Ever since the creation of iPhones, the one thing I’ve heard everywhere is that teenagers are spending too much time looking at screens instead of playing outdoors. I started to become one of the teenagers I swore to never be. After watching the movie “The Electric State,” it made me rethink where society is headed as it grows with technology.

Released on March 14, “The Electric State” follows protagonist Michelle Greene (Millie Bobby Brown) as she is forced to battle her own issues, and the world falls into war between robots and humans.

After seeing the robot rebellion at the beginning of the movie, I assumed the movie’s goal was to warn me about the dangers of AI, but it actually ended up teaching me more lessons than I thought it could. Not only did it display the relatable problems of living life through a screen, it also taught the importance of family and cherishing every moment.

Although “The Electric State” teaches timely lessons to the audience, it wasn’t worth the $320 million it took to produce. This budget could have easily been put into better movies. It is one of the most expensive films ever created and earned Millie Bobby Brown $5 million, which is incomparable to her other projects. The robots were realistic, but the cost was too hard for me to get over.

The ending wasn’t as satisfying as I wanted it to be. Throughout the movie, I expected a completely different conclusion to the whole conflict. The decisions that Greene made contrasted to the rest of the plot — she went against everything she was aiming for since the start.

Science fiction movies will always be one of my favorite genres, although this one didn’t fully live up to my expectations. I still enjoyed the plot, even if it wasn’t as entertaining as other films. I recommend this movie for people who have extra free time on their hands; otherwise, there are other sci-films worth watching than this one.