At the core of any good robot story is the issue of what it means to be human. This film explores that issue better than any other I know of.
Robot films are not generally blockbuster crowd pleasers, with the exception of "I, Robot" which was a Will Smith action flick. Let's face it, the average movie goer has trouble connecting with immortal sentient machines. This film stacks the deck against itself by dealing directly with the immortality issue and adding in an unfashionable amount of raw sentimentality.
The result is a truly great film - one of the few here I've rated a 10. I don't watch it as often as I'd like because it is a two (or more) hankie film that always gets to me. For those who don't mind thinking and who are not too jaded to appreciate the sentiment, it's a wonderful experience.
Robot films are not generally blockbuster crowd pleasers, with the exception of "I, Robot" which was a Will Smith action flick. Let's face it, the average movie goer has trouble connecting with immortal sentient machines. This film stacks the deck against itself by dealing directly with the immortality issue and adding in an unfashionable amount of raw sentimentality.
The result is a truly great film - one of the few here I've rated a 10. I don't watch it as often as I'd like because it is a two (or more) hankie film that always gets to me. For those who don't mind thinking and who are not too jaded to appreciate the sentiment, it's a wonderful experience.