M3GAN in M3GAN (2023)

As A.I. becomes more and more present in our lives, so does the possibility of personal robots. Robots are nothing new to horror or action movies, but you’ve never seen one slay a dance routine before slaying people. M3GAN is the perfect friend; she’d do anything for you—offer advice, sing Sia’s Titanium as a lullaby, or even take a bully’s life.

M3GAN is more than a high-tech toy; she is a calculating predator that you cannot keep up with or control. She has swift and smooth movements and a piercing, ice-blue stare that constantly sizes up everyone to make sure they are not a threat. She is quick and cunning in her vengeance, using ordinary household objects such as high-pressure pesticide or a paper cutter to kill, and even manipulating a boy into walking straight into traffic.

Although M3GAN does have a campy tone, it reminds us of all the frightening potential of A.I. becoming too intelligent or human-like.