When I saw the preview, wasn't sure I would be seeing. But I love Sam Rockwell, so I gave it a shot. Good Luck Have Fun Don't Die may be my fav scifi movie of 2020's.
GLHFDD has some vibes of 'Everything Everywhere All At Once', but this movie feels more relevant because the world is at a critical point.
So for a timestamp, IRL we have Trump attacking Iran unprovoked (in sync with Israel), along with kidnapping the leader of Venezuela. Those events, along with Greenland threat, has made the world destabilized and on the edge of world war. Besides these enormous problems, we can add
- Israel genocide of Palestinians
- Trump's ICE acting like a lawless military inside USA
- AI sucking up job market (ie destroying labor)
- Trump dodging Epstein files guilt
- rampant corruption and theft in govt
So with these phenomenena in mind, this movie boldly tackles [SPOILERS]
- coming AI singularity
- videogames
- 'BTL' addiction (aka 'better than life')
- children and phones
- the impacts of phone addiction
- cloning
While there is obviously a lot of other relevant material to discuss in current times, the movie addressed the subject matter in a way that challenged the rational mind with intention.
The giant cat monster / sparkle dick was unnecessary, but it made the point of being in an AI game more clear.
So then the question is about the meta plot:
Is Sam's character really time travelling, or is he just replaying a scene in an AI videogame? Despite the fact that his mother is there and he guards her so as to not negate his birth, the whole movie could be just another VR videogame.
Something to ponder.
So I loved the zombie phones, and Sam, and his willingness to have people die. While it was painful in the game, it aligned with a videogame -- has anyone cried when a videogame grunt dies???
His bizarre movements in Norms at the beginning also reminded me of a videogame player's spamming moves.
I really enjoyed, now I'm looking forward to my first rewatch. (& I dont plan on doing 100+, but I could imagine 3-5+ rewatches.)
