The time loop movie has become a fixture of the science fiction genre, to the point where it feels like most avenues that can be explored through this device have already been. Director Gore Verbinski and screenwriter Matthew Robinson challenge this premise with their latest film, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die.
Set in a near future that immediately precedes the collapse of civilization thanks to AI achieving self-consciousness, the film follows Sam Rockwell as a man from the future intent on recruiting the perfect combination of strangers from a Los Angeles diner to go on a mission to hobble the AI before it can take over.
It’s a timely story that should resonate with just about everyone, but especially creative people — this isn’t a warning about Skynet shooting us with laser guns, it’s a warning about ChatGPT and our phones distracting us all into complacency and death.
Link: https://exclaim.ca/film/article/good-luck-have-fun-don-t-die-film-review
‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’ Runs Loops Around the AI Apocalypse | Exclaim!
