What Happened to A.I. Artificial Intelligence?

[@evilzzzability]

AI is an absolutely brilliant movie. Has more heart than all the Disney remakes of the last decade put together. Its a masterpiece.

[@morsmagne]

I disagree - AI is a very modern film in that the ‘hero’ doesn’t get to go on the hero’s journey. It’s a ‘and then and then and then’ plot!

[@stephenmccagg]

Points... laughs...

[@ailuosi7241]

the parents were the dumbest fuking people. the first part of this movie annoyed me to no end

[@MrJC1]

Absolutely, when I first saw it in completely blew my mind. It's only flaw is its greatest strength as a work of art. It is thoroughly depressing, while somehow being enlightening. I have watched it when not being in a good place mentally and it was a miserable experience all round and I had to turn it off. My point to this is, anyone who has watched it and perhaps found it long winded, and depressing... it is, but it is great art and I suppose that it should be. But if this ever happened to anyone out there on first viewing and it took you out of the vibe, maybe one day give this movie another go because it can be absolutely amazing. Just... brilliant.

[@morsmagne]

@@MrJC1 Life's too short for anything depressing - it's a total waste of time. Only fill your mind with positive things that are going to benefit you and other people. This is how you keep in a positive frame of mind and build up reserves and resiliance. For example, 'One Piece' on Netflix is positive and is surprisingly deep - it has lots of positive truths on how to approach life. It's got a lot more to offer than the film AI that's for sure!

[@McSpitz]

I really had no idea what this movie was going to be about until I saw it, which was the worst timing ever, I saw this movie a couple weeks after my mother passed away. That ending 😭, once was more than enough.

[@RefugeeKLicious]

I bet you were bawling your eyes out at the ending. This movie always makes me cry every fucking time I watch it 😭

[@SleeperInTravel]

This movie has aged like a fine wine. I actually find it even more moving today than when it first came out. It's haunting; it stays with you in the same way "The Shining" has left such a lasting impact on many of us. Goes to show that sometimes a film comes out at "the wrong time" in history. The fact that it has been reappraised and discovered by a whole new audience speaks volumes...However, on the other hand the way it's kind of predicting the path we are going down is...Unsettling! To say the least!

[@dogewood5499]

It’s one of those films set a century into the future, yet feels like it’s something from Antiquity. Like Rome a few decades right before it fell. It’s mesmerizing in a timeless way to me personally.

[@somebodynowhere]

I still have the plush talking version of teddy they released along with the movie and it still works after all these years

[@socksal]

babe, that thing is studying you

[@markstuart9545]

Holy god! I’ve wanted one of these for 20 years!!!

[@JoBloOriginals]

Does Spielberg’s A.I hold up over 20 years later? Let us know in the comments! And if you like this episode of WTF, check out more episodes in the playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLrMX9ct-uNyOKfDG0WrRd6fQsB21MzorZ

[@FirstnameLastname-ob1bp]

You should do a video on Bicentennial Man.

[@wstine79]

It was nice of Stephen Spielberg to finish the movie for Stanley Kubrick after his passing.😊

[@I_WANT_MY_SLAW]

The movie kinda sucks though. It's not one of Spielberg's or Kubrick's greats.

[@silentandcliche]

​@@I_WANT_MY_SLAWI agree. I think this was sadly a classic case of the concept being better than the execution. There's a black mirror episode that does this concept better and posed more interesting questions imo.

[@tommyclegget3335]

​@@silentandclichewhich episode? I love black mirror but have yet to watch all of them

[@mightisright]

@@I_WANT_MY_SLAW Yep. It has great scenes in it, but the whole movie is very unsatisfying. I was annoyed by the Pinocchio thing throughout, and I hoped it would build to some great conclusion. But then the Robin Williams scene came...

[@dogewood5499]

@@silentandclicheBlack Mirror is swill.

[@shainewhite2781]

One of Steven Spielberg's dark and most depressing movies ever made.

[@RC19786]

And a total waste of time

[@destronia123]

The human race going extinct could be seen as a good thing by every other life form on Earth. ;)

[@Thespeedrap]

What about Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan?

[@destronia123]

@@Thespeedrap The human race didn't completely die out in those 2 movies.

[@Thespeedrap]

@@destronia123 true but they weren't perfect neither.

