For Gareth Edwards, science fiction is more than a hobby, it is a true passion. The director of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Godzilla Or Monsters persists and signs in his favorite genre: The Creator is a visually sublime futuristic fresco. “I fell into the world of Star Wars and the series The Fourth Dimension (The Twilight Zone in VO) when I was a child, he confided to 20 minutes. The Creator is influenced by both. » The place of Artificial Intelligence in our lives is the central theme of the story.
John David Washington plays a widowed and inconsolable scientist who lives in a universe where humans and robots, driven by artificial intelligence, engage in a merciless power struggle. But he is a man and as such, how could he bring himself to kill a child android, even suspected of wanting to cause the end of humanity? “This brings a sensitive dimension to the character that I did not want to portray as a hero devoid of soul,” explains Gareth Edwards.
Cinema under the influence(s)
There are many influences in The Creator, so cinematic (Blade Runner) as well as literary (Philip K. Dick, Isaac Asimov). Gareth Edwards got his start in visual special effects and made the most of this training to give a sublime setting to these adventures. “We have always relied on pre-existing settings – mountains, hills, buildings – to give substance to our effects. I wanted to avoid green backgrounds as much as possible. »
The beauty of the film is as astonishing as the appearance of the robots is disturbing with their hole in the head, at ear level, revealing a complex technology. “This concept was the subject of long, very precise work,” says Gareth Edwards. The robots had to look human without being quite human for the story to work emotionally. » The relationship between the hero and the girl he has been tasked with killing to save humanity is at the center of a story punctuated by spectacular action scenes.
Humans versus machines
“The fear of machines taking over humans is a classic science fiction theme, but I also wanted to show the point of view of intelligent robots who no longer accept being reduced to slavery,” insists Gareth Edwards. The director of Rogue One This new film offers a beautiful reflection on Artificial Intelligence and the fears it generates.