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Reaction Paper To The Movie A I
Reaction Paper To The Movie A I
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Tetsuya Jumi B. Makino
1 MED C
The movie “A.I.” was something I saw when I was younger, and I remember it
marking a deep impression even as a child. From the environmental changes, ability to
manipulate population, and creation of artificial intelligence, the plot felt like it is so
futuristic, ambitious, but yet seems so attainable, probably not for the next few decades,
but it does seem possible with the rapidly advancing knowledge on science and
technology. And this is exactly what the principle of principle of stewardship and
creativity talks about.
A lot of these technologies are something we, who are so accustomed with the
modern, highly industrialized livelihood, and indeed they make our lives much more
easier, practical and efficient. However, we know that losing the sense of stewardship
and creativity could be harmful for the environment, and us. And in fact this is not a new
problem, as seen in the industrial revolution back in the 18th century Europe, causing
industrialization, but also an environmental mutilation, massive unemployment and
succeeding poverty to a lot of families.
Though these are obvious observation of the movie, one thing was peculiar
about the plot, was its ending. The movie ends with David feeling “Finally finding” his
mother, and having the best day of his life. However, this experience was not a true one
since the mother was a clone, as was manipulated for the sole purpose of pleasing
David. And after this, he terminates life, and “goes where dreams are born”. For me, this
line represents the acceptance of death after reliving the crafted happy experience with
his mother because he no longer have a purpose in this world, because he was able to
please his client, the mother. For me, this ending, a seemingly happy one, felt like hit
had a deeper, ironic message about life, which leaves me with pent up feeling.