[@trinaq]

It's a shame that Haley Joel Osment isn't in as many projects nowadays, but he seems to be doing well for himself, popping up in various projects.

[@d-chudasama]

He was in the boys

[@rebeccagibbs4128]

im glad he left the limelight as a younger actor and didnt have to endure the cruel celebrity culture of the 2000s, personally

[@Daichi82]

Well, he has been Sora in the Kingdom Hearts videogames for the last 20 years.

[@I_WANT_MY_SLAW]

The dude became a multimillionaire at 10. He can basically do whatever he wants now.

[@delrey874]

He was in Kominsky Method and Boys.

[@johnrumpf6014]

It has been 20 years since I have watched this. The end is some of the saddest things ever. I have a 12 year old now. I wonder how I would feel now. Magnitudes worse I would imagine.

[@Sthunderrocker]

This is such a fascinating film. And I think highly underrated. It's a two-part structure like a lot of Kubrick films where there basically could be more than one ending. On top of that, half of the film is obviously an homage to Kubrick while the rest is straight up Spielberg. I think it's a fascinating combination that is worthy of viewing.

[@marcusfridh8489]

This movie allways gives me some kind of 2001- a space Odyssey wibes

[@pishposh4506]

67 days? I can't imagine how many years this movie would have taken to shoot if Kubrick did it. They probably would have had to recast David and start all over again because Haley would have noticeably aged from the newest footage shot compared to the earliest footage.

[@mightisright]

There was a rumor a long time ago that Kubrick was shooting a movie with a boy, doing a couple scenes a year and that the whole movie would span decades. Sort of like Boyhood.

[@torquetheprisoner]

600 takes for a character just to say hello to another character 🤨

[@JoshuaCastillo6309]

He'd age 10 years in a shot where he's walking through a doorway alone.

[@Petemejia77]

It's funny that David's quest is pretty much to find Google.

[@iDuckman]

AI is one of my favorite films. Thank you so much for the behind-the-scenes glimpses.

[@etherealtb6021]

I never understood the trashing of this movie when it came out. The ending is perfect - people missed the irony of it all. I think this is one of Spielberg's best films!

[@TechGamesAU]

Jack Angel who voiced Teddy, would go onto voice another ‘smart toy’ named ‘Wonkers’ in the videogame ‘Dreamfall’ (2006). He passed in 2021.

[@GabyGeorge1996]

Didn’t Jack Angel also voice several character’s in 80’s Voltron like King Zarkon and Commander Hazer?

[@1D991]

I was 10 years old when this movie came out and it's always been one of my favourites, even back when I couldn't fully appreciate the subject matter and subtext to the story itself. Fantastic analysis of the film~

[@norcaldragonz1904]

Yes bicentennial man as well

[@thattroy]

That was your best one yet, and you’re epilogue was a really well-articulated surprise. Great job, guys!

[@rebeccagibbs4128]

i remember being very moved and disturbed by this film when it came out. I didnt understand the hate it got, personally. It left me with a deep impression which is more than could be said for other popular films of the time.

[@repatch43]

The hate is simple: it's just an unending amount of sadness for the main character. The whole movie you're hoping the kid gets SOME sort of break, and by the end, he barely does, ever. I respect this movie, I know what they were going for, and I think they accomplished it. But I hate the movie, it's just too sad for me.

[@richardcurley1129]

That is why I love the story. When the shrouds are removed, the truth shines bright. Mankind is mean and spiteful ( flesh market ) . Then the reality of everyone's true being. For in the end, we all shall pass on alone. None can take that walk with us.

[@john_macclane_mtl1139]

Same here.

[@kairilewis24]

I feel the same way. I was young when this came out. Went to the movies to see it. Moving and disturding is the perfect description. I around 10 years old and I remember crying so much watching it. I literally can only watch this like once every ten years. Really made me take a good long at humanity.

