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Post by janntosh on Jun 29, 2021 13:53:15 GMT
2001 Spielberg taking on a story developed by Stanley Kubrick. The film got decent reviews but a mixed response from audiences though there are many who feel it is an overlooked gem in Spielberg's filmography  |
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Post by kolchak92 on Jun 29, 2021 15:24:25 GMT
One of only a few Spielberg films that I haven't seen, along with that Tintin animated thing he did. I don't know, for whatever reason I could just never bring myself to watch AI.
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Post by Archelaus on Jun 29, 2021 17:54:30 GMT
I really liked it. I consider one of Spielberg's darkest and thought-provoking films.
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Post by Prime etc. on Jun 29, 2021 18:13:02 GMT
It's interesting how he tried to emulate Kubrick's style. The worst thing was the celebrity cameos--Robin Williams and Chris Rock. It's not an upbeat story. The Twilight Zone "I Sing the Body Electric" is similar but it's short. The ending suggests
we identify with this artificial lifeform who finds some acceptance thanks to these faerie aliens yet we as the viewer know that this is artificial.
It's not his mother or is it?
It's just so weird and out there as a concept.
If the ending had the robot kid revived and in the company of other robot kids--that would feel more holistic.
To have his "mother" brought into it-I know what the gist is--that "aren't we all artificial in some way and merely a machine?" That's not an easy sell--it feels way too cold.
Spielberg was doing Pinocchio as if made by Kubrick. So it is cold and ironic but not a
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Post by JudgeJuryDredd on Jun 30, 2021 6:26:22 GMT
A very personal and downright sad movie, Haley Joel Osment and Jude Law are fantastic and Spielberg's directing is of course good and the stylistic references to Kubrick are noticeable and nice but the movie ultimately feels off most of the time and doesn't gel as well as it should have.
What is interesting is that the ending that Kubrick wanted to have was more in line what Spielberg is known for, and the ending Spielberg went with was the sort of ending Kubrick normally would have gone for.
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Post by jcush on Jun 30, 2021 6:50:03 GMT
I liked it the first time I saw it, but liked it a lot more when I rewatched it 2 years ago. It made a big jump in my Spielberg rankings.
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Post by 博:Dr.BLΔD€:锯 on Jun 30, 2021 7:40:29 GMT
I watched with then wife on video when first released.
Good visual movie but I don't remember too much but could never watch again (like Sophie's Choice).. as I sobbed uncontrollably at the end, a few of the issues of loss too close to home.
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