I think what’s great about Free Guy is that the AI part is not the center of the plot most of the time. Rather it’s a story about some characters who find themselves in some unusual circumstances. That might not seem much different, but compare typical AI films that spend a lot of time being about AI rather than the characters. By being character-focused, I think it delivers on ideas better than most idea movies that get so caught up in the ideas they forget to tell a good story.
I think what’s great about Free Guy is that the AI part is not the center of the plot most of the time. Rather it’s a story about some characters who find themselves in some unusual circumstances. That might not seem much different, but compare typical AI films that spend a lot of time being about AI rather than the characters. By being character-focused, I think it delivers on ideas better than most idea movies that get so caught up in the ideas they forget to tell a good story.