Bench Louie C.

Fontanoza 06/02/2020
Marl Jia B. Escario T/TH 10:30 AM - 12:00 AM

STS Assignment

1. What kind of robot was created?

David, was a humanoid robot. It was a prototype Mecha child capable of experiencing
love that was given to the Swinton Family, whose son contracted a rare disease and has
been placed in suspended animation. David was basically an option, a robot, and a child as
one made to replace their son Martin and take his place as the ‘son’ of the family.

2. What is the theme of the movie?

The theme of the movie is very simple, “the need to be real and the desire to be loved”.
These themes can be applied to the modern world and even in a classroom setting,
especially when teens like us, the students, are trying to fit in this college/institution in
which we came from different parts of the world.

Many of us pride ourselves on being authentic, but authenticity is a tricky term. It points
toward an ongoing process of uncovering what’s percolating deep within us. Authenticity
involves a sincere effort to go inside ourselves and uncover what we’re actually
experiencing, and then communicate that. True authenticity requires that we pause and
check in with ourselves before responding, rather than sloppily venting emotions in a
reactive way.

The desire to be loved by others is even a lot more bizarre and complex. David, the
humanoid/child robot wanted Monica to love him. It is one of the greatest desires of
humankind. Along comes Valentines’ Day in the month of February and the desire to be
loved is heightened. We then take it a step further and measure our self-worth by if that
special someone loves us or not, loves us enough, really cares enough to be there for us,
accepts us as we are.

3. How does it affects you as a human being after watching it?

To be honest, it affected me both spiritually and emotionally. But not in a manner in

which it could instill fear in my hearts about robots becoming spiritually and emotionally
self-aware.

David’s search for the Blue Fairy of the Story Pinocchio radiates many different valuable
lessons in life. The journey to become "real" is really a journey to be accepted. Sometimes,
and even more frequently, I get lost and think of what’s really in it for me. Sometimes I stare
and ask myself, “what is my purpose in life?” to the point in which I even ask myself, “am I
even existing?”, “Am I really an individual person and is a free and responsible agent?, “do I
determine my own development through acts of the will or am I constrained in the laws of
the universe?”. Acceptance means to be in the embrace of what is without resistance. True
acceptance is one of the most powerful and life-changing practices you can choose for your
life journey. And sometimes, acceptance begins with loving.

Familial love. Unconditional love. Eternal love. One robot remarks that the "ones who
made us are always looking for the one who made them." I think the very essence of
acceptance itself is by loving. In simplest words, ‘loving, is by any means, accepting yourself’.