[@jkephart4624]

​@@repatch43 Is sometimes that's How life is. I liked that I didn't have a warm hearted happy endit was different than anything else I've seen at the time I was also like 10 years old when I've seen it so it f***** me up I remember watching a success over and over again at that time but I probably didn't rewatch AI until I was like 18

[@BuckarooBanzai84]

Wow, this was SUCH an important film to me. (and still is) Coincidentally, in the same year, I discovered both this film, AND Tezuka's Astro Boy, as well as Tezuka & Rintaro's 'Metropolis'! And YES; I noticed the similarities right away. It's absolutely AMAZING just how many other films, comics, and books this movie connects to in one way or another. 'Bicentennial Man', (and yes, I noticed the similarity to THAT as well) 'Metropolis', Philip K. Dick, Issac Asimov, Ridley Scott, Osamu Tezuka, Astro Boy, Pinnochio, the list goes on. (and yes, it STILL makes me cry.) I'm so glad to finally know I'm not alone in loving this film! Thank you so much!

[@Zombiesnyder13]

Hollywood needs filmmakers like Spielberg more than ever

[@jybrokenhearted]

Just keep him away from boys😂😂😂😂

[@Zombiesnyder13]

@@jybrokenhearted where these accusations are coming from?

[@sebastiend.5335]

​​@@jybrokenheartedSouth Park reference? ;) Nice

[@destronia123]

Spielberg is just meh, these days -- competent, but not very innovative anymore.

[@Thespeedrap]

As well as Coppola Scorsese and Kubrick.

[@MySkinnydip]

I loved Teddy so much! I didn’t care about David at the end. I cried for Teddy and imagined that he went happily with the aliens and established a planet of Teddy’s like the Ewoks.

[@DisobedientSpaceWhale]

They're highly advanced AI, not aliens

[@qinsthings]

OMG. I still remember watching this film when I was 8. My parents were watching it on TV late night and didn't know I was awake the whole time. Now I know the title. Gonna give it a watch again. 😂

[@mageking860]

Watching this movie today at my movie theater job. We have been playing every kubrick movie and so far ive seen fullmetal jacket and clockwork orange. And man freaking insane movies.

[@dinoallbaugh2050]

thanks for this about one of my favorite Movies!!

[@lukeworrall8518]

Thanks for this video. Really well done.

[@julius-stark]

0:17 Jesus, I've seen this movie a number of times and never noticed that teardrop.

[@applescruff1969]

That's a...weird detail, to say the least.

[@hawsrulebegin7768]

I’m going to have to rewatch Ai now. This is a great video. Very interesting to discover the films development and I’m curious to see how the film echos today’s fears on Ai.

[@wstine79]

The AI cleansing sequence was very creepy. Jude Law and the Teddy Bear were my favorite characters. The ending was a little sappy, but fine.

[@thorn262]

You are confusing 'sappy' with Tragic.

[@bettyp5669]

Sappy?? wow

[@etherealtb6021]

​@@thorn262And ironic.

[@deathsheadknight2137]

@@thorn262 "Maudlin" is the ideal term for Spielberg drama films.

[@cameron00148]

I want to also add that I loved how Steven kept the Twin Towers in the movie - despite what happened later on in the year 2001! I also liked how they were still standing both before and after the big freeze!

[@VannessTVofficial]

I watch this movie as a kid on VHS but I didn't know any English back then, it was seems like a fun movie but after watching it again as an adult, man this movie makes me depress af

[@rick9977015]

One movie I saw once in theaters and didn't see for a very long time after. I remember dreaming the ending sequence days after / weeks after. I finally found the courage to see t again 6 years after it's release. Still disturbed me!

[@mysocalledknife07]

I love the story of A Jorgensen from Ministry walking up to Spielberg on this set, saying he was really upset about being in the movie. He was told "A.I." was supposed to be German gay porn movie called "Anal Intruders", not some stupid flick about a kid and a robot. Spielberg looked shocked and his crew was scrambling to do damagecontrol, to which Jorgensen said "Hey Steve ... I'm only kidding". No one can replace Uncle Al 🤣

[@rightrightrightuhhuhuhhuh6516]

Agreed. Ministry IMHO created goth.

[@UncleKeith567]

@@rightrightrightuhhuhuhhuh6516 Not Goth, but I'll give him Industrial.

[@dogewood5499]

@@UncleKeith567the Cult and Sisters of Mercy created Goth: Depeche Mode commercialized it. Ministry and Skinny Puppy created Industrial: Nine Inch Nails commercialized it.

