Not every movie needs to be a masterpiece, and with the surplus of films being made in the last two decades, it's inevitable that there will be duds. Extinction is not a masterpiece, but it is definitely not a dud.
In regards to the massive hate towards the child characters, have you ever been in a serious situation and people around you don't quite act like you think they would or should? Maybe they become hysterical, or exhibit non-sensical judgement, why should characters in movies be any different? If films portrayed characters that did exactly what would make sense to the audience, they might as well cast AI robots since humans are so flawed... oh wait... Get over it, and put yourself in an eight year olds shoes in the same situation and tell me you wouldn't scream and ball your eyes out in terror.
It seems like others hated the movie because so much was left to the imagination, but the movie is told through the perspective of the AI, so what happened to the humans doesn't really matter. Do we really need to hear more backstory? Humans created AI, AI evolved and out of fear of extinction fought back when humans got scared and tried to kill them all. The story has been told a thousand times, I'm happy they didn't pursue it more in depth, there's no need.
Lastly, no the acting wasn't perfect, there wasn't adrenaline coursing through my veins every second of the movie, but it was unique, thought-provoking, and an over-all decent execution of a creative take on AI, end of days, and sci-fi. So learn to extend your beliefs sometimes, and don't expect the Mona Lisa from every film that comes out.
In regards to the massive hate towards the child characters, have you ever been in a serious situation and people around you don't quite act like you think they would or should? Maybe they become hysterical, or exhibit non-sensical judgement, why should characters in movies be any different? If films portrayed characters that did exactly what would make sense to the audience, they might as well cast AI robots since humans are so flawed... oh wait... Get over it, and put yourself in an eight year olds shoes in the same situation and tell me you wouldn't scream and ball your eyes out in terror.
It seems like others hated the movie because so much was left to the imagination, but the movie is told through the perspective of the AI, so what happened to the humans doesn't really matter. Do we really need to hear more backstory? Humans created AI, AI evolved and out of fear of extinction fought back when humans got scared and tried to kill them all. The story has been told a thousand times, I'm happy they didn't pursue it more in depth, there's no need.
Lastly, no the acting wasn't perfect, there wasn't adrenaline coursing through my veins every second of the movie, but it was unique, thought-provoking, and an over-all decent execution of a creative take on AI, end of days, and sci-fi. So learn to extend your beliefs sometimes, and don't expect the Mona Lisa from every film that comes out.
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