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A.I. Artificial Intelligence

Okay, so I'm a little late watching this movie since it came out like 6 years ago. I'm not the biggest fan of science fiction, but I decided to give it a try. So Mike and I watched it a few nights ago and we both thought it was pretty good, at least better than what we expected. In fact, I found myself wanting to cry at several parts. Any of you who have seen the film...is this normal? Was I just extremely emotional when I watched it or is the movie a little heartbreaking at times? I was kind of disturbed by a few of the scenes. The flesh fair was one of them. The woman abandoning her robot son was another. I got really attached to the character David the robot and was sad for him. Sad because his creators made him to take the place of a human child in a family and to feel the emotion LOVE without the guarantee of receiving love in return. There were a few flaws in the film, but overall it was a good flick and kept my interest. No regrets.

Here is a summary of the movie:

In the not-so-far future the polar ice caps have melted and the resulting raise of the ocean waters has drowned all the coastal cities of the world. Withdrawn to the interior of the continents, the human race keeps advancing, reaching to the point of creating realistic robots (called mechas) to serve him. One of the mecha-producing companies builds David, an artificial kid which is the first to have real feelings, especially a never-ending love for his "mother", Monica. Monica is the woman who adopted him as a substitute for her real son, who remains in cryo-stasis, stricken by an incurable disease. David is living happily with Monica and her husband, but when their real son returns home after a cure is discovered, his life changes dramatically. A futuristic adaptation of the tale of Pinocchio, with David being the "fake" boy who desperately wants to become "real". Written by Chris Makrozahopoulos {makzax@hotmail.com}

In this futuristic fairy tale, "David", a highly-advanced robotic boy, hopes to become a real boy so that he can win back the affection of the human mother who abandoned him. Like Pinocchio, he goes on a long journey hoping to find his "Blue Fairy," who can make his dreams come true. Written by jgp3553@excite.com