Ten Years of Film Interpretation

In Metaphilm, and in these books . . .

Saturday, June 16, 2001

A.I.

"A.I. is not about the future of robots and our Faustian bargain with technology. It’s about what middle-class parents want, expect, and feel they deserve out of their children: perfection. David doesn’t need food, he doesn’t use the bathroom, he doesn’t need to be trained in morals or manners or, really, anything. He’s the perfect child, tailor-made to your particular neuroses. But even perfect children have their weaknesses and shortcomings; they inescapably place demands on their parents.” (Read Mercer Schuchardt, ”A.I.O.U.," The Wilberforce Forum, 2001)