Mother/Andriod: An Android Apocalypse

Mother/Android is a post-apocalyptic Sci-Fi thriller released on Netflix two days ago and it stars Chloe Grace Moretz, Algee Smith and Raul Castillo. It was written and directed by Mattson Tomlin and this happens to be his directional debut.

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The Plot

Georgia finds out she's pregnant and she's not very pleased as she has doubts about her relationship with her boyfriend, Sam. He tries to console her but that doesn't help. On his way out of Georgia's parents' house, the family android wishes him a happy Halloween and Sam points out it's Christmas and not Halloween.

Georgia and Sam both go to a Christmas party and as they begin another fight, a glitch happens. An android at the party becomes violent and attacks people, smartphones explode and the streets become chaotic as androids attack and kill the humans.

Months later at almost her delivery date, Georgia and Sam are in the forest trying to find a way to get to Boston where they will get a boat to take them to Korea, without encountering the androids.

My Thoughts

So humans build these robots that are meant to serve them and they don't expect a zombie-like apocalypse? They didn't see that coming? If you're giving advanced robots full access to your life wouldn't you except a malfunction and then a takeover?

It got me thinking about what would happen if google and apple decides to take over the world. They have access to a lot of our information already so we might as well be ready for an android apocalypse. Anyway this wouldn't be possible in my country because we don't even have good internet in the first place.

This movie looks like parts of different post-apocalyptic movies I've seen before and there's not really a lot to the story but what I loved was how intense it was. There's a very emotional side to this story that makes it a good movie in my books. I actually cried at the end of the movie because a mother-child bond always gets me.

I have several questions though. What was special about Korea that made the androids spare them? They wanted to take over the world but somehow Korea was an exception. I think the Korean boy-band BTS might have something to do with this.

In the scene where Georgia was trying to turn on the EMP, what manner of strength did she have to ward off the androids that were trying to push down that gate?

Also, in this very advanced world where there are robots that are indistinguishable from humans, why did everything else look normal? There wasn't any other sign that technology had advanced much aside from these robots.

Why the title Mother/Android? I'd be comfortable with Mother vs Android because I just don't get this title.

There was no ground-breaking part of the story but still, it had a bit of suspense and it was intense as I earlier stated. I liked the picture theme and the cinematography in general. I also liked the CGI or whatever technology that was used on the androids, there was the right amount of gore too.

The cast did a great job and Chloe Grace Moretz was excellent in her role as Georgia, I can't say the same for the Sam guy. Raul Castillo did a good job as a villain, I saw him in another movie right after I finished this one and he's a good actor generally.

I didn't really like the end as I felt it could have been more. Overall, I enjoyed it and would recommend it.

Have you seen it yet? What do you think?

Rating - 7/10

Here's the trailer.

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