Jean-Pierre Jeunet can be a master juggler of a filmmaker, letting many different pieces achieve weightlessness while our attention is rapt. When it’s graceful and methodical, it can have the dreamy qualities of “Delicatessen” or “Amelie.” But when the trick doesn’t work, it can be mighty exhausting to follow along with, as with his new Netflix film “Bigbug.” This movie has Jeunet doing “The Jetsons” while ruminating on what a robot uprising might inevitably look like, but that proves to be less exciting than one could ever imagine. 

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Though it might not have the budget of a “Terminator” film, the upcoming Netflix comedy, “Bigbug,” aims to take on the idea of when robots decide to turn on humans. And even though everything is bright and colorful, the end result is the same—there’s no stopping the robot uprising.

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As seen in the trailer for “Bigbug,” the French comedy from Jean-Pierre Jeunet tells the story of an idyllic future of 2045, where humans have created advanced AI to help with everyday chores and whatnot.

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When you see the name Jean-Pierre Jeunet attached to a film, you know that the feature isn’t going to…normal. The filmmaker has made a name for himself creating beautiful films that don’t always play by the typical rules and conventions. And that’s clearly the case with his new film, the Netflix feature, “Bigbug.”

As seen in the teaser for “Bigbug,” the film is a sci-fi comedy where Artificial Intelligence is everywhere, in all aspects of human life.

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I’m not telling you anything you don’t know. Aside from the election result, Trashfire 2020™ was a shitty year. And a weird and disorienting year thanks to COVID-19 and having to shelter-in-place, quarantine, and social distance from one another blah, blah, blah coronavirus f*cked us hard. Movies certainly took it in the teeth this year, and especially the theatrical industrial complex, which feels like it’s on its last legs. But regardless of what happens next for theaters, people are going to continue making and releasing movies.

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