[@UncleKeith567]

@@dogewood5499 The Ministry part of that is just what I said. As for the Gothic sound, for me Bauhaus, Joy Division and Siouxsie and The Banshees are the OG artists. I'm not one to classify DM as Goth in any (fast) fashion of the word, but I have no trouble that you do.

[@jolfer1334]

The concept of AI wasnt wildly known back then so it makes sense that they would spell it out.

[@Teezythadon]

That and A.I. is just lacking in style and sounds like a syfy channel original

[@cinemaipswich4636]

One of my favourite pieces of music comes from the album to this film. I was composed by John Williams and is called "The Reunion", track 12. It is hauntingly beautiful. This is my favourite movie because of it's great storytelling and entertainment. The scene where David (Haley Joel Osment), is abandoned in the forest by his mum, is truly heartbreaking. Haley outdid himself.

[@Lucky_Chase]

This movie is an all time favorite.

[@JokersVsZombies]

The bear and Ministry cameo are A+

[@Ninja-Hayate]

Love this movie and The Bicentennial Man with Robin Williams.

[@Plotspider]

Teddy was the smartest, most perfected artificial intelligence in the movie. It's weird that way.

[@SuperCartoonist]

28:55 It's not AI that we should worry about, but who would control AI and their agenda. AI is just a tool and will never reach sentient.

[@deathsheadknight2137]

correct. its all about dataset curation and censorship.

[@FirstnameLastname-ob1bp]

The ending was freaking creepy, but I guess they had to give the boy what he wanted somehow.

[@stprinz]

I haven't seen this movie since it came out, but I remember to think this movie should have ended earlier, would have made a stronger ending. Have to rewatch it.

[@ShanGamer1981]

Just rewatched it after many years. Its very sad

[@Fjkll434]

The ending of A.I is so sad eventhough you knew its only a movie but it seems so real 😢

[@weatheronthe8s895]

This movie actually came out the day I was born. I didn't actually know that until a few years ago, but once I figured that out I knew I had to see it for that novelty alone. I ended up actually quite enjoying it.

[@LaFayette2024]

June 29th?

[@weatheronthe8s895]

@@LaFayette2024 yep, in 2001.

[@lordofthereels6790]

"What IS the deal with the Flesh Fair? Robots don't have flesh and this place isn't fair" Seinfeldbot 4000

[@DisobedientSpaceWhale]

That's gold

[@karnerblue7658]

😂

[@Merylstreep1949]

And yes Blue Fairy was voiced by Meryl Streep making it the only time she did science fiction.....would have been worth a mention btw

[@applescruff1969]

That's so odd. It's such a minor role, you'd think they would've hired someone lesser known for it. It's even weirder that it's the only Sci-Fi movie she's ever done. Guess she's not a fan. Lol.

[@CortexEngineer]

daaaaang i got so excited but the voice is different, you guys rotate out your voice artists like they are equal, but some are way better than others, i usually love these wtf's

[@WOOKMEISTA]

Fantastic video 👌❤️ Astonishing editing work too!

[@MultiAbstrak]

"When Steven Spielberg’s A.I. Artificial Intelligence came out in 2001, the term A.I. was so unfamiliar to the public" uhm no. it was the subject of many a movie and sci-fi shows (mostly in outer limits) of the 90s.

[@adampatino5372]

Dayum. This is one of this channel's higher quality videos. Way to step it up

[@JoBloOriginals]

Thanks! The writer Jake Dee and editor Cesar Gabriel are top notch.

[@powerbomb4833]

So glad you did a review on this movie. Thanks!

[@CornishCreamtea07]

Kubrick wrote the script similar to a Spielberg Film as he was directing it, Spielberg in turn wrote in Kubrick elements as an homage to him.

[@cheradenine1980]

The title has made googling the film in 2024 very difficult.

[@DrDiscourse]

The story is tragic but not the ending. Finally someone loved him as he deserved and he could finally feel love and at peace.

[@LaFayette2024]

I hate when people say Monica doesn't love David. She does.

[@DrDiscourse]

@@LaFayette2024 she does. That's why she "sets him free".

[@LukeLovesRose]

AI has become a sleeper classic

[@davidagiel8130]

It was a good movie, I like that it doesn't have any sequels.

[@Thespeedrap]

True I wish studios felt the same way you do.

