That was when the icecaps had melted
because of the greenhouse gases...
...and the oceans had drowned cities... ...along all the shorelines of the world
Amsterdam, Venice, New York...
...forever lost
Millions of people were displaced
Climate became chaotic
Hundreds of millions of people starved in poorer countries
A high degree of prosperity survived
when the developed world...
...introduced sanctions to license pregnancies...
... which was why robots
who did not consume resources...
...beyond those of their first manufacture...
... were so essential an economic link...
...in the chain mail of society
To create an artificial being has been man's dream...
...since the birth of science
Not merely from the modern age when our forebears created...
...the first thinking machines, primitive ones that played chess
How far we have come!
The artificial being is a reality
a perfect simulacrum...
...articulated in limb
articulate in speech...
...and not lacking in human response
And even pain-memory response
How did that make you feel?
Angry? Shocked?
-I don't understand
-What did I do to your feelings?
You did it to my hand
All right
There's the rub
Undress
At Cybertronics, the artificial being
has reached its highest form
The universally adapted Mecha...
...the basis for hundreds of models serving humans...
...in all the multiplicity of daily life
That's far enough
But we have no reason to congratulate ourselves
We are rightly proud of it
But what does it amount to?
Sheila, open
A sensory toy...
...with intelligent behavioral circuits...
...using neurone-sequencing technology...
...as old as I am
I believe that my work on mapping
the impulse pathways in a neurone...
...can enable us to construct...
...a Mecha of a qualitatively different order
I propose...
...that we build a robot...
...who can love
Love?
But we ship thousands of lover-models every month
Of course. You're your own best customer, Syatyoo-Sama
Quality control is very important
Tell me,
what is love?
Love is first widening my eyes...
...quickening my breathing, warming my skin and--
And so on, exactly so
Thank you, Sheila
I wasn't referring to sensuality simulators
The word that I used was "love."
Like the love of a child for its parents
I propose that we build a robot-child who can love
A robot-child who will genuinely love the parent it imprints on...
...with a love that never ends
A child-substitute Mecha?
But a Mecha with a mind, with neuronal feedback
I'm suggesting that love will be the key...
...by which they acquire a subconscious never before achieved
An inner world of metaphor, of intuition... ...of self-motivated reasoning,
of dreams
A robot that dreams?
Yes
How exactly do we pulI this off?
It occurs to me...
...with all this animus existing against Mechas today...
...it isn't just creating a robot who can love
But isn't the real conundrum
can a human love them back?
Ours will be a perfect child,
always loving, never ill, never changing
With all the childless couples yearning for a license...
...our Mecha will open up a new market and fill a great human need
But you haven't answered my question
If a robot could genuinely love a person...
...what responsibility does the person hold toward that Mecha in return?
-It's a moral question, isn't it?
-The oldest one of all
But in the beginning
didn't God create Adam to love him?
"The baby was born as the first leaves of autumn fell
A baby boy. And Marian's wish came true
The boy had white hair
He was baptized Martin, after his grandfather."
Dr. Frazier, good to see you
There was an article in the Journal of Chinese Medicine
Hello, Monica
They talked about virus locators
Did you read it?
I can still hear you
-I'm worried about her
-I know
She feels that
she should mourn the death of your son
After five years, you feel you should mourn too
But medicine says mourning is inappropriate
Martin is pending
Pending
So all her grief goes undigested
Henry, your son may be beyond our science
But it's your wife who can still be reached
The screening process was tougher
than building the prototype
Of our 2000 employees only a few
met your minimum requirements for the in-house testing
Initiate
Employment record, quality of lifestyle
Query.
Internal data Loyalty to the firm, and in this individual's case...
...a family tragedy that may qualify him above the rest
I'll see him
Henry!
-Don't kill me
-What are you doing?
I love you. Don't kill me
The door's closed
I like your floor
I can't accept this!
There is no substitute for your own child!
You don't have to accept it or even try.
-It's not too late to take him back
-What were you thinking?
-I'll do whatever you want
-Do you think I can just...?
-I'll do whatever you want!
-I don't know what to do
I'll return him to Cybertronics in the morning
It's gone
Good
I mean, Henry, did you see his face?
He's so real
-But he's not
-No, he's not
-Inside, he's like the rest, isn't he?
-100 miles of fiber, yeah
But outside, he just looks so real...
...like he is a child
A Mecha-child
A child
The faith my company has placed on me, on us, is extraordinary
There are a few procedures to follow
if you decide to keep David
If you keep him,
an imprinting protocol consisting of seven words...
