M3GAN, M3GAN (2022)
Technically, M3GAN is a robot but she is nearly indistinguishable from a well-dressed human child—aside from her very pale eyes. Like most tween girls, M3GAN feels deeply and will do anything to protect her best friend, Cady. This includes ripping off the ear of Cady’s childhood bully and killing the neighbor’s dog after an attack. While her loyalty runs deep, M3GAN’s casual and extremely calculated ways of inflicting harm are terrifying. She’ll do a sassy dance number before murdering you because that’s how little she cares and how much fun she’s having.
M3GAN not only makes us afraid of preteens but also the growing danger of AI becoming increasingly autonomous and human-like while retaining its cold, mechanical nature.
