

Additionally, by electing for a PG-13 rating rather than the expected R-Rating, the filmmakers have set parameters and limitations that inspire more clever scares and result in a more accessible horror film. At the same time, the horror genre is one of the oldest and most persistent genres due to its ability explore the often-uncomfortable human emotions and experiences.īlumhouse Productions has a well-earned reputation for elevating the horror genre beyond the gutter of mere sensationalist violence, and with M3GAN they again showcase their quality. That’s a bigger discussion for another day, but those who find Christianity and horror films (of any variety) incompatible will likely not have their mind changed by this film. Christians have often had a complicated relationship with the horror genre. M3GAN is a horror movie, so obviously lots can and does go wrong, as the doll becomes increasingly self-aware and takes her protective duty to extreme and violent levels. Burdened by pressing deadlines at work, her aunt decides to test out the prototype of her latest creation, a highly advanced AI doll called M3GAN (Model 3 Generative Android), that is programmed to be a child’s closest companion and greatest protector. When a young girl named Cady loses her parents in a car accident, she is sent to live with her workaholic aunt, a roboticist and inventor at a toy company.


Even more so when they’re animated by AI technology.
