Bicentennial Man

Bicentennial man is about an android named Andrew who was programmed just to help out around his owner’s house. After realizing that Andrew is not just another household appliance the owner Richard Martin started to teach him the human ways. Once Andrew developed his own thoughts and feelings he began on a journey to understand his artificial intelligence kind by searching for other robots just like him. Andrew unexpectedly finds his maker’s son Rupert Burns by following a female robot walking home from the market. Rupert introduces himself to Andrew and they both team up to create enhanced upgrades for robots and humans. Throughout Andrew’s life, he has to fight for his rights and prove society wrong that he is capable of being human. Also in the beginning of his life people give Andrew different reactions when they encounter him. This movie covers those reactions very well. When Andrew was first powered on, Richard Martin was happy to have help around the house, his wife Mrs. Martin was creeped out, Richard’s daughter Grace was upset to see the robot in her house, and Grace’s sister Little Miss was confused on what Andrew was and why her father bought him. After having the android Andrew for a while, Mrs. Martin started to enjoy having an extra hand around the house. Andrew became Little Miss’s best friend for her entire life, and Grace attempted to kill Andrew by ordering him to jump out of her bedroom window. In my opinion the Martin’s reactions to the robot would be similar to those reactions of people who meet an artificial intelligent robot today. Also robots like Andrew would not be accepted in society and would not be free. During Andrew’s lifetime he realizes that he is not really free and asks Mr. Martin to be free. After Mr. Martin allowed Andrew to be free Andrew was forced to leave the Martin’s household. Although Andrew was free he was not accepted in society. Even years later when Andrew received artificial human skin and the ability to feel and love he still was not declared a human being by the government. Andrew was angered that he was not accepted as a human being and could not marry the love of his life who is a human. Andrew changed himself into a complete human being with the help of Rupert Burns in order to prove to the government that he is capable of being human. Years later Andrew and Rupert’s artificial organ technology was being used for replacing bad organs in humans. Andrew attempted again to be recognized as a human being. Eventually he was declared as a human being but unfortunately died before the announcement was made. After watching this movie I realize that if artificial intelligent robots existed today they would have to fight for their rights. Even they can be caring towards humans and the technology they can create could possibly save lives, artificial intelligent robots will never be accepted in society. Artificial intelligent robots will be seen as a machine that helps its owner in whatever it was ordered to do.