Movie Review: 'A.I. Artificial Intelligence'
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) (AKA A.I. ) Written and Directed by: Steven Spielberg, based on Brian Aldiss’ short story Supertoys Last All Summer Long and a story treatment by Ian Wilson) Starring: Haley Joel Osment, Frances O’Connor, Sam Robards, William Hurt, Jude Law, Jake Thomas, Jack Angel, Robin Williams, Meryl Streep, Ben Kingsley On June 29, 2001, Warner Bros. Pictures released A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Steven Spielberg’s 20 th feature film as a director. Originally conceived as a project for and by Stanley Kubrick ( 2001: A Space Odyssey, Full Metal Jacket ) in the early 1970s but handed over to Spielberg after spending years in what Hollywood calls “Development Hell,” A.I. is a bittersweet meditation about our relationship with technology, the nature of love, and the perplexing question – can a programmed artificial intelligence become self-aware and experience emotion? Narrator: [narrating, with ocean waves crashing together] Th...