The artwork of teaser trailers appear to be making a comeback, if latest examples like “The First Omen” and “Longlegs” are something to go by. “Atlas” isn’t any exception, delivering a bunch of beautiful, Michael Bay-esque robotic wars mayhem with out revealing a lot as to what the movie is definitely about. Worry not, pricey reader, for because the official press launch goes:
“Atlas Shepherd (Jennifer Lopez), a superb however misanthropic information analyst with a deep mistrust of synthetic intelligence, joins a mission to seize a renegade robotic with whom she shares a mysterious previous. However when plans go awry, her solely hope of saving the way forward for humanity from AI is to belief it.”
Immediately, it is obvious that Lopez’s character joins the pantheon of style movie protagonists with on-the-nose monikers within the custom of Castor (and Pollux) Troy, Cruella De Vil, and Jericho Cane. There is not any phrase but on who any of her castmates are portraying, however let’s hope all of them have equally evocative names, too.
By way of the movie itself, it appears to be like to be a melange of parts starting from the “Transformers” films to “Pacific Rim” and “Fringe of Tomorrow,” with maybe a touch of “Neon Genesis Evangelion” within the combine. We now have till Friday, Might twenty fourth to wonder if “Atlas” will ship the sci-fi motion items whereas bringing in some compelling ethical and moral dilemmas, or if audiences will merely shrug it off. In any case, prepare, of us: Lopez goes from “This Is Me…Now” to “I, JLo.” Buckle up!