AI Viewing Questions Day 3
As Joe is pulled away by the police helicopter, his final words to David are "I am...I was." The "I am" clause is an allusion to Descartes' famous statement, "I think, therefore I am," which indicates Joe's existence is real. What does the "I was" clause signify?
David spent the next 2,000 years staring at the Blue Fairy and waiting. What do you think will happen next when the aliens awaken him?
According to Professor Hobby, what is the greatest human gift? Do you agree? Explain your answer.
When David meets another David robot, he destroys it in a fit of rage, believing that this new David will compete with him for his mother's love. In retrospect, this outburst justifies the decision of David's parents to return him to Cybertronics for destruction. Do you think Spielberg included this scene intentionally to complicate our feelings for David, or is this just a case of shortsighted (and inconsistent) storytelling? Explain your thinking.
In whose image was David designed?
When Professor Hobby is informed that David has been located, he asks, "Is he alive?" His colleague replies, "Yes...he's in one piece." What does this brief exchange show you about the way Professor Hobby views the robotic David?
Complete this line that explains Gigolo Joe's understanding of religion: The ones who made us are always looking for the...
When we see the Statue of Liberty submerged in the ocean, what feeling is the director trying to create in his audience?
Gigolo Joe tells David that his mother does not love him, but only loves what he does for her. Thinking about our human-to-human relationships today, is this true for all of us, as well? Do we only love people who do things for us/make us feel a certain way? Or, do we love people even when there's nothing for us to personally gain from the relationship? Explain your thoughts.
Why would Our Lady of the Immaculate Heart be placed in the middle of Rogue City's sin district? What point is the film's director trying to make here?
