The Creator is an absolute hidden gem of a film.
That unfortunate events occurred around the time of its theatrical release, and prevented it from getting the attention it would've had there not been such events, and prevented it from being talked about to the extent it should've & would've been, had there not been real-world conflict, is a shame.
There are hilarious details & humor, such as the anime war propaganda the child was watching,
the way a soldier played off a commandeering of a police vehicle to locals,
as well as tragedies
I'm not going to spoil it for you. You've got to see it for yourself.
Many of the negative reviews towards this gem of a film were unfair & unwarranted.
It is libeled as "unoriginal,"
but the story was fascinating & original:
It does not extend from any existing franchise; rather, it is a story of its own.
It is more original than any Star Wars after the original will ever be
Those accusing the film as "unoriginal" and "not groundbreaking" somehow have no problem with countless sequels after sequels of existing intellectual properties.
Reviews accusing the film of lacking profundity or being "shallow" aren't fair either, as it runs deeper than King Kong, Mickey Mouse, Star Wars, along with many other films.
It is also mistaken in many reviews written by people who either did not pay attention as it was playing or did not watch it at all:
The story is not one of man versus machine or humans versus AI,
but a government opposing all AI against a nation of both humans and androids, which harbors AI: resisting the demands of a domineering foreign power to that demanded the destruction of its AI friends
Trying to tie this story to AI in real life is a mistake, it's beautiful without connections to real AI