AI - Artificial Intelligence
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | AI - Artificial Intelligence |
| Original title | AI - Artificial Intelligence |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2001 |
| length | 146 minutes |
| Age rating |
FSK 12 JMK 14 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Steven Spielberg |
| script |
Ian Watson (Story) Steven Spielberg |
| production | Steven Spielberg Bonnie Curtis Kathleen Kennedy |
| music | John Williams |
| camera | Janusz Kamiński |
| cut | Michael Kahn |
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AI - Artificial Intelligence is a science fiction film directed by Steven Spielberg based on the short story Supertoys Last All Summer Long by Brian Aldiss . Originally this was a film project by Stanley Kubrick , which he had given to Steven Spielberg before his death. The film is also a modern adaptation of the Pinocchio theme. The film opened in German cinemas on September 13, 2001.
action
In the middle of the 22nd century the polar ice caps melted due to extensive industrialization and environmental pollution . In order to limit the consumption of resources, the number of children was restricted and licenses for births were introduced. There are now robots that have a consciousness - so-called "mechas". A prototype of a new series from Cybertronics is David. He is in the form of an 11-year-old boy and is able to form emotional bonds and love people. The company management decides to hand over the prototype to their employee Henry Swinton, whose own son is in a coma with little chance of survival . By accepting David, Henry hopes that his wife Monica can get over the loss of their own son Martin.
After some sort of probationary period, Monica decides to keep David. Therefore, with the so-called imprinting (a code that can be spoken once) , she activates David's unconditional love for her with total devotion. Once activated, embossing cannot be reversed, and this mecha can no longer be passed on to others. Should the family no longer want him, he would have to be taken back to Cybertronics, where he will be destroyed.
The situation becomes complicated when Martin, the family's biological son, wakes up from his coma and heals. A jealous rivalry develops between David and Martin, in which Martin consciously exploits his position of power. The family is emotionally overwhelmed. When David panics and threatens Martin's life, Monica decides that David must leave the family. Monica, however, is unable to bring David back to the manufacturer, where he would be destroyed. Instead, she decides to leave David in the forest to at least prevent his destruction.
David falls into the clutches of people who destroy disused or abandoned mechas for the amusement of others at so-called meat festivals (in the original Flesh Fair ), but can escape because he looks so human. David looks for the guilt for the withdrawal of love in himself and attributes his misfortune to the fact that, unlike his stepbrother, he is not a real person. Because of the bedtime stories of his "mother", he is familiar with the story of Pinocchio, in which a mystical "blue fairy" turns the wooden puppet into a real boy. He identifies with Pinocchio and makes the decision to look for the blue fairy in order to be transformed into a “real boy”. The impetus for his persistent search is the conviction that in this way he will win back the love of his "family", especially his mother. A loyal companion on his odyssey is a "supertoy" named Teddy (a highly developed teddy bear that can walk, think and talk). On part of his journey he is accompanied by the robot Joe, a mecha that provides sexual services and has been on the run since the death of a customer.
On his search, David finally finds a head-high decorative figure in a former amusement park on Coney Island (which has sunk due to the melting of the pole) , which he believes should be the blue fairy. He keeps asking her to turn him into a real boy. He is trapped in his underwater vehicle by falling metal parts. 2000 years go by in which an ice age takes place and humanity dies out. The mechas have meanwhile evolved into their own, highly developed, humanoid form. David is discovered during archaeological excavations in the ice. The new inhabitants of the earth are very interested in David's experiences because he is the only active mecha that has known humans directly. The freed and awakened David walks over to the thawing blue fairy and touches it, which then breaks into many pieces.
Shortly afterwards, David finds himself in his old home, where he finds a holographic version of the blue fairy. Again David expresses his desire to be transformed into a human. The fairy, remotely controlled by the new mechas, cannot fulfill this wish and instead offers to bring some people back to life with the help of DNA remains. But David is only interested in Monica. At that moment, Teddy pulls out a lock that David once cut from Monica's hair. She had sewn the furry supertoy onto her back then. One of the beings explains to David that resuscitation of people from DNA will only work for one day because these people die as soon as they fall asleep. David still wants to see his mother again, and the being fulfills his wish. David and his mother spend the whole intense day together and in the end she explains to him that she has always loved him. At the end of the film David lies down next to his asleep mother, closes his eyes and for the first time reaches "the place where dreams are born".
