J-Lo guides Atlas to # 1!
Sci Fi thriller Atlas is the #1 movie on Netflix ! Read here to find out more!
The movie Atlas debuted on Netflix just under 10 days ago on May 24, 2024. The 100-million-dollar budget, action heavy sci fi thriller is currently the #1 movie on Netflix.
Atlas follows Atlas Shepherd (played by Jennifer Lopez), a brilliant data analyst with a deep distrust of artificial intelligence (AI). Atlas joins special forces on a mission to capture a rogue robot named Harlan (played by Simu Liu) that has turned into one of the biggest terrorists that humanity has ever faced. To Atlas, this isn’t just any ordinary robot, the robot Harlan and Atlas share a mysterious past. A series of unplanned events commence, and Atlas becomes the only hope left to save all of humanity.
J-Lo spoke to Netflix about Atlas ahead of its release. “Atlas is someone who has basically shut out the world around her,” Lopez told Netflix. “She doesn’t trust anybody and doesn’t want anything to do with AI.”
Atlas also stars other well-known Hollywood actors Sterling K. Brown and actress Lana Parilla.
In the early stages of the film, Atlas does well to give the backstory between the character Atlas and the robot Harlan without giving away the full story surrounding their mysterious past. Viewers are given reason to believe that an emotional connection was developed between Atlas and some of the now rogue robots in the past. Although the exact nature and dynamics of the characters past relationships remain a mystery throughout most of the movie, clues and flashback scenes lead viewers to believe that something deep and emotionally traumatic is involved.
By the time viewers reach the midway point in the movie, 28 years have passed, and it is now the year 2071. Years ago, Harlan led a rebellion killing over 3 million people and then escaped to an unknown territory. War and constant threats between humanity and rogue AI robots have become daily news headlines around the globe. Meanwhile, viewers continue to see Atlas express her disdain for certain AI based technology well into adulthood. Her distrust and tumultuous relationship with AI make the movie that much more interesting when Atlas, of all people must not only take down highly intelligent and sophisticated AI, but she must also sacrifice many of her strict habits and principles in hopes to achieve success and save humanity.
AI and its use are a very relevant and important topic that is being discussed globally in today’s society. Whether it be the use of AI in educational settings or in the entertainment industry, AI is a hot topic! Atlas does well to keep your mind simmering in thought about the pros and cons of AI.
Atlas is directed by Brad Peyton and written by Leo Sardarian and Aron Eli Coleite.
Check out the trailer for Atlas below! Atlas is currently streaming right now on Netflix.