Exploring the Dark and Depressing World of A.I. Artificial Intelligence

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Spielberg's Attempt at Oscar Glory
3. Mixed Reviews Upon Release
4. Kubrick's Influence on the Film
5. The Nature of Identity
6. Humans as Villains
7. The Ending Explained
8. Pros and Cons
9. Highlights
10. FAQ

A.I.: Artificial Intelligence - A Kubrick-Spielberg Collaboration

A.I.: Artificial Intelligence is a 2002 science fiction movie directed by Steven Spielberg. The film was a collaboration between Spielberg and the legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick, who had been working on the project since the 1970s. The movie tells the story of a robot boy named David, who is programmed to love his human mother unconditionally. The film explores themes of identity, love, and the nature of humanity.

Spielberg's Attempt at Oscar Glory

Spielberg was on his game when he made A.I. in 2002. However, the movie was not celebrated upon its release. It was met with mixed reviews, with some critics calling it "an unsettling sci-fi fairytale melange of 'Pinocchio' and 'The Wizard of Oz' that's elegantly written, visually opulent and thematically challenging and discontented." Despite the mixed reviews, the film was nominated for two Academy Awards.

Mixed Reviews Upon Release

The film was not well-received upon its release, with some critics calling it "flawed, to be sure. But beautifully crafted, unimaginably complex, visually dazzling, right with metaphor and deeply affecting." However, the film has since gained a cult following and is now considered a classic of the science fiction genre.

Kubrick's Influence on the Film

A.I. was originally a project that Kubrick had been working on since the 1970s. He had asked Spielberg to produce the movie with him in 1985. The film continued to labor in development hell until 1989 when they fired Brian Aldiss, who had been working on the screenplay treatment for 14 years. Kubrick was super worried about special effects not being advanced enough to make this movie until Jurassic Park came out. It was Spielberg who gave Kubrick the confidence to make the movie in the first place.

The Nature of Identity

The film explores the nature of identity and what it means to be human. David is a new Type of mecha invented to help grieving parents deal with the loss of a child. But in the future, the one where A.I. takes place, the parents' existing child Martin is frozen in case a cure for whatever is wrong with him is invented. He's effectively dead, but we'll get back to that. If You design artificial intelligence to imprint on a parental host using a pre-determined STRING of consonants, it will spend its entire existence attempting to love that person regardless of human parameters and understanding of time.

Humans as Villains

The film portrays humans as the real villains. They are mostly shown as psychopaths that delight in the destruction of others. We humans delight in the destruction of autonomous beings that beg for their lives. Like watching the nannybot get melted. The flesh fair scene is really disturbing.

The Ending Explained

The ending of A.I. is one of the most depressing endings of any movie of all time. Once David arrives in New York, he realizes unlike a real boy he is not special, unique or worthy of love because he is simply a cheap imitation of a boy that used to exist. Did I mention the polar ice caps have melted due to global warming so New York is a place no one ever goes anymore because it's completely submerged in Water? Anyway, David no longer has a reason to live because his mother abandoned him and his dream of becoming a real boy has been dashed so he jumps off the building to kill himself. Giggalo Joe rescues him only to be captured immediately after and eventually killed, but David thinks he sees the Blue fairy in a submerged Coney Island, so he ventures to the bottom of the ocean and waits in front of an old statue he thinks will save him. He begs the blue fairy to make him a real boy and then he waits. For two thousand years. A Second ice age, he's discovered by beings that appear as aliens. Now I said "appear", not "are" aliens because they are artificial intelligence that has evolved to the point that they are no longer recognizable as anything but aliens.

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Visually stunning
• Thematically challenging
• Deeply affecting

Cons:

• Depressing ending
• Mixed reviews upon release

Highlights

• A.I. was a collaboration between Steven Spielberg and Stanley Kubrick.
• The film explores the nature of identity and what it means to be human.
• Humans are portrayed as the real villains in the film.
• The ending of A.I. is one of the most depressing endings of any movie of all time.

FAQ

Q: Who directed A.I.? A: Steven Spielberg directed A.I.

Q: What is A.I. about? A: A.I. is a science fiction movie that explores the nature of identity and what it means to be human.

Q: Who stars in A.I.? A: Haley Joel Osment stars in A.I. as the robot boy David.

Q: Is A.I. a good movie? A: A.I. is a visually stunning and thematically challenging movie that is deeply affecting. However, the ending is very depressing, and the film received mixed reviews upon its release.