Geração do Futuro

This one kind of stumped me. I'm a fan of Emilia Clarke, I'm always down to watch any new projects of hers...and yet, something about "The Pod Generation" just seemed a little off to me. It was good enough overall, I didn't hate it. But the execution was so-so. Dialogue seemed clunkily-written and the overall pacing was too slow to fit under the traditional sci-fi genre. In fact, I'd classify this as a 'futuristic drama', more than anything. It has its quirks, but I didn't find it a romantic comedy, either. The repetitive dream sequences were thought-provoking but really went nowhere.

Emilia Clarke gives a solid performance despite her character's lack of backstory and depth. I think maybe that's what it's missing...the plot itself has potential but it never quite lives up to it. Mr. Chiwetel also gives a good performance, but there's no soul to this movie...aside from Emilia Clarke's truly radiant smile.

Just a set of confused parents-to-be, trying to sort out the rules and regulations around an AI-assisted "pregnancy" (via a Pod, hence the title). Alas, it was a great premise. As others had said, it would've made a stellar story for the TV show Black Mirror. (I would award automatic bonus points if Emilia and Chiwetel had still appeared!)

This concept was really interesting...for the first 15 minutes. Sadly, they decided to go the super safe, PC route and have a social commentary on things like how a man carries the baby pod. The dialogue is akin to a bad podcast that questions the validity of child rearing vs pod rearing.

This concept could have been an awesome horror movie or sci-fi thriller where pod babies go wrong. Like a black mirror episode on the wrongs of growing a human in a pod, instead it's literally nothing.

The set design was okay, but besides that there's no chemistry, no intriguing storylines and what you get is 1 hour and 50 minutes of watching paint dry. Hope someone does a horror version of this though! Because that would be watchable. 3.8/10.

In this world where mother nature is transplanted - transferred, replaced, displaced, where surrogates are grafted, you have a partner who's organic, whose whole life is quite botanic, but you take him to a place, where dreams are shafted. Incubation is the option you have chosen, allows you to pursue your work, without demotion, devolution is the way, an evolving science day, although at first, you may just lack, vital devotion. As for concerns, a trip to the all seeing eye - will resolve anxiety and clarify, that you must do as you are told, you must remain part of the fold, this is the way the human race will multiply.

Not as good as it could have been.

Like others said, this film very much feels like an extended Black Mirror episode, but without a twist or something edgy to make it memorable.

This young couple want to have a baby in a world where babies can be made in artificial wombs i.e. Egg-shaped "pods". The woman (a nice portrayal by Emilia Clarke - the American accent was probably unnecessary given that there's no relevant backstory) is a highly successful professional, working for the same corporation that actually offers the pod services. She's an all around modern woman, having accepted the quirks and conveniences of this very high-tech society. Her husband, on the other hand (a warm and relatable portrayal by Chiwetel Ejiofor) is an old-school botanologist, who loves nature and is sceptical towards all of this tech taking over natural processes like pregnancy and childbirth.

You'd think that this conflict would drive the plot, but it doesn't. It somehow gets resolved very easily, without much of a takeaway and that's the problem of the whole film. No conflict, no high stakes, no twists or sinister revelations, just literally what it says on the tin: a couple having a baby in a pod.

There is no discernible stance or point that the film is making. If the point is "natural is better", it is made in a very underwhelming manner. If the point is to offer some food for thought and debate, then it also fails: there is, for example, the angle of this method of reproduction being liberating for women and an opportunity for men to bond with their unborn baby in a more meaningful way - but this gets quickly dismissed and satirized as if there isn't a deeper discussion about bodily autonomy and gender roles behind it.

One thing I will praise is the pace and aesthetic. I didn't find it slow, despite the lack of an exciting plot. And that's an achievement of the art department, which made the whole flow and visuals soothing and satisfying.

Decent effort, but ultimately powerless.

"The Pod Genetation" is a sci fi movie that critisizes the evolution of AI and how that can overtake even nature.

The story has a smooth start and it is obvious from the begining that something is off. The big eyes of the AI assistants, the wierd Pod company, the creepy 'psychologist', even the office environment along with the AI home assistant who was trying to be helpful but ended up dictating her owners' lives, everything lean in to a more horror genre, which the movie never lived up to. Rather, the story took a turn towards the more optimistic side, opting for a message where the human relationships and nature prevails. And, honestly, that was a nice touch.

However, the story did get stuffy towards the ending and there were some boring scenes as well. In addition, the humour was subtle and, sometimes, difficult to detect.

Finally, the performances were enjoyable.