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I, Robot

ericc January 25, 2005
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This film was a pleasant

surprise for me because I wanted to see it but was tentative about it. The movie is set

in a near future where robots are subservient to humans, and they must follow a very

strict code of conduct.




  1. A robot may not injure a human, or

    through inaction, allow a human to come to harm.

  2. A robot must obey orders

    given to it by a human except where it could conflict with the first law.

  3. A

    robot must protect itself, as long as that protection doesn’t violate either the first or

    second law.

The film explores what happens when a robot is accused of

killing a man and breaking the code of conduct. Will Smith plays Detective Del Spooner,

a man determined to prosecute the robot.



In the beginning, the audience

is very aware of Spooner’s contempt, but without any real explanation. It’s why his

colleagues consider him a conspiracy theorist, and they don’t buy the idea of a robot

killing Dr. Miles Hogenmiller, the man who invented the robots. Instead, they believe he

committed suicide.



It turns out that Spooner is right about his theory,

but he’s chasing the wrong lead. While we follow Spooner, we see that he’s right, but he

can’t prove it. In the end, even the audience is fooled by the truth. Generally, I’d

have to say that the story reminds me of T3, Blade Runner, and elements of

Minority

Report.



Visually, I found this movie to be friggin’ great. The

screen transfer was vivid, the effects were interesting, and I loved the sound. Seeing

two robots fighting Matrix-Martial Arts

style toward the end was so cool that I re-watched and showed the scene several times

after watching some of the DVD’s extra materials.



The making-of

featurette included on the DVD is cool because it shows more than run-of-the-mill

promotional fodder. The DVD also offers commentary and a number of additional

trailers.



GRADE: B+ (movie), B (DVD)

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