How M3GAN explores our fear of the OG fangirl
may be a TikTok sensation, but she represents a fear that predates social media, screens and cinema itself. This robot asks us to consider the deadly potential of a woman’s – or a girl’s – devotion.
To her credit, M3GAN exhibits true dedication to Cady – and, yes, we find this devotion palatable when the robot is, say, helping her user talk through the loss of her parents. And therein lies the horror: the fact that M3GAN is motivated by love, not malice. A parental love, too – something which feels entirely separate to the rebooted Chucky’s desire to be best friends forever with his owner. Because M3GAN truly believes she is acting in the best interests of the child. Throughout the millennia, we have idealised a mother’s love, holding up this devotion as the height of feminine virtue.
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