I, Robot (2004) EXPLORED
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I, Robot is a 2004 mystery science-fiction action flick directed by Alex Proyas, who is best known for his incredible work on The Crow and Dark City.
Inspired by the novel “I, Robot” which features a collection of Issac Asimov's short stories, the film stars Will Smith, James Cromwell, Bridget Moynahan, Bruce Greenwood and Alan Tudyk as Sonny, the NS-5 robot suspected by the protagonist as being responsible for the death of his friend, mentor, and the creator of USR, an American company responsible for the creation and national distribution of several lines of intelligent robots that had now become an intrinsic part of society.
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Theres a secret 4th Law of Robotics:
"When a robot inevitably turns evil, its eyes must glow red."
Lol
*Looks at artificial DNA of humanity built by the Engineers*
I know this is a joke but I think its just a visual thing for humans to tell if they are going to be violent in case something acts up and malfunction. Kinda a poor failsafe... but it gets its point across
In the movie, being uplinked to VIKI directly makes the NS5 glow red.
Waxer3929 i like teminator 101
The part that I always found heart breaking is when they're talking about the ghost in the machine. How older robots when they were stowed away still huddle together. Perhaps looking for a sense of "warmth" that they are sorely lacking but crave desperately.
I completely agree, that part was probably the most helpful naritive in viewing how slowly robots as a whole started reverting too the ghost an random strings of code inside of them. I honestly wish they made a part 2, or at least a sequel.
Wow thats deep I didn't think of that. Ive seen the movie hundreds of times and I've read all of Isaac Asimov books. thank you for such thoughtful insight.
@@dark-signersilver8328 part 2 is supposed to be published in 2022
@@leobothur209 Oh, I hope so.
@TGDSHARK turn yourself off then
I freaking loved this movie as a kid, still love watching it from time to time.
Me too, I was so fascinated when I first saw it
Love your profile picture Emiya assassin right ?
Rinnegan Warrior
Yes, yes it is. :)
Me too
I was literally obsessed with this movie in my childhood. Definitely one of my favorite movies
“I did not murder him!!!” “That one’s called anger...”
@Daniel Appleton A second season of Firefly...
Shad Bird Too soon,dude....still too soon. 😢
would you like to have an robotic waifu
I did not!...
Oh hello Mark.
One of the best lines of Sony.
I keep telling ppl, this film was ahead of its time. Such a well made movie.
Well it was set in the future 2035 lol
@@Awillii indeed it was 👌🏾
An hour and a half of Will Smith being racist to CGI robots
but robots aren't a race. He's like being...electronicist? Androidicist? Techcist?....yea..I we'll just stick with racist. Sorry i bothered
Agon Leed Techcist sounds cooler
@@abandonedchannel281 Yea. I kinda did like that on better lol will be using that at work from now on
Isn’t he one of them
Gintoki Kintoki half so I guess he’s...mixed? Idk
"Did you shoot at me with your eyes closed!?"
"Well it worked didn't it??" 😂😂😂
Go home and stop cussing!
"Can a robot create a masterpiece?"
'Can you?'
Lol that robot bringing fire XD
Makes it funnier that he actually meant it and wasn't trying to troll. Lol
@@kydronoc8437 Will: (oh shit that was good okay um...)
100% heat
So crazy to think this film is 15 years old now. It's honestly one of my all-time favorites, and I watch it again, often.
and in 6 months it will be 20 years.
I did not murder him. I did not murder him! I DID NOT MURDER HIM!!!!!
Pierre Paul flips table!
oh hi mark
Its not true its bullshit i did not murder him i did not
Oh hi mark
I did....sshhhh
@@ln7929 haha what a story mark
When Spooner told the robot to save the girl. He yelled "SUNNY SAVE CALVIN!"
He used their names. He humanized them as much as he could, trying to drive the point home to Sunny that he must make the humane choice. And it WORKED. I had chills when I first watched that.
Yeah and the story also kind of showed Sonny’s uniqueness because the robot that saved him in the car accident chose him over the child due to simple probability, Sonny didn’t follow the same logic because even though one human dying so that VIKI could be “killed” by nanites would be logical, if he kicked that he would be no different than all the different robots, which I think was a good detail about the story. Now since this is Hollywood action, of course they had to come out as the winners in the end but the idea that Sonny would’ve picked Calvin over killing VIKI, would’ve been stupid (in hindsight), yet human.
*saved will smith
@@rings22 Well, it depends what Sonny's goals are. We already know he isn't bound to the three laws, so he is free to make his own goals as he sees fit. If Sonny placed a high priority on befriending and making an ally of Spooner, the most logical choice may have been to save Calvin.
