The Creator does something not many other films have done in the recent past - it is an original, stand-alone story that is not based on another movie, or a comic book, or a video game (but it is derivative of the sci-fi genre, including its sub-genre cyberpunk.) Further, it does not have any plans for a sequel or continuation - this fact alone makes it a movie that pushes the envelope.
The Creator is conceptualised by director Gareth Edwards who gave us arguably the best Star Wars movie since the originals, and before that the fun if outlandish 2014 Godzilla reboot. Oh, did we ....