A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) Dir. Steven Spielberg DoP. Janusz Kamiński

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[u/TTizzle]

Crazy underrated film. A modern (even if it is nearly 25 years old....) Pinocchio that has held up exceptionally well.

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Fun fact, this is essentially a Stanley Kubrick film, directed by Spielberg.

[u/ittleoff → u/aTreeThenMe]

And kubrick wanted Spielberg to direct it. I believe kubrick felt spielberg would give the film the heart kubrick felt it needed .

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Yup. People always say the ending is too "Spielberg," but that was the ending Kubrick wanted, and Kubrick knew Spielberg could do it better than he could. It needed emotion and sentimentality. Kubrick knew this and pursued Spielberg to make it.

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That's beautiful. It's great to see that Kubrick knew his limitations, and that indeed, he might not have been the guy to deliver that kind of ending. Afaik they were good friends.

[u/itsmecapri]

This is one of the few movies I had a 180 watching it as a child to an adult.

As a kid I thought the ending was so beautiful & sweet but as an adult the final moments are so utterly depressing & eerie now.

[u/yourmothersgun → u/itsmecapri]

Why? Just because we are all destined to die in a cold dark universe?

[u/jey_613]

One of the greatest and most emotionally gutting films ever made. It becomes more resonant by the day

[u/HyperbolicSoup]

Incredible movie

[u/JediTrainer42]

I only realized recently that the beings at the end of the film that find David aren’t aliens at all, but incredibly advanced A.I. robots. It blew my mind.

[u/skatejet1]

Watched this for the first time last December, I was bawling my eyes out by the end (John William’s beautiful and somber score didn’t help)

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A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) PG-13

David is 11 years old. He weighs 60 pounds. He is 4 feet, 6 inches tall. He has brown hair. His love is real. But he is not.

David, a robotic boy—the first of his kind programmed to love—is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee and his wife. Though he gradually becomes their child, a series of unexpected circumstances make this life impossible for David.

Drama | Sci-Fi | Adventure
Director: Steven Spielberg
Actors: Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, Frances O'Connor
Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 70% with 6,244 votes
Runtime: 2:26
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“I am a bot” love the irony

[u/littlelordfROY]

I'm hoping the new spielberg sci fi movie for next year can come even slightly close to the greatness of this one

[u/The_eJoker88]

Nobody frames like Spielberg, really haunting and beatiful shots.

[u/DinosaurAlive]

I use to watch this about once a year back then (when I was much younger). I’ve been waiting to watch it as an adult, hoping there’d be a 4K HDR version. But it’s still only streaming at 1080p or with a regular Blu-ray. Still hoping over here. I loved this movie!

[u/IHonestlyDontKnow03]

Spielberg's masterpiece imho

[u/vijgan_1]

Cried so hard for this movie 🥲

[u/millsbones]

I watch this movie when I need a cry. It always just hits me no matter how times and years I’ve watched it. Such a beautiful film.

[u/dubbelo8]

I want to like it, but I found it too... pretentious, somehow. I had to wash myself with Life of Brian after I saw this one.