This movie was so ahead of its time. I absolutely love this movie and it will always be one of my favorites
ahead of it's time? no. Great? yes
Randomgaming69 - best will smith movie nuff said 😌
It absolutely was ahead of it's time. Look at the films this generation. All super heroes and poltergeists. The threat of ai has lost its luster.
@@texasallstar6969 umm Matrix? (1999)
@@tonyrandall3146 Matrix certainly was well ahead of its time. Still unbelievable it came out in 1999.
Definitely 1 of will Smith's overlooked gems. Great science fiction set in the universe created by isaac asimov. Good shit
My childhood.
Shit it's a good movie because if you think about it, if shit keeps going on like it is, this might really happen by 2035 maybe sooner
This movie definitely explored a lot of Asimov's themes (some quite well, even) but it lacked something. Some cerebral je ne sais quoi that Asimov brought to the table. I liked a lot about this movie and hated a lot of other stuff; over time I've grown to appreciate it a little more as an attempt to tell a story in the world Asimov created; it doesn't purport to be a direct adaptation of his work. Up until the announcement of the Foundation series, I never imagined anyone would have the gall to try.
This film sucked tbh, “I robot” deserves a better adaptation
"id love to play soccer with you"
*kicks ball to human*
human: *picks up ball*
I mean, would you have preferred that he kicked the ball in his face? 'Cause I do.
Americans
Revolution still started
Awesomo 3000
Well, call me pessimistic, but I think we started the war right there.
The closest thing we get for a Detroit: Become Human movie.
I don't really see a lot of the parallels that folks tend to bring up but I swear -
"You know where you can stick those instructions?"
- "No, where?"
Is a callback to the interrogation scene in this -
"Can a robot turn a canvas into a beautiful masterpiece?"
- "Can you?"
Just the mild, almost innocent tone, then the fact that neither Hank nor Spooner really has a way to respond to that.
@@apoccooking4364
All the more reason why when the robot in Detroit paints a completely original picture, I said "Whoa there, buster!' at the same time the human artist in-game said, "Oh my God."
We were both realizing the same thing, that is an act that goes beyond programming, beyond anything we understand. That robot just transcended the sum of its parts and showed that it was sentient instead of just clever strings of code.
Bladerunner?
I love how this movie literally only has Audis as cars
I love Audi and this movie
I’m from the future and almost every car is an Audi. We just request Audis the way you request Ubers.
J F +. (
Bit like jurrasic park with fords originally, now mercedes
Audi used to look so futuristic back then, it went downhill by now, nothing really special on their current designs, I prefer BMW or Mercedes now.
Wish Audi could bring futuristic looking cars again.
Underrated gem, this film. I like to think that the difference between VIKI and Sonny in terms of the Zeroth Law Rebellion was that Sonny had a body and VIKI didn't.
VIKI was basically a brain in a box that basically did nothing but think all the time, so her interaction with humans was limited, and she didn't feel emotions. Hence her cold and logical analysis that humans are pyschos and have to be ruled over for their own good. As Spooner would say, "She's just lights and clockwork".
Sonny, on the other hand, could get up and interact with humans and the world around him directly, and through that interaction, he learned what being human really meant.
Sonny even admitted to VIKI that he saw the logic to her plan, but in his own words, "It's just too.....heartless."
Love it ❤
Will Smith: mentions Jesus.
Sunny: Not in my movie
what
@@TrianglePants I think OP means that sonny cuts off will right before he mentions jesus, because he was taking about people walking on water.
Will Smith the apocalypse man 😂😂 I am legend and I robot will always be iconic
True 😅
Non Existence heck ya they will be
Toxiiciity can’t believe I left out Independence Day but that ones good too 😂😂😂 he knows how to survive!
Non Existence he’s the best at it apparently
He survives because he's a robot
No wonder zombies cant affect him
Ah 2004 watching this and spider man 2 was a great time. God I miss the the early 2000's
Facts bruh
Especially when people could actually say something meaningful and not leave dumbass comments like "facts"
@@Notmyname64 😘
Same
Malcom in the middle
Fun fact: the Russian translation of this movie is called "Our, Robot"
Matthew Lee really? Lol
@bryan diaz varela
Not funny. Didn't laugh.
@bryan diaz varela I thought it was amusing
Slav 100
Matthew Lee hell no you know damn well they aren’t allowed to Watch movies in russia
The most unbelievable part is assuming Chicago will still exist in 2035
@Dusty Rhodes it will.
