Holy B3 – The Game: A Bold Clash Between God and AI – A Critique Review

Holy B3 – The Game is a short film written by Jeremiah Unom and directed by Claudio D’Attis, which continues the Holy B3 saga after “Holy B3” and “Die Transformation”. Much like the first two entries, this film continues to explore what could happen if religion and technology (more specifically, AI) come together and what the future of humankind holds. On this occasion, the film wonders what will be the ultimate salvation of humankind… faith, or machines?
As always, there’s a lot to say about this project! First of all, if you are not familiar with the saga, you really need to watch it to fully understand because it’s quite something unique – and, even so, it might be a bit daring. This is no, by any means, a conventional series or project. This is an experimental piece that challenges the viewer to come up with their own answers AND questions as it leaves a lot to interpretation about what AI and technology mean for humankind at the larger, more existential scale.
In a time so deeply immersed in technology (every day more so) and, especially, with the arrival of AI, a device that can basically answer any question or request a person can have, it’s easy to begin to wonder whether AI and technology could replace faith and religion when it comes to the biggest questions of life. Before, people would search for God to ask or understand something… and, many times, they would go with a silent answer. But with AI, we literally have a device that can answer us whatever we want within the reach of our hands; and so, the idea that said invention can replace God, especially because, whatever knowledge we have of God or religion is already part of AI, then it gets to feel like our notion of God (or, at least, old religions) are now unnecessary since this “marvelous” new technology can do what they used to.  
It is, then, a rather frightening thought, and even more so when we realize that, back in the day, we would turn to God and religion for answers about the future of humankind… but nowadays we are asking AI what will become of us or even how we can save the world. So, this then brings into the spotlight the main subject of this new entry… Who will save humankind? God or AI? Faith or machines? And as we go deeper into this thought, we get to realize that they are exact opposites.
God is an almighty being that can do it all, but that remains silent, while AI is a device that we are forcing to do it all for us, and that can reply to any of our questions. Faith is our hope in something we don’t know, while machines are our tested machines that we know will perform their assigned role. So, basically, it all boils down to the idea of believing vs knowledge; and while most of us remain entirely confused on what role to take, as we see in the film, the people behind both religion and digital technology are in a big dispute trying to prove that they will save the world.
So, as you can see, it’s quite a thought-provoking experience! And it’s not easy to process. As an experimental film, many elements are left for the viewer to interpret, and while we might say that, much like the previous entries, this new film might not be for everyone, those who watch it will certainly have a lot to talk about with fellow viewers.