Mother/Android story

movie: MotherAndroid (2021) · 2021-12-17

Mother/Android is a 2021 American post-apocalyptic science fiction thriller film, written and directed by Mattson Tomlin for his feature directorial debut. The film stars Chloë Grace Moretz, Algee Smith, and Raúl Castillo. Synopsis: A pregnant woman and her lover seek refuge from killer androids that have risen up against humanity.

17 total · 8 major · 9 minor

Theme	Level	Motivation
AI risk to civilization	major	Android servants went out of control, turned on their human masters, and undertook a genocidal war against humanity.
android	major	Androids were going around trying to exterminate humanity.
boyfriend and girlfriend	major	The story follows the expecting lovers Georgia and Sam as they seek refuge from killer androids.
expecting parents	major	Georgia and Sam were expecting with child under the most desperate of circumstances.
human vs. sentient machine	major	The story follows the expecting lovers Georgia and Sam as they try to trek through a killer android infested forest to get to Boston. More generally, humanity was in a desperate war of survival against the androids.
parental love	major	Central to the story was Georgia and Sam's love for their unborn (and later born) child.
romantic love	major	Georgia came to love Sam deeply over the course of their perilous journey to Boston. Sam's love for Georgia was never in question.
what it is like to be pregnant	major	The story follows Georgia's experience of being nine months pregnant while on the run from killer androids. Her anxiety surrounding giving birth outside of a hospital setting with only her boyfriend to help her was especially featured.
Christmas traditions	minor	Georgia and Sam attended a Christmas party at Georgia's parents house.
coping with discomfort during pregnancy	minor	A nine months pregnant Georgia complained of having a sore back, sore breasts, sore feet, and a fetus that wouldn't stop kicking. She later experienced labor pains.