Super Toys Last All Summer Long Essay
Technological progress has been continuously accelerating in the past few years and is showing no signs of slowing down. We live in an age where it is not surprising to hear of amphibious cars and devices with holographic capabilities. Modern man has been able to realize the visions of its predecessors. One of the most notable advancements of the 21st century is the development of artificial intelligence. Most, if not all, appliances and machinery nowadays operate on computers which enable them to perform operations independently using their own intellectual capacity; hence the names ‘smart tv’ and ‘smart phone’. Scientists however are still, as of now, unable to produce a robot that is not only humanoid in appearance but is also completely sentient in a way that they would be able to feel and understand emotions. Bruce Aldiss’ short story, “Super Toys Last All Summer Long”, is based on this very concept of creating robots that can think and feel. Stanley Kubrick and Steven Spielberg take inspiration from Aldiss’ work and produce the film “A.I. Artificial Intelligence” which incorporates the story of Pinocchio into the original. In both the original work and film adaptation, we see how man plays god by attempting to
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More than half of the earth’s surface is submerged in water and what’s left of its landforms is overpopulated. To address this problem, the government issues a protocol where child creation is controlled. We are then introduced to David, a new model of mecha that is given to the Swinton family for initial testing of his abilities. David is different from other forms of mecha because he was given the ability to love. Built with the body of a young boy, David was designed as a substitute child for couples that cannot have children of their own. David’s very role in the film is to be a double, a simulacrum of the human
More than half of the earth’s surface is submerged in water and what’s left of its landforms is overpopulated. To address this problem, the government issues a protocol where child creation is controlled. We are then introduced to David, a new model of mecha that is given to the Swinton family for initial testing of his abilities. David is different from other forms of mecha because he was given the ability to love. Built with the body of a young boy, David was designed as a substitute child for couples that cannot have children of their own. David’s very role in the film is to be a double, a simulacrum of the human