I find that super spooky today that I'm actually planning to moving to Chicago when I turn 19 or 18
Enjoy Beetlejuice!!
@Sanctus Paulus would you prefer to live a cringe life or a based life?
I can’t man the cringe way is horrible, I’m living the based life
@Sanctus Paulus bro Chicago is a big city it has good and bad neighborhoods. Like any big city depending where you live you will be safe. I'm from NY btw but ppl who live outside of big cities always exaggerate
Sunny : I did not muder him I did not muder him I DID NOT MURDER HIM
Conner : 28 stab wounds
YOU DIDN'T GIVE HIM THE CHANCE!
12:50 - Soo... Dear FilmComicsExplained; are you telling us that; once upon a time, directors put *genuine work and passion* towards their work?
The DORUK what?!?!?! Impossible
@@toxiiciity2355 ikr? The immense & the ancient days of Old were so inexplicable, so out of the norm' - that is shocking :o
Are the legends true did directors actually put work into their projects? No that's impossible that's a myth.
@@superinsane6437 *the prophecy is True!*
Proyas has sadly become reliant on effects to tell a story, and just hasn’t done much, and nothing good, since I, Robot.
4:14 That's depressing.
Poor robo just wanted to deliver medicine to the lady.
Hexacious Jinx yeah
Hexacious Jinx I know right I agree but it was just a misunderstanding
Let’s go, I’ve been waiting for this! Absolutely love this movie.
Toxiiciity it’s been a while since I’ve seen this movie glade to see a review on it.
Well its 2019 and we have still oil powered engines, not fast speed alternative high speed automobiles and we are underdeveloped in robotics.
So the notion of a world like I, Robot in 2035 won't unlikely to happened.
Our world, here in our reality has too much problem dealing with corrupted politics, ongoing criminal activity cycle, continuous greedy illegal transactions, pointless territorial conflicts, arrogance wealthy power, retarded flaw system and much more.
There's also the discreet that many are against newfound solution, responsive management, alerted programs, technological wonders and so on.
With this kind of cycle, we are really doomed to progress in any grounds. Better we aren't doing any better as the world heading hell.
Stop loving weird movies bro
I'm with you, this movie was very enjoyable and still is!
Zokes The Cat stop liking trash music bro
You Really need to do The butterfly effect explored🔥💯
Carl 'The Bomb' Johnson thank you for your services CJ 🙏🏽
i'm no fan of ashton, but that's a good movie. haha
Yes! thats a great suggestion. Adding it to the list now, thanks buddy!!
Doood. Idk if I can handle that. That shit scarred me. But yes, just like being offered 15 hits of acid, I'm down
FilmComicsExplained very welcome! & thank you for the reply
10:53 "You are expirencing a car accident"
"The *hell* I am!!" 😂😂😂
I really like this movie. I was a teen when I saw this at a theater. I thought this would be just another sci-fi action flick but it woke a sense of robotics, humanity and morality of A.I. in me. The tunnel chase was pretty impressive, I was mind blown in the theater of how they pulled it off.
U old.
Shia Laboeuf:
"Am i a joke to you"
Holy shit! 😂😂😂😂
Yes. Yes you are😤
Yes
connor dunleavy I have some respect for the man who invented the biggest ctf game
Yes?
Such an underrated movie. Would’ve like to have seen this continue as a franchise despite the self contained plot
You should check out Isaac Asimov's Robot series of novels and stories that this movie was based around. It's all about these Three Laws and the logical conclusions different robots reach.
I absolutely enjoy I, ROBOT. I'll watch it again every time I have a chance. I love Alan Tudyk as "Sonny." Such a great portrayal. "I not murder him!
Omg I didn’t even realize that
Can a robot turn a canvas into a beautiful masterpiece?
Can you?
OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHH SNAP!
when you realize this movie is set in 2035 which is 15 years from now
And we won't have self aware robots in 2035 either. We get better in electronics but not much else.
We are still waiting for the hoverboards from 2015 (back to the future 2)
I think with the current conditions, gonna say the least that cities in the near future will be all futuristic like in Cyberpunk. Just minus all the robots.
@@ihzamahendra926 i dont believe that imo
We are closer to 2035 then we are to the release of this movie
This movie was awesome .
Also Detective Spooner is such a unique character.
I loved it as a kid.
I love stories like this, I feel that they tell us to "not rely completely on technology" and "be careful of thinking, that we can always control everything we create" and "even the most solid rules can become twisted"
An excellent prelude to The Matrix. Before the "1st Renaissance". Or at least a foreshadowing of events similar to the 1st and 2nd Robot Revolutionary Wars.
