If you ask film fans about the most exciting apocalypse, sooner or later, after zombies and nuclear disasters, the takeover by machines will also be mentioned. Since the 80s, we have been afraid of the day when where AI wipes out humanityBut what if this apocalypse looked completely different than in a dirty Terminator universe?
The great team behind the Animation spectacle The Mitchells vs. the Machines on Netflix. Here, the machine apocalypse is completely reimagined. Crazier, funnier, more touching – and of course in a breathtaking animation style that easily beats even the competition.
In The Michells Against the Machines, a family road trip becomes a crazy fight for survival
Katie (German voice: Lea Kalbhenn) loves nothing more than working on film projects. She loves to see the whole world through the camera and capture all her fantasies on film. When she is actually accepted into the film college that can open all the doors to a future as a filmmaker, she is overjoyed. Even though her father cannot fully understand her dreams.
The Mitchell family decides to accompany Katie to her new campus. A really nice family road trip through the whole country. The problem: While they are on the road, apocalypse breaks out. Guided by a vengeful AI, every electronic device in the country is transformed into a misanthropic monster.
The Mitchells soon realize that they are the last people on earth who save humanity So father Rick (Matti Klemm), mother Linda (Anna Grisebach), Katie, her little brother Aaron (Oskar Hansch) and the family dog start to really pull themselves together. The Mitchells are strange and chaotic. But they are also far too stubborn to let themselves be defeated.
The Mitchells vs. the Machines on Netflix will make you laugh, cry and be amazed
Anyone who watches even a few seconds of the trailer for this film will quickly realize: The film bursting with visual ideasThe animation style is a wild mix of cartoons, watercolors, and marker drawings, and is based largely on technology previously developed by Sony Animation in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, which is used here in a breathtaking way.
But The Mitchells vs. the Machines is so much more than just nice to look at. The action is crazy, the ideas for the apocalypse are completely unconventional. The humor will really work your funny bone. Furbys have never been used like this before. But even more importantly: The film has incredible amount of heart.
At the core, the Mitchells are all about one thing: their family. About standing by each other in the face of the greatest dangers. About relying on each other for once, even if you see the world from different perspectives. And maybe finally learning to understand each other better. The focus is a deeply touching father-daughter storythat really hits you hard.
So if you want to experience the craziest and best robot apocalypse of the last few years, you should do so quickly on Netflix.