Movie

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

Name: A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Released: 2001

2001 • Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

Woke Score

2.1

out of 10

Plot

In the not-so-far future the polar ice caps have melted and the resulting rise of the ocean waters has drowned all the coastal cities of the world. Withdrawn to the interior of the continents, the human race keeps advancing, reaching the point of creating realistic robots (called mechas) to serve them. One of the mecha-producing companies builds David, an artificial kid which is the first to have real feelings, especially a never-ending love for his "mother", Monica. Monica is the woman who adopted him as a substitute for her real son, who remains in cryo-stasis, stricken by an incurable disease. David is living happily with Monica and her husband, but when their real son returns home after a cure is discovered, his life changes dramatically.

Overall Series Review

A.I. Artificial Intelligence is a visually stunning and emotionally heavy sci-fi drama that focuses on the primal bond between a mother and child. Directed by Steven Spielberg, the film avoids almost all modern political traps. It tells a universal story about the desire to belong and the search for meaning in a world that often treats individuals as disposable tools. While it presents a bleak view of humanity's future and eventual extinction, it treats the concept of a mother's love as something sacred and worth waiting thousands of years to experience. The film is a technical masterpiece that prioritizes character depth and philosophical questions over modern social engineering.

Categorical Breakdown

Identity Politics1/10

The cast is chosen naturally for the roles without any forced diversity or race-swapping. Characters are judged by their capacity for love and loyalty rather than their place in an intersectional hierarchy.

Oikophobia4/10

The narrative shows humanity as cruel, specifically in the 'Flesh Fair' scenes where people destroy robots for sport. It portrays a future where humans eventually die out due to their own limitations, leaving robots to inherit the earth.

Feminism1/10

The entire plot is driven by David’s desire for a mother's love. Monica is a traditional maternal figure, and the film celebrates motherhood as the highest possible goal for the protagonist.

LGBTQ+1/10

The story centers on a traditional nuclear family structure and a boy's love for his mother. There is no mention or depiction of alternative sexualities or gender ideology.

Anti-Theism3/10

Traditional religion is absent, replaced by a secular quest for a 'Blue Fairy' and technological creators. While not hostile to faith, it depicts a world looking for spiritual meaning in a purely materialist future.