Life Lessons from M3GAN?!

Hello and Happy Monday! If you have been following me on social media then you know that I am currently at home recovering from surgery. This means that I have been watching way more television than I normally would. I have had the chance to watch shows that I love and catch movies I missed when they were in the theaters.

One movie in particular is M3GAN. This movie is about an artificial intelligence doll who got way too advanced. Her creator basically said let’s create a toy that would replace the need for parents. What can go wrong?! I know this film is classified as horror but my family and I were cracking up the whole time. I am honestly not healed enough for how truly funny this movie was. My tummy still hurts 😂 😂 😂

Anyway, if you haven’t seen the movie yet I want to caution you because Spoilers Ahead

A quick background of the movie is that Gemma gains custody of her young niece Cady who is about 8 to 10 years old. I may have missed her exact age. Cady recently lost her parents in a tragic accident where she too was seriously injured. Gemma then goes on to create M3GAN whose sole mission is to protect Cady. She is designed to read to her, talk to her, and she is constantly learning. She learned so much that she eventually outdid the programmer.

Once Gemma realized that M3GAN is a homicidal doll made out of titanium she realizes what a huge mistake creating her was. She hilariously wraps the doll in bubble wrap and duct tape and takes her and her niece back to her lab. Cue a full blown meltdown by Cady. She is hooked on M3GAN. She became her sole source of support and comfort.

Upon this new realization Gemma finally parents her niece and comforts her. Here is where the lesson lies. She shared with Cady that all of her emotions are real and valid and she should be experiencing them. She is grieving and anger, fear and sadness are emotions that accompany said grief.

This scene stuck out to me because so often we don’t want to deal with the negative emotions of life. Toxic positivity is a thing. It is not feasible for us as humans to be positive and happy all of the time. We are allowed to feel scared, angry and sad. Those are things we must process and work through. How can we do that if society tells us that we aren’t allowed to feel that way?

I felt compelled to make this post because I wanted to let you know it is ok to not always feel happy and positive. That you are allowed to be angry sometimes. That fear is very real and impacts the decisions that we do and do not make. If you need help in learning how to process your emotions there are tons of resources available. Therapy is a great start. There are also group settings and even coaches like myself who can help you reach certain goals. Whatever you decide is best for you I encourage you to give something a try!