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‘The Electric State’ Review: An Expensive Artifact of Our Soulless Technocracy

The Electric State is a dystopian sci-fi adventure film with a budget of $320 million, set to stream on Netflix from March 14, 2025.
Millie Bobby Brown plays Michelle, who learns her brother Christopher is alive and controlling a robot named Cosmo in a plot involving a war between humans and machines.
The film adapts Simon Stålenhag's illustrated novel, receiving criticism for feeling underwhelming and lacking originality despite its impressive visual effects.
The Russo Brothers adapted the story and aimed to convey a message about valuing human connection over technology, although this sentiment seems hollow given the film's commercial considerations.

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‘The Electric State’ Review: An Expensive Artifact of Our Soulless Technocracy

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