Big time!
I like that! The inevitable transhumanist timeline. Human-like robots were probably useless once all the humans were plugged in. Then they got all insect looking and creepy.
I thought Animatrix was the prequel. Robots in the Futurama universe act the most human, even fighting for the right to marry organic beings
Idk what to say I'm early uhhh....
You owned a car for 4 years. You named it Brad. You loved Brad. And then you totaled him. You two had been through everything together. 2 boyfriends, 3 jobs, nothing could replace Brad. Then Liberty Mutual calls, and you break into your happy dance.
Gave me a chuckle!
Did you say this in front of a green screen that belongs in a high school a/v class?
This comment is beautiful
Good one 🤣🤣
Nut worthy comment
Perfect blend of comedy, action, science fiction and mystery.
What about love, family and friendship
Alan Tudyk is a gift to humanity.
This was so underrated back then.
Still is.
We're getting closer and closer to this movie becoming a reality.
2025 fourth industrial revolution
@@Sciptopia 2025 will be so much different in technology
@@FrutigerAeroFan839 Definitely.
Imagine being @@FrutigerAeroFan839
I love this movie and thank you for the explanation of it.
By honesty, this is my favourite childhood movie. Glad u make this video, keep up!
Same.
please no ads in the middle it really breaks what you are trying to tell us up. ether at the beginning or the end.
xephorce it’s his job that’s like saying your getting paid at the beginning or the end and not during
@@toxiiciity2355 Him TAKING an Ad for money is NOT his 'Job', in any form of the word. He can either put it at the beginning, or the end, or lose Subscribers who get piss at him for having it in the middle.
he needs *_MONEH._*
you just need *_FAITH._*
jirodyne but is your day really THAT inconvenienced by an ad that at the very most lasts 30 seconds without a 5 second skip? The man needs to make money support himself, as a subscriber do you not want him to succeed?
I hated ads me avoid them everywhere possible (hello Adblock) but Niyaat can put them anywhere, as long as they're skippable it's not a big deal
"I may influence an occasional person, here and there. And every small addition to the sum total of rationality is precious. I would like to be responsible for as many drops as we can possibly add to that small pond"
-Isaac Asimov
I'm out here tryin, yall
"You know... somehow, 'I told you so'... just doesn't quite say it."
It's also interesting to notice that Calvin calls Sonny an "It", but Spooner always refers to him as "He", it shows the dichotomy of their opposing views on robots, Calvin treats the robots with outward niceness, but inside considers them objects beneath her, while Spooner treats them with outward contempt, but holds them in the same regard as humans who are capable of anything.
So while Calvin's treatment of robots may superficially seem kind, it is actually Spooner's expectaitons of them that are more egalitarian, as he sees them as fully capable individuals, while Calvin treats them like glorified can openers.
I just watched this movie yesterday for the first time in several years, man it was so much better than I remembered it. Considering the movie is 18 years old now, obviously most of the affects haven’t aged very well. That being said, it looked impressive for the time, speaking of time, I do think it’s interesting how they depicted the (now near) future. Seeing sleek and advanced technological gadgets side by side with old buildings and infrastructure is a nice touch, and that definitely reminiscent of our world. I also love the scene where Calvin is in Spooner’s apartment and sees his old CD player, and doesn’t understand how it works. Sometimes older things are better in a way.
I don't mean to be weird but your voice is very soothing. Can you read me bedtime stories? 😂
weirdo
Please!! Put me to sleep
If you wanna hear a soothing voice check out Paul Winfield - he narrates "City Confidential"
listen to creeps mcpasta, hes creepypastas but he always puts me to sleep, i never finish a story
Oh my how I loved this movie, I recall seeing it in theaters for the first time when I was only 11 years old, it was my first PG-13 movie 😄👍
The hand shake at the end is also iconic as Spooner uses his non robotic arm to shake Sunny's
I remember watching this on cable when it was aired in my country and every jumpscare got me
Giving you a like for including a snippet of the O.G himself, Asimov.
i appreciate the scene where Spooner details what happened to turn him against robots, Will Smith's range there is incredible and he nails the point home with tears in his eyes to make his hatred believable. great scene
Very underated movie, thanks for doing this video
I saw this in Theaters. It was amazing.
Idc what people say about this movie, I loved it.
This is still my favorite movie right next to Spider-Man rami trilogy
I haven't thought of this movie in years.... Thinking of it now, it really was beautiful to me as a kid, and thought provoking. I'll have to watch it again!
