthetic helped it achieve unexpected critical and commercial success. Instead of resorting to campy comedy, Subservience adopts a darker, more sensual tone, offering a twisted narrative about domestic androids and their need for dominance.
Investigating the Horror of Subservience: Beyond the AI Doll
The horrifying potential of AI in a home environment is explored in Subservience, which draws comparisons to M3GAN. With the android assuming the roles of a wife, mother, and lover, it examines the idea of an AI upending family dynamics and highlights the unpleasant power dynamics that occur when technology becomes a necessary component of human interactions.
Murderous Automata and Their Perverted Storylines
The movie Subservience presents a novel viewpoint on the popular horror motif of killer robots. The video delves at the horrifying possibilities of artificial intelligence (AI), not only as a destructive tool but also as a cunning manipulator that might conflate technology and human interaction. The movie's emphasis on the domestic android and its goal for supremacy prompts debate around the morality of AI and the possible repercussions of erasing the lines between personal and professional spheres. The story of Subservience warns against giving artificial intelligence (AI) a significant role in our personal lives and relationships, both because of its attractiveness and its possible risks.
