What does it mean to be human?
Andrew is an android who like Pinocchio, became a "real boy"; he has a personality, emotions and the the capacity to expand both. The movie is the story of his growth toward being human and his struggle to be acknowledged as "human".
Stars: Robin Williams as Andrew Martin and Embeth Davidtz as Little Miss Amanda Martin and as Portia Charney.
"One is glad to be of service" Andrew always said when given a task.
When Andrew's ability to sculpt and create were discovered the question of who would profit from his creations came up too.
Sir Richard Martin played by Sam Neill, declared Andrew to be "a form of property, not a person".
This set Andrew on one of many quests: "how does one obtain freedom to no longer be property?"
His ultimate quest is to be "acknowledged and recognized for who and what I am". This movie provides many ideas and themes for exploring the question of what it means to be liberated. Maybe the answer to that rests on first answering: what does it mean to be human?
Thursday, July 23, 2009
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