[HPFGU-OTChatter] AI Question (spoilers)

[Amber]

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> In the end, did David become "a real boy"?

In my opinion? No. He couldn't ever become a real boy, he was all
machine. A machine with an incredibly sophisticated program, but still
a machine. I'd like to think that at the end, he didn't really go to
"sleep", but more went into an infinite loop in his program where he
wouldn't do anything and take on the appearence of sleep.

On the whole, I don't know what to think about this movie. It wasn't
what I was expecting. I thought it would delve more into the inherent
problems with creating A.I. and robots. Instead, it was more of a quest
for humanity.

It certainly had some tearjerker scenes though. When the mother
abandons David in the forest, I was absolutely sobbing. Haley Joel
Osmont is one of the best child actors out there, in my humble opinion.
Jude Law did a *fantastic* job as Giggolo Joe. I loved the neck
movement, it was priceless!

I *hated* the ending. I think the movie should've ended with David in
the aquacoptor eternally asking the Blue Fairy to become a real boy.
The introduction of the aliens completely ruined the ending for me. I
don't know what the screenplay writer was thinking but I think he
missed what he was trying to achieve.

~Amber


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