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When A.I. Artificial Intelligence was released in 2001, director Steven Spielberg was criticized for the way the film ended. Spielberg was at it again, they said, injecting schmaltz into a story that didn’t call for it. But the ending of A.I. is not schmaltzy or even that uplifting. It’s emotionally devastating and tremendously bleak. A.I.
David loved his mother, sure, but also felt rejection when she found herself unable to fully love him back. And that rejection instilled a desire for change in David, one for which he would go to the ends of the Earth if that meant he could finally be loved and accepted by his mother. But in Hobby’s office, David learns he’s not one of a kind. He’s one of many. He confronts another activated David, and discovers a full line of boxed-up Davids and female Darlenes ready to be shipped out.
‘AI’ Is, at Heart, a Story About a Son’s Love For His Mother This ending can be read one of two ways. One, David gets a perfect reunion with his mother, during which she embraces him fully and tells him she loves him. Or two, David lives a perfect day with someone who is not his mother but is instead an approximation of her and is maybe even told what he wants to hear as engineered by the Mecha who made her resurrection possible. The latter feels more plausible and fitting with the story.
Steven Spielberg Stayed True to Stanley Kubrick's Ending The unique development history and collaboration between Spielberg and Kubrick when it comes to AI is unique, yet it inexplicably led to the belief that Spielberg altered Kubrick’s original vision. One of the biggest detractors was Brian Aldiss, the writer of the short story "Supertoys Last All Summer Long.
Steven Spielberg Has Tackled Some Dark Themes in His Work, and ‘AI’ Is No Exception Close The other strange criticism of AI is that Spielberg and Kubrick are incompatible due to Spielberg's reputation for uplifting films and Kubrick's going to some dark, dark places. While it's true that films like ET: The Extra-Terrestial and Saving Private Ryan have had some uplifting endings, Spielberg has tackled some dark subjects in his films before.
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