The film I picked for my presentation is AI (Artificial intelligence), a 2001 film directed by Steven Spielberg. I mainly chose AI because I’m a big fan of sci-fi movies, especially ones centering around robots and androids. I’ve always loved futuristic films and the “what if” questions that they bring up- in my opinion, If a sci-fi movie is done right, it can definitely spark your imagination and make for an entertaining watch.
The plot of AI follows a young robotic boy who is built to serve as a replacement for a couple whose son is currently in suspended animation (something like a medically induced coma) due to a rare disease. However, when the couple’s real son recovers and comes home, he grows jealous of David (the robot boy), and pushes him to do things that will make his
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In terms of it’s premise, I would say that AI is a pretty good example of a sci-fi movie- It’s fictional and exaggerated of course, but it has an edge of realism to it’s story. When it comes to genres, the main difference between sci-fi and fantasy is that sci-fi films generally don’t include supernatural or “magical” elements in their plots, and tend to be more focused on science and speculation. Even though the content is a bit out there, there’s a possibility that whatever going on in the movie could happen in real life one day-essentially, science fiction is still fiction- but one day it might not be fiction.
Although we’re not going to have free-thinking robots any time soon, it’s not a completely unfounded idea in itself- advancements in artificial intelligence and robotics are being made every year, and its probably not a crazy leap of logic to assume that one day in the future robots with advanced artificial intelligence might