A robot boy's dream

Claude 2022-04-22 07:01:03

"Artificial Intelligence" was watched for two purposes: First, I thought Jude Law was the main character (I didn't expect the main character to be him). Probably because he is so handsome, people are not willing to translate his name directly (Jude Law, if I were to translate it would be Jude Law, which forced a cold and aristocratic temperament. And Reagan probably also because He is a movie star, so the translator refuses to translate his name as "Li Gen", it will be downgraded to the same level as Erdan. This is an actor whose acting skills and beauty coexist. Based on my previous experience of watching movies, he is by no means an actor who only makes movies for money, and the script has high taste. The second is Kubrick's unfulfilled wish. Knowing that Kubrick was in a certain film class, the film professor showed us "2001: A Space Odyssey" when he came up to show us "2001." Although I didn't understand that film very well, the image of a great director has been outlined. Later, I watched "A Clockwork Orange" and "The Shining", etc. The language of the film is mature and spicy, and I like it very much. His idea for "Artificial Intelligence" came from Bryan's novel "Super Toys to Play All Summer", and he wanted to cooperate with Spielberg, but he didn't wait for that day to come.
The actors in this film are all of a high standard. Little Hailey continues his acting style as an adult, and Jude Law also shows a robot playboy who can satisfy the physical desires of the leftover women in the new era. ——His eyes and movements are more in line with the programmed and slightly rigid norms of a robot, while David, played by Little Haley, only shows the jerkyness of a robot facing the human world at the beginning of the film. With the deduction of the plot, The jerky faded away, and I even shed tears when I finally fulfilled my wish to see my mom [I'm constantly on the show here (actually keeping an outsider alert when watching any movie), even if the plot calls for it, the robot There is no way to shed tears, just as his title was broken by eating spinach. ]. There's no problem with this kind of performance, because Jude Law is a low-end robot after all, and David is "one of a kind", able to dream, to love, and to be more human.
But I think if Kubrick were alive, it would be heartbreaking to see Spielberg make his beloved movie this way. While Kubrick's films have always been brutal and cool, Spielberg's is more provocative -- not just provocative, it's even a little sweet at the end. David finally summoned his mommy to a day two thousand years later, saying "you love me" and "I love you", although the little robot shed tears, but the expression of emotions still lacks tension, the sensational performance makes me Got goosebumps. And David's mother, who has always been there like a vase, is a prop to pour out David's emotions. Nothing touching happened between her and David, but just because David loved her was activated. program. Therefore, David's love for his mother, and all the efforts he made to make his mother recognize him, are also question marks. If the starting point is not convincing enough, then the later attachment will become ironic (of course, this may be a ruthless irony of human beings). Secondly, the combination of a beautiful boy with a pure boy and a smart teddy bear is really weird. Joe's appearance is a bit abrupt, and it feels like it opens up another story, but it doesn't tell the same (Jude Law doesn't really look like a supporting role). The story would be complete without him. At the end of the story, a two thousand years later suddenly appeared... Before this scene appeared, I kept guessing that it was impossible for the Blue Fairy to turn David into a real person, but to see how Spielberg ended, and this ending Simply eye-popping. No matter how smart the front is, the style can still be unified, but the streamlined robots like aliens that appeared two thousand years later give people the feeling of changing channels.
All in all, I am not satisfied with this film. Although Spielberg is paying tribute to Kubrick, his flattery should be on the horse's leg.

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A.I. Artificial Intelligence quotes

  • [David meets the Blue Fairy Mecha]

    Blue Mecha: [David walks towards the Blue Fairy Mecha calling his name from his bedroom] You have been searching for me, haven't you, David?

    David: For my whole life.

    Blue Mecha: And what, after all this time, have you come to ask me?

    David: I have a wish to make.

    Blue Mecha: And what is your wish?

    David: Please make me a real boy... so my mommy will love me and let me stay with her.

    Blue Mecha: David, I will do anything that is possible, but I cannot make you a real boy.

  • [David finds out the truth about him only being a Mecha boy]

    Professor Hobby: David.

    David: My brain is falling out.