Garth Davis's starry sci-fi novel adaptation premieres in theaters on October 6.
The Big Picture More than ever nowadays with the rise of AI and greater technology, the fear of being replaced by a machine is at an all-time high. Even before the recent explosion of machine learning technology, those very fears were expounded upon by Iain Reid in his 2018 novel Foe.
Foe tells a not-so-futuristic tale of the couple Junior and Henrietta who live together on a rural farm that's been in Junior's family for generations. While the state of the planet is deteriorating, the two are enjoying a peaceful existence until a mysterious man claiming to be from the government comes knocking at their door.
Reid's original tale has been described as a psychological thriller with plenty of horror elements as it explores the terrifying reality of letting a machine replace every aspect of your life. Told from the restricted point of view of Junior, it only gets more unsettling as Terrance further explores their lives and trudges through their past in an effort to create the perfect clone of Junior.
Foe Is a Relatable Sci-Fi Dystopia Although the concept of a clone taking over your life is something inherently sci-fi, at the heart of the film is meant to be a story of a couple and their relationship woes that should resonate with viewers. In a piece for Vanity Fair, Davis emphasized that "There’s something that a lot of people can relate to in their own relationships, in their lives" in Foe. "Each actor, as people, brought their own interpretation of that to the performances.
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