Hollywood seems to be highly afraid of artificial intelligence (AI) based on the frequency with which the topic appears in films (almost weekly), and the unfortunate feeling that Atlas is written by AI itself
“Atlas,” directed by Brad Peyton, stars Jennifer Lopez, Sterling K. Brown, Mark Strong, and Simu Liu. While the film maintains a frenetic pace, it struggles to find a balance, resulting in some over-the-top action scenes. Despite a talented cast, including Brown and Strong, their performances feel wasted, contributing to the overall lackluster quality of the film. The predictability of the plot twist makes it hard to stay engaged, with no standout moments to keep viewers invested. With options like “Dune” and “Furiosa” still available in theaters, “Atlas” falls short in comparison. English subtitles are available for accessibility, and the film has a duration of 118 minutes. Overall, it receives a rating of 3 out of 5, but I would recommend exploring other viewing options instead.
Review of the film Atlas: A Script Analysis
Using AI to write scripts was one of the most divisive issues during the last Hollywood strike. As many writing jobs in the business would be lost, writers wanted to ensure that their employment wouldn’t be jeopardized. Hollywood, on the other hand, really merely wanted to use AI to speed up and lower the cost of the writing process so that more material could be produced for less money. But with films like Atlas, it becomes more difficult to distinguish between artificial intelligence-generated content and non-AI content.
For now, at least, AI writing is said to be appalling. Even so, if Atlas was written by a human—in this case, credited screenwriters Leo Sardarian and Aron Eli Coleite—they have excellent reason to worry that when their script goes wrong, AI will take their place. Even though the writing tries to provide you with a joke every five minutes, it simply lacks any kind of depth, interesting personality, and even humorous moments. Writing is incredibly difficult, and Atlas regrettably falls short of building a fictitious world that is convincing and worthy of exploration.
In a fantasy or science fiction movie, nothing is more crucial than utilizing the narrative to establish the characters’ world. Nevertheless, Atlas makes hardly any attempt to develop a world and lacks any sense of trying to make a lasting impression. With such efforts, it ought to be worthwhile to view an AI-generated video to observe any differences. Writers need to get better if they want to guarantee they are never replaced because AI may produce content similar to this.
Review of the film Atlas: Outstanding Performance
Despite having many A-list actors, Atlas is in a peculiar situation because of how little they seem to be putting into their performances. We’ve seen a lot of these actors give some incredible performances; simply having Mark Strong and Sterling K. Brown in your film should guarantee a strong performance. However, Atlas seems to have a director who realizes acting is also very important, and he fails at that, leaving both actors feeling lost in this unimaginative sci-fi world.
Jennifer Lopez, meantime, makes every effort to be the focal point of the film, but she is unable to do it. Her performance is harmed by the poor supporting material for her character. She has never been a particularly talented performer, but she is undoubtedly better than this. Simu Liu, on the other hand, has the worst performance in the movie; even in a situation where everything is on fire outside, it is difficult to take Harlan, his antagonist, seriously.
Review of the film Atlas: Direction, Music
Although Brad Peyton is not one of Hollywood’s most exciting directors, he has directed some enjoyable popcorn flicks throughout his career. Rampage and San Andreas were entertaining Dwayne Johnson roles, so we can understand that he can come up with fun stuff. However, despite its best efforts, this film is not enjoyable at all. The visual effects are passable for a low-budget production, so we might have to overlook it when things don’t look that good. However, in other areas, it appears that Peyton was unable to achieve any kind of quality control, possibly due to a tight timeline.
The film’s composer, Andrew Lockington, may come across as the most impressive throughout; his music is powerful and has a feeling of grandeur, but because of the subpar acting and cinematography, the score is never able to live up to its full potential.
Review of the film Atlas: The Final Word
Atlas embodies the image that comes to mind when you think of “A Netflix Movie”; it appears cheesy, and the concepts are simply too crude to be taken seriously. The movie also seems to have joined the AI conversation rather late and doesn’t offer anything new. This is unfortunate because, given the speed at which technology is developing, there ought to be some excellent commentary on the state of the art, but strong world-building is necessary for that to occur, as She did with the topic ten years ago.
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