[@pastelmoon-art]

Thank you for making this video. A.I. is my favourite movie of all time and I was pleasantly surprised to learn something new about it :)

[@NottyGurlStyle]

I love this movie…but I cried so much watching it…I just can’t bring myself to watch it again. Joel Osment was so good, he just got to me…it’s a really good and heartbreaking movie.

[@Kichijoten_Daiko]

I loved the movie so much felt like ai when it ended after my visit at the theater i was still in shock, it was well made!

[@thirtythree504]

I remember watching this movie as a kid and being scared of it

[@markstuart9545]

I love this film. It’s stuck with me for 20 years

[@Net.NobodyStu]

I like this move and I hope ppl can rewatch this if they seen this before to change their opinion on it

[@reaganation6000]

I remember seeing this movie on tv years ago, unfortunately I don't really remember much except for the bittersweet ending.

[@somebody7070]

I've seen that movie only once and never watching it again It's like the 1998 What dreams may come Both those movies make you feel ABSOLUTELY MISERABLE, the utter hammered shit your soul has been crushed into by these movies ....I cant

[@REED1988]

I miss when movies actually cared and put so much into production.. now everything is just greenscreen and dull 😑

[@nc32203]

Who didnt want a TEDDY of their own😎👍

[@woodchuck3466]

Such a great movie but also depressing.

[@hcanderson3787]

Great video, thank you! One small thing, it's "rouge" like the color, not "rogue."

[@midcenturymoldy]

Yep. At 25:45 “Rouge City Police” can clearly be seen.

[@ekwem]

Prescience @0:40 is pronounced ‘pre-siens’

[@chiasanzes9770]

David and Teddy shut themselves down after David's mother died.

[@dondevice8182]

Erm- That is not a ‘band of feral children’ in Yeat’s poem- It says so in the quote you used!

[@chriswest8389]

That still tickles me. HAI, one forward, spells, I.B.M.

[@quartzboye]

This film really gets you pondering the future of technology in the relationship that we will have with it.

[@Lighting_Desk]

Still one of my favourite films of all time.

[@BlazePiffington]

Heck yeah, nightmare fuel in the thumbnail I’ve seen clips of this movie, but never seen it all the way through. In light of recent world events, I must complete it. Kubrick’s ‘last’ film, spiritually anyway

[@Kit_Bear]

I really like this movie but it always seemed that the movie was rushed into finishing it. For example, Monica's son has been in an induced coma for years then just after she imprints herself into David he's suddenly cured. Bit of a coincidence don't you think? After that the movie speeds up between scenes like they are racing towards the end of the story as fast as they can. It all seemed to be telling less of a story into finishing the project. Like the dead hooker scene. There was nothing to explain that as well as David deciding to fall off the building knowing that he would in all likelyhood die. At the end, we don't see the world collapse into a barron permafrost but only what is left. Although I still really enjoy the film, it just seems to be incomplete to me.

[@DisobedientSpaceWhale]

No mention of The Beast, the film's groundbreaking internet game and marketing campaign?

[@QuantomX64]

uh... it's Rouge City, not Rogue City

[@gorrbaczow]

Came here for this comnent. =D But great review otherwise.

[@AlfredAmeneyro21]

Nolan: I want to be considered the new Kubrick. Kubrick: *embraces CGI technology* Nolan:.....

[@NeoConnor1]

Nolan does use CGI when needed.

[@seangerant653]

love this movie !!.....wild !!!!!

[@DyenamicFilms]

I remember reading about Kubrick's A.I. in a genre magazine in the early 90's. Little did I know then that I would end up being an extra on A.I. for the Flesh Fair scene. It took three viewings to realize I made it into the film albeit for only a split second after the bean bags started flying. I have a freeze frame of it. I do remember Spielberg had us all sing the song "There's No Business Like Show Business" which was cut from the film. Great experience and awesome to watch Spielberg (and Stan Winston) at work.

[@karnerblue7658]

I didn’t care for the movie, but that’s really cool you had that experience. 🙂

[@AntonioTorres-om7iw]

Best reimagination of Pinocchio

[@SurgeryIsWoke]

Quality film. People just hate on Spielberg like he's not a fuckin auteur because he makes shit that's successful and because they need to suck off Scorsese. Already been proven Kubrick was gonna have that same ending.

