Social media erupted when M3gan danced onto smartphones but the film is far smarter – and scarier – than expected
Photograph: Geoffrey Short/Universal PicturesPhotograph: Geoffrey Short/Universal Pictureshen a parent gives their child a new toy, it’s really a gift to both of them, the hours of fun that occupy the youngster also afford their caretaker some free time. If a work-from-home mom or dad needs an afternoon to knock out some spreadsheets, or just some damn peace and quiet during the last legs of a road trip, it’s tempting enough to plonk a kid in front of Bluey and call it a day.
Ever since The Twilight Zone’s malevolent Talky Tina sent Mom’s new husband down the stairs to an untimely demise, dolls have wielded a simple yet fearsome power in the public imagination. We get the willies from limpid-eyed plastic toddlers for the much the same reason as clowns, the aesthetics of childhood innocence landing in an extremely unsettling place when they miss the mark.
Screenwriter Akela Cooper uses AI to address the universal anxiety of the parent upon realizing their child is an autonomous being that can no longer be controlled. An actual baby isn’t all that different from a Baby Born, an entity of pure need devoid of opinions or ideas, acted upon by external forces – until that horrifying day the progeny first enunciates the word “no”, and everything turns into a negotiation of wills.
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