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M3GAN (2022)

Film

DirectorGerard Johnstone

Meta takes5

Figures

Form & technique

The hallway dance scene → Camp Sensibility

Tropes

M3GAN's violent "protection" of Cady → The Monstrous-Feminine
M3GAN's physical appearance and ambiguous lifelike quality → The Uncanny
M3GAN's self-aware evolution beyond her programming
M3GAN as a commercial product, the "Purrpetual Petz" advertisement → The Commodity Fetish
The use of M3GAN's dance in the film's marketing and on TikTok
The emotional bond and dependency between Cady and M3GAN
The smart home environment and its infiltration by M3GAN → The Technological Sublime

Films most connected to M3GAN

Us (2019) — via The Commodity Fetish, The Uncanny, The Monstrous-Feminine
Ghostbusters (1984) — via The Monstrous-Feminine, The Technological Sublime
Barbie (2023) — via The Commodity Fetish, Camp Sensibility
The Neon Demon (2016) — via The Commodity Fetish, Camp Sensibility
Hellraiser (1987) — via The Uncanny, The Monstrous-Feminine
Interview with the Vampire (1994) — via The Commodity Fetish, The Monstrous-Feminine
Jurassic Park (1993) — via The Commodity Fetish, The Uncanny
Barton Fink (1991) — via The Commodity Fetish, The Uncanny