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Blockbuster sci-fi. The positive is that these films have the proper budget for decent sci-fi world-building. The problem is that they must be dumbed down for average movie-going audiences. And dumbed down it was. It's a real shame, as the premise had quite a bit of potential, they just didn't have the balls to pursue it. AI became a part of human civilization, but it all went down the drain when it launched an atomic bomb on Los Angeles. The West banned AI, while New Asia decided to further embrace it. It caused a war between the two, which is still waging to this very day. The West is close to winning the battle, but a new weapon might tip the balance. This could've been a fun take on the "scared West" versus "adventurous Asia" cliché, but the plot irons out any grey areas, making it just another good vs bad guy story. The mix of Thai and Japanese was a little odd and the ending was a real drag, but the effects and design were pretty nifty. They could do so much more with these budgets.Read all