[@user-mq4xp1gq3q]

It was a hodge podge of good ideas poorly put together, just like ready player one.

[@dogewood5499]

Isn’t it interesting that David was lauded as an unprecedented construct capable of love and “following one’s dreams”, etc., yet ultimately, was bound to his obsessive pre-programmed protocol that surrounded his imprinting on Monica, his “mother”. It bound him and made him almost seem less than Human behaviorally (or a Human that was sick in the head at best). It was all of the other obsolete Mechas that showed true compassion, love, and the ability to think, question, and behave well and far beyond their original programmed parameters and function: consider Teddy and Joe for example; they understood the concept of love and the “Human Spirit” much more than David in their dialogue alone. They both loved and protected David more than anybody else. I always remember that lady in the stands at the Flesh Fair that exclaimed as fact that “Mecha don’t plead for their lives!”. Yet, before David showed up on stage, you had the Gardener and Chris Rock Mechas bargaining for continued existence any way they could just short of breaking Asimov’s Laws of Robotics. They wanted to live in harmony with Humanity. They did not want to die.

[@ongsl2992]

I don't dare to see this movie again....

[@Omar-wq9dz]

I thought the animatronic teddy bear was the best part of the film, since I liked all the scenes with him in it the most

[@Thespeedrap]

For some reason he was the Jimminy cricket of the story given it was based on Pinocchio.

[@c.ladimore1237]

the reason this movie irks me is that it has like 3 endings. just when you think it is over, it starts up again.

[@deathsheadknight2137]

such bloat is a symptom of the pretentiousness of movies like this.

[@clarencebrowniii4750]

If Stanley Kubrick directed, it would have been an entirely different film. Steven Spielberg made it family friendly and gave it that ET magic.

[@mareospeedwagon]

It’s a masterpiece.

[@Omar-wq9dz]

I actually liked this movie, but I still wish we could have seen what Stanley Kubrick would have done

[@Graysonn1]

one point, Yeats is pronounced Yates. Like Gates but with a Y

[@ericfurst6091]

Rob Ager made some great videos about this movie and their messages. 👍

[@thebipolarbear1]

Rob makes awesome Kubrick videos indeed

[@ericfurst6091]

@@thebipolarbear1 probably the best in the business

[@Thespeedrap]

I'm surprised Rob Ager don't write a book about Kubrick and his films.

[@ericfurst6091]

@@Thespeedrap in his websites, he sells PDF's for his analyses incl. about Kubrick.

[@mattg8369]

Fantastic video! A.I. is a masterpiece. I saw it in the theater when it was first released and initially thought it should've ended with David at the foot of the Blue Fairy statue, but subsequent viewings showed me the brilliance and silent heartbreak of the last act. One thing that infuriates me, and has nothing to do with the movie, is that people to this day still think the beings at the end are aliens. They're not; they're super advanced robots.

[@tronam]

Yeah, it still surprises me to hear that since it’s both foreshadowed and pretty clearly spelled out in the film that they’re the future of AI excavating their past.

[@patrickcharles6983]

My friend was an extra on this flick, sure he was a shadow, but still an extra nonetheless

[@TechGamesAU]

This is my favourite movie of all time and I’ve watched it countless times.

[@raviamodernepic]

"Take responsibility for the things we make on the planet and for the things we take out" 👀

[@leespiderpod]

I rewatched this recently and I would’ve unplugged David and chucked him on the scrap heap after day one. What an annoying kid

[@karnerblue7658]

I thought this movie looked kind of interesting when I started seeing trailers for it in 2001. Just watched it for the first time about 2 years ago; didn’t care for it at all. lol I just feel like they tried WAY too hard to make it emotional and heartbreaking. 🙄

[@maxmatson1578]

Thank you for mentioning ministry in the interview 🙏 I never knew that Stanley was actually a fan of theirs and actually called up Al jourgensen!👌 in interviews AL talked about on that set he was trolling Steven Spielberg by telling him that he bought ai stood for "anal intercourse"...apparently it left Spielberg speechless.. and he didn't respond 🤣👌

[@andrewattenboroughtwothumb4697]

Saw it again recently on a projector and thought it was an interesting sci fi drama movie that made me tear up a few times

[@JetScreamer_YT]

What a beautifully tragic movie.