“here we go” All of them are the first line of Amazon Prime movies in 2025 World War When I chose to watch, I said what I said, after the storm of comments that warned me not.
Directed by Rich Lee and exclusively shot via online phone and surveillance feed POV World War The center of domestic horror analyst William Radford, played by Ice Cube, is tasked with saving his family and country from alien robots that are craving our data. Literally.
At first glance, the film’s rating of 3% for rotten tomatoes (from 0% on its debut) looks impressive and predictable. Ratings below 5% seem like a daunting feat, remakes classics (1953 World War 89% of rotten tomatoes will set some pretty high standards. Most importantly, you will surely keep the most tolerant audiences open your eyes by making action movies with Microsoft Teams meetings and CGI’s poor lenses.
But, apart from the graphics and gap issues (I mean, what are all blurry faces?), the technology-based plot holes related to propaganda disappear from the message of the importance of the film to human connection. The most shocking example is the inconsistent technology availability after data-hungry aliens came up with Earth’s satellites. Military weapons, vehicle GPS systems and Facebook Page tracing have caused physical and emotional damage worldwide, but in some way, the news network, Starlink satellite, X Feeds and Amazon purchase access is still unscathed, with little explanation. Radford’s office was locked when he tried to leave to save his daughter, but when he had to open somehow in the data server in the basement –back The building is placed on an additional air seal lockout. The most ridiculous thing is that a major air drone is able to escape the level of destruction of the apocalypse and chaoticly provide the DHS building with a thumb drive to save the world.
The shameless technology brand promotion is not over. Radford’s daughter Faith, an educated biochemist in Georgetown, somehow had a good idea to remove most of the debris from her legs, causing a near-fatal bleeding. Thankfully, her Amazon delivery boyfriend Mark Goodman was able to make tourniquets with packaging tape because, according to him, he was a “professional.” Even the minor characters are trapped in trouble with the Amazon Savior Pattern. When the world-saving Amazon Prime Air drone capsized on its way to the DHS building, homeless people only help fix it after getting a $1,000 Amazon gift card.
These scenes enter World War If it wasn’t because of the focus of the film on government surveillance that it didn’t mention all this, it would have been outrageous enough to be chalked. From anonymous style live streaming featuring the U.S. Constitution to Radford’s digital tracking of his children to secret data-stealing projects that trap aliens on Earth, the real enemy is obvious: the U.S. government and its technology. In fact, the only threat associated with private businesses is when the government interferes with it. Radford, for example, broke into Tesla using the government’s surveillance software system, Guardian, and brought his injured daughter to a safer location. At the beginning of the movie, Radford’s son David insulted his father, saying his career was nothing more than an Amazon shopping cart to monitor people. Most importantly, the secret government plans Goliath, the ultimate cause of the alien robot invasion, which is the billions of dollars in private data conversations from the American people. Zero mentions tech giants like Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk are linked to controversial data collection processes, from the inability to protect personal data to launching a full-scale digital coup in the U.S. government. This isn’t surprising considering that this is an Amazon movie, but it still feels like a noticeable omission.
If I have Say good things World WarLee ventures to reshape his beloved thriller with internet-first POV. Although the risk can be rewarded, it does not. The decision to demonized surveillance ultimately fades the film’s message while making big technology passive victims, rather than thinking about nearly 90 minutes of advertising by brands like Amazon and Microsoft. But hey, maybe all of these promotions mean that Prime Air will eventually be available in Washington, D.C. at least.
