A very cute and family friendly little picture, but far from movie of the year. Despite winning best of show at a film festival, it does not guarantee this is a legendary movie. Then general public is unaware of the kind of garbage shown at most festivals. Still this low budget flick tells an off beat story with heart.
It combines elements like overcoming loneliness in a manner very similar to "Lars and the Real Girl". Instead of a rubber sex doll, this lonely Geppetto cobbles together a companion out of trash. Both the resourcefulness and the success rate of his inventions take a page from the character of Data from "The Goonies". The robot, Charles, is also a bit reminiscent of Johnny 5 from the "Short Circuit" films.
This story picks the best elements from classic films and literature and combines them in a unique way. Since this film debuted around Halloween, audiences expecting anything Frankenstein-esque will be sorely disappointed. It does not contain any mishaps with introducing the robot into society. It does however contain an accelerated period of growth and maturity for the robot. It was very enjoyable to see Charles go from infant to adult with even a rebellious teen phase in the mix.
This film doesn't preach about artificial intelligence nor does it philosophize. It does not even answer the question of what Charles the robot does with the massive amounts of cabbage he consumes. It does not need to...It's just a cute little modern day fairy tale.
It combines elements like overcoming loneliness in a manner very similar to "Lars and the Real Girl". Instead of a rubber sex doll, this lonely Geppetto cobbles together a companion out of trash. Both the resourcefulness and the success rate of his inventions take a page from the character of Data from "The Goonies". The robot, Charles, is also a bit reminiscent of Johnny 5 from the "Short Circuit" films.
This story picks the best elements from classic films and literature and combines them in a unique way. Since this film debuted around Halloween, audiences expecting anything Frankenstein-esque will be sorely disappointed. It does not contain any mishaps with introducing the robot into society. It does however contain an accelerated period of growth and maturity for the robot. It was very enjoyable to see Charles go from infant to adult with even a rebellious teen phase in the mix.
This film doesn't preach about artificial intelligence nor does it philosophize. It does not even answer the question of what Charles the robot does with the massive amounts of cabbage he consumes. It does not need to...It's just a cute little modern day fairy tale.