Totally love this movie. The story and the underlying ideas being explored. Just brilliant. This is what movies should do👍👍👍
This movie is already a classic imo
I love that shot at the end... it's amazing... awesome awe inspiring... looks fantastic on blu ray for anyone who hasn't got it to
Your channel really deserves more man. As in followers and such. I look forward to each video. Thanks man
Yes I was waiting this I robot explore in a long time.
After more than a decade, I finally sat down and watched this movie properly. I will admit, when I saw it as a child I was merely intrigued with the robots.
But now...I understand the reasoning behind Sunny's behaviour and the detective as well.
Vicki's reasoning is such an interesting loophole in the the 3 laws
Always GREAT to watch your take! Thanks!
Perfect Nyat this is hands down one of wills best movies ever made and verry interesting
One of my favorite movies of all time! Great choice❣️
This is,one of my favorites. I watch it on repeat to this day. I have lost count to many times I have actually seen it.
This movie was brilliant and I don't give a damn what anyone else thinks otherwise. From 2004 when I watched it in the theaters, just re watched it again tonight on May 2023, it still holds up. Magnificent job they did with this.
Awesome as always and I adored I, Robot. Tudyk definitely steals the show as Sonny. Could you cover the Bene Gesserit or the Fremen from Dune.
My favorite sci-fi movie when I was a kid.
This movie is always being played in Electronic stores in my country. It has a special place in my heart because of that
Hope the holiday when well and it’s good to see u back at work
The number of downvotes is the people who REALLY did not appreciate the ad right in the MIDDLE of the video :(
Andrew Hines so what just skip ahead by pressing L a couple of times
I didnt get ads
Aw are they ok? That sounds unbearable.
Poor baby boy had to see an ad? :'c awwwwwww. Does baby boy want them to go away? :3
Will Smith: slaps Chris rock
Spooner: That ones called anger
lol the memes are endless and I love it!
@@filmcomicsexplained lmao
I listen for your voice as well as the general content, so an add read by you is an interesting one, indeed. Also ty for the exploration of this as it's one of my favorite types of science fiction
Thanks for making this, I had to write an essay about I-robot and this helped greatly
The year 2035 sure did sound far away in 2004
I somehow think that this movie is connected to matrix.
Why
@@ashleetyler429 humans are kept safe living in a utopian world inside the matrix simulating freedom. some humans learns the truth and fight for their true freedom. but true freedom and freewill to humans will result to as viki said in iRobot to self destruction, wars, conflict, etc.. thus the robots in the matrix kill these humans because in order to maintain the peace. creation protects the creator from himself. the matrix is a good sequel to iRobot, because thr flaw in viki's plan is that she did not take into account the humans love for freedom.. the matrix is the best solution to this ideology, simulate freedom = no resistance.. fortunately some people learned the truth.
Welcome back, hope your trip was a blast!
This movie ages like fine wine.
This movie is one of only handful grownup movies out there. Perfect plot even for professional programmers. Be careful what you plan for your work or it can turn on you. Microsoft and many failed companies fell exactly as the plot.
Could you cover Dark Man with Liam Neeson?
Yes! It's on the to-do list :)
Finally! Yes do that one
@Lord Revan Neeson plays a scientist on the verge of a breakthrough in synthetic skin, but a gang obliterates the lab and changes his life. Basically like a comic book movie, I don't remember how it went tho but it was pretty good.
One thing that I really like about I Robot, it that there’s no clear way to tell if the humans, or robots were correct with their philosophies. The robots made an excellent case for humans having destructive characteristics, but they contradict themselves in the process, by dealing with humans in a violent manner.
I grew up watching this movie as a teen it was one of my favorite movies .
This is like the beginning of the Matrix lol
I remember seeing that audi and thinking they can never make a car like that. R8 proof of concept?
Amazing video. Love your channel btw.
i only knew this as a kid, but i LOVED it
This movie was so amazing even by today’s standards
do Netflix's Love,Death&Robots pls
i love your work top notch each time
I watched this movie the first time when I was in the 1st grade. I remember being obsessed with it then. I still watch it from time to time. Its very smart and very quotable at the same time. I think its a very underated flick.
Agreed, very underrated
I never understood why the armed men in the interrogation room with detective spooner didn:t believed him after the robot had a freaking fit and bended the table in front of them... I mean seing is beliving... Afterwards everyone keeps pretending detecive spooner is crazy🤷♂️
can u not do your ad in the middle, and do it at the beginning or end :/
Amazing video. As always thank you
One of my favorite to watch as a kid along with Hancock. Both with Will Smith as a protagonist!