I, Robot

[Revy]

Has anyone else read the famous book by Isaac Asimov? It's one of my favorite books.

It's actually a collection of short stories. I read the book after having watched the film "adaptation".

The film almost has nothing to do with the book. While I like the film, the story in it is not related (originally a screenplay titled Hard Wired, they chose the name I, Robot merely for branding purposes). Although one of the stories in I, Robot does have some plot similarities to the film, they're tenuous.

In my opinion, this book can only be truly adapted as a TV miniseries. I would love to see the stories come to life on screen, so long as they're not dumbed down or anything.

[Absolut]

The book was awesome, and after reading it, I thought Id try and watch the movie again. I couldnt get through more than 20 minutes or so of it. It got so damn silly with the really obvious use of real-life brands in the movie. They really make sure every single viewer knows that he drives an Audi, and that he wears Nike shoes. Im well aware of the fact that they sneak this kind of shit into every movie, but it was so obvious it was just disturbing to see. Apart from this, and the fact that it has nothing to do with the book except theres robots in both, Id say it was decent.

The book was really good though.

[Tablo]

I also enjoyed the book. It was a very interesting. The movie was kind of a snooze.

[GPDP]

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Also, the movie sucked.

[brigadista]

i love that book - the film was an aberration..

[AkirAmaruBolivar]

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[Invader Zim]

The film Bicentenial Man is a far better adaption of Asimov's 'Robot' theme than the film adaption of I, Robot which rather missed the point. Though I think people here are being to harsh to the film, if it didn't have the title it does I think it would be a reasonable stand alone movie. The fact is that it draws automatic comparison to the book, which is a masterpiece within the genre, doesn't do it any favours.

The film Moon which came out last year was an excellent homage science fiction books and films, and the ideas in the Asimov Robot series really were at the heart of it. I recommend it to everyone who likes a good sci-fi.

[cska]

The film wasn't too bad, but it shouldn't have been called I, Robot. The book is amazing though. I feel the same way about the Sherlock Holmes books and the new movie.

[RadioRaheem84]

Has anyone ever thought about the economic impact of servile robot class in these movies? If capitalist efficiency has led people to develop robots for labor then how would that effect the economy? Wouldn't it grind to a halt if all labor were to be replaced with robots? People need wages to buy things that capitalists sell, as well as capitalists need those wages in order to make profit off the things he sells.

It seems like no movies like I Robot, the Matrix, etc. touch on these issues.