wolf359 opened this issue on Feb 13, 2003 ยท 11 posts
lsstrout posted Thu, 13 February 2003 at 3:02 PM
I don't have a problem with Will Smith, and I liked the two films mentioned, but it doesn't look like they are going to stay very close to the I, Robot stories. I, Robot features scientists, field technicians and ordinary people. Not detectives. Also, the stories span about 75 years worth of robots, from the first non-speaking robots (featured as a companion to a child) to huge machines that calculate vast amounts of world-wide data in order to make sure people everywhere have enough work, food and resources. The stories are all threaded together by a 'robopsychologist' who has lived through all the different phases of robotics. The stories are great because they show not only how robots evolved, but how the population in general evolved with them. There is also a lot of logic regarding the three laws. I'm not saying it won't be a good movie, just that it won't really have the flavor of the stories. That's what I'm afraid will get lost. Lin