AI: Artificial Intelligence at 25: Revisiting Steven Spielberg’s Masterpiece

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The author recounts sneaking into a screening of Steven Spielberg’s “AI: Artificial Intelligence” at a young age despite parental disapproval, and describes the disturbing Flesh Fair scene.
The story follows David, a “mecha” created to serve humanity under extreme population controls, longing for human affection and finding hope in a couple, only to have that hope shattered when the couple’s biological son returns home.
Spielberg merged his directing style with ideas he imagined Stanley Kubrick would have employed in “A.I.,” resulting in a blend of hopeful wonder and brutal despair in the story’s portrayal of mechas.
Osment’s portrayal of David as a relatable yet unsettling character is central to the film’s emotional impact.
After millennia, David is found and believed to hold the key to understanding life, but his ultimate desire remains unchanged: to reunite with Monica, reflecting mankind’s own uncertainties about life’s meaning.

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