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"Klara and the Sun" cancels theatrical release in Spain amid negative reviews and disappointing box office in the US News/Updates (www.hobbyconsolas.com)
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[–] 10 points 1 week ago (6 children)

It’s based on a science fiction novel, but it’s not far out science fantasy.

The setting is a some years into the future, more or less indistinguishable from today, except for sentient robots.

The novel by Kazuo Ishiguro (Remains Of The Day, Never Let Me Go) is quite good.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    Thanks for the info, good to know and not surprising the book is better. The trailer looked like it was promoting a 2 hour AI commercial

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    Yeah, I gotta say the timing of this release with today’s zeitgeist isn’t great.

    Maybe the producers thought everyone would be agog with AI years ago when they greenlit the production.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago (2 children)

    Glad you liked the book. I found it severely lacking in world building. Surprised they went for a movie adaptation.

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