I especially enjoyed this Robin Williams movie and will continue to recommend it. I saw it in early February 2000. It was humorous while conveying accurately a place that our culture may someday evolve to. A young robot, Andrew, slowly takes steps to become more humanized, resulting in a variety of chaotic and funny situations.
This movie can be enjoyed by young and old alike. While there are a few scene that seem a little risque, they for the most part are above young viewers comprehension and presented in a very humorous manner. Mainly, the issues are things like the robot discovering sexuality and questioning how human reproduction works. While some parents may shy away from this, it can be a wonderful way to introduce the topic to your youngster and find out what questions they have. One of my favorite scenes from the movie was Robin William’s sadness at discovering that the remaining sperm that don’t fertilize the egg die. He truly acts sad and is upset that the sperm die.
This movie reminds me of other societal flicks such as the ’The Hand Maids Tale’ which also portrays an alternate destiny our society may someday reach. It reviews Controversial topics like how we, as a society, would react to a robot wishing to be considered human and have the full rights and privileges that humans have. This does not differ so much from the issues of slavery and how we treat others that we see as different from ourselves - as the robot population is oppressed.
Andrew enters a relationship, takes steps to become more biologically human and experiences all of the emotion and joy that a human experiences. I found the ending very sad, as Andrew dies before being recognized as a human. As always, Robin Williams will capture your heart in his character of Andrew, the robot who evolves to become a man.