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Eng 225 Final Film Critique
Final Film Critique Draft
Wanda Williams-Lark
ENG 225 Introduction to Film
Stanley Davis October 10, 2011

The film that I chose for this assignment is” I, Robot.” The film is set in the year 2035 in Chicago. The director is Alex Proyas and stars Will Smith and Bridget Monahan. What I will try to show is that in the near future robotic mechanisms will be able to have some sort of loyalty. This story is told through the eyes of Det. Del Spooner (Will Smith) He has a dislike of the robots because of an experience he had with one and because of this there is no trust for them. He fears they will take over. The acting in the film, in my opinion is very good. Will Smith did a good job with this as did his co-star. However, she could

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