Film music
The film music was written by the American composer John Williams . For AI , Williams created a world of electronic and unworldly sounds, which, according to Steven Spielberg, fits perfectly with the film scene. In addition, Williams composed an emotional theme that describes David's love for his mother. This composition can be heard in the end credits of the film with a female voice without text. In the booklet of the soundtrack edition Steven Spielberg writes: "John Williams is the greatest musical storyteller of all time." This is also the reason why Williams is Spielberg's preferred composer. They have maintained a close friendship for decades. The theme song "For Always" was sung in a duet by Josh Groban and Lara Fabian .
synchronization
The German dubbing was done on behalf of Interopa Film GmbH in Berlin . The actors in brackets only voiced the characters in the original version of the film, but were not seen themselves.
| Role name | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| David | Haley Joel Osment | Filipe Pirl |
| Monica Swinton | Frances O'Connor | Ulrike Stürzbecher |
| Henry Swinton | Sam Robards | Uwe Büschken |
| Gigolo Joe | Jude Law | Dietmar miracle |
| Professor Hobby, the visionary | William Hurt | Jürgen Heinrich |
| co-worker | April Grace | Claudia Urbschat-Mingues |
| Lord Johnson-Johnson | Brendan Gleeson | Frank-Otto Schenk |
| Martin Swinton | Jake Thomas | Gabriel Wanka |
| Syatyoo-sama | Ken Leung | Peter Flechtner |
| Blue fairy | Meryl Streep (voice) | Dagmar Dempe |
| Comedian | Chris Rock (voice) | Jan Odle |
| Teddy | Jack Angel (voice) | Klaus Sunshine |
| Dr. Know | Robin Williams (voice) | Peer Augustinski |
| teller | Ben Kingsley (voice) | Peter Matic |
reception
The lexicon of international film judges: “Steven Spielberg staged the film as a homage to Stanley Kubrick, without achieving a homogeneous style or a perspective that could cover more than the seams. Even if it is likely to cause perplexity and contradiction among the supporters of both directors, his existential philosophical approaches that are worth considering, deserve respect and discussion. "
The editorial staff of the TV magazine Prisma said: “Once again, a Spielberg film only impresses with its optical perfection. But neither the story nor the sometimes poor implementation are convincing here. The story of robots with feelings is not exactly the new invention of science fiction, neither in literature nor in film. One wonders what is left of the project that Stanley Kubrick tackled. Because Spielberg is bored for almost the whole two and a half hours and ends up being so sugar-free that everything turns into a sweet pulp. Too bad, because the civilization-critical approaches of the story are still relevant. But films like ' Blade Runner ' are just a lot better. "
The cost of production was estimated at $ 100 million. The film grossed around $ 236 million in cinemas worldwide.
Awards
- Nomination in the Music Category (Original Score) for John Williams
- Nominations in the visual effects category for Dennis Muren , Scott Farrar , Stan Winston and Michael Lantieri
- Nominated for Best Director for Steven Spielberg
- Nomination for Best Supporting Actor for Jude Law
- Nomination for Best Score for John Williams
In 2016, AI ranked 83rd in a BBC poll of the 100 most important films of the 21st century .
The German Film and Media Assessment FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the rating particularly valuable.
background
With reference to the real world
- The film was originally just supposed to be called "AI", but it was found that people in the Anglo-Saxon region associated the name with the well-known A1 brand (a steak sauce). Artificial Intelligence was added to the title .
- Stanley Kubrick made only a few guidelines for the film music, but he absolutely wanted to have Richard Strauss' “ Der Rosenkavalier ” in the film. The piece of music was then used for the arrival scene in Rouge City .
- In the film, the “Twin Towers” of the World Trade Center are still in the distant future. These collapsed a few weeks after the film was finished. However, Steven Spielberg deliberately did not want to have these removed or retouched (even for the later DVD release).
- The film shows robots that are limb missing. Some of these were actually played by actors with amputated arms.
- The figure of Dr. Know in the film bears a resemblance to Albert Einstein , in the English original his voice is spoken by Robin Williams with a slight German accent.
- On the way to Dr. Know , David and Joe walk past a German-language poster that advertises love robots for rent.
- The amusement park on Coney Island , submerged in the sea , was filmed with scaled-down models using a dry-for-wet technique: that is, the scenes were filmed in a dry room filled with light fog or smoke. Air bubbles or fish were then added later as computer effects.
Purely fictional background
- The narrator at the beginning of the film is the leader of the futuristic "Super-Mechas" from the future, also called "Specialist" in the credits. You can also hear him talking to David at the end of the film. The film is told from the point of view of these beings.
- The code of the official "Imprinting Protocol" with the seven coined words is "Cirrus, Socrates, Particle, Decibel, Hurricane, Dolphin, Tulip", followed by your own name, the name of the child and again your own name, ie "Monica, David , Monica “. The word series was written by Stanley Kubrick and adopted unchanged by Steven Spielberg for the film.
- Professor Hobby created the Mecha David in the image of his deceased son. This becomes clear when you see photos of the son on his desk and at the end he talks to David again.
- The film doesn't explain whether the strange-looking creatures of the future are supposed to be aliens or a late mecha development. Only the bonus material on the DVD provides the explanation that it is more advanced mechas that excavate the earth in order to research their own past.
Web links
- AI - Artificial Intelligence in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- AI - Artificial Intelligence atRotten Tomatoes(English)
- Budget and earnings in JP's box office
Individual evidence
- ↑ Age rating for AI - Artificial Intelligence . Youth Media Commission .
- ↑ The Kubrick FAQ Part 2: AI
- ↑ a b A.I. - Artificial intelligence in the German synchronous file . Retrieved January 23, 2010.
- ↑ AI - Artificial Intelligence. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ prisma.de: AI - Artificial Intelligence
- ^ AI Artificial Intelligence (2001) - Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 23, 2019 .