...needs to be spoken to David in this order here
For our own protection
this imprinting is irreversible
His love would be sealed and we'd be part of him forever
Because of this, after imprinting, no Mecha-child can be resold
If a parent decides not to keep it...
...they must return it to Cybertronics for destruction
I had to sign an agreement or they wouldn't let you see David
You have to sign it too. Right here
Monica... ...don't imprint until you're entirely sure
Silly man. Of course I'm not sure
Would you like me to sleep now?
Good idea. Good idea
Monica?
Well, it's late, you know. It's after 9
How late do they let you stay up?
I can never go to sleep
But I can lay quietly and not make a peep
Those pajamas will fit
We'll check on you in the morning
Dress me?
I'm gonna say good night while you boys be boys
Raise your arms
-Is it a game?
-Yes
Hide-and-seek
I found you
That's your room, just go and play
I found you
Out! Out! Get out of here!
And close the goddamn door!
Is it a game?
Now, I'm gonna read some words
They won't make any sense, but I want you to listen to them anyway
And look at me all the time
Can you do that?
Yes, Monica
Can you feel my hand on the back of your neck?
Yes
-Does any of this hurt?
-No
Okay, now...
...look at me
Ready?
Cirrus
Socrates
Particle
Decibel
Hurricane
Dolphin
Tulip
Monica
David
Monica
All right
I wonder if I did that right
What were those words for, Mommy?
What did you call me?
Mommy
Who am I, David?
You are my mommy
You smell lovely.
I love it when you wear this stuff
-Will you love me when it's gone?
-No Stop it!
We can marry again and begin with a scent that's not in short supply
Come on, we're late
-Hello, David
-Hello, Henry
Walk us out, sweetheart. Come on!
My shoe!
-Your tie!
-I'm helpless
You're hopeless!
He made our bed
He's just trying so hard!
He's trying to please me. He has a way with my coffee!
It's creepy
You never hear him coming
-He is only a child
-He's a toy
He's a gift. From you
David, when we leave, the doors will go smart...
...so you can't leave your room, but if you'd like....
-I put too much on
-Do I smell lovely?
Oh, God, no!
Mommy?
Will you die?
Well, one day, David, yes, I will
I'll be alone
Don't worry yourself so
How long will you live?
For ages
For 50 years
I love you, Mommy
I hope you never die
Never
Yes
Darling! We're becoming unfashionably, unreasonably late
Hello?
This belonged to Martin, my son
His name is Teddy
Teddy, this is David
-Hello, Teddy
-Hello, David
Teddy is a supertoy.
I know you'll take good care of each other
I am not a toy
Henry!
-Sorry!
-What were you doing?
I'll tell you in the car. Come on!
Is 50 years a long time?
I don't think so
David, I'll get it!
-Hand it to me
-Look what I can do
Hello
Yes?
Mrs. Swinton, could you hold?
I have an urgent call
Yes, I will
David, I need the phone now
Monica?
Can you hear me?
-Let the phone talk now
-Pick up the phone, Monica!
-Run along, play with Teddy
-Oh, my God, Moni--
Hello, Henry, what is it?
What?
When?
Oh, God!
David
The most wonderful thing in the whole world has happened
This is Martin
This is my son
Martin, no!
We'll have a contest to see who he comes to first
Come here, Teddy! Come here!
Teddy!
Come here!
-You call him too. -Come here, Teddy
-Come on. Teddy!
-Come here, boy
-Come here!
Come on, Teddy
-Come here, Teddy
-Teddy, come. -Come here, Teddy
-Come here, Teddy. -Come, Teddy! Come
Mommy! Mommy!
Are they torturing you, Teddy?
He used to be a supertoy, but...
...now he's old and stupid
You want him?
Yes, please
Now you're the new supertoy
What stuff can you do?
Can you do power stuff, like walk on the ceiling or the walls?
Anti-gravity, like float or fly?
Can you?
No, because I'm real
Can you break this?
I better not
These things, they do look better in pieces. They do
I can't
Stand up
-Look, they made you bigger than me
-Who did?
They did. The dollmakers. They made you taller
Why don't you look like one?
Like one?
You're not cute like a doll
You just look like someone's ordinary kid
When's your birthday?
I never had a birthday
When were you first built? When's your "build-day"?
I don't remember
Okay, what's the first thing you can remember?
A bird
What sort of bird?
A bird with big wings...
...and feathers sticking up from the bottom
Can you draw it?
Yes
That looks like a peacock
Can you say peacock?
Peacock
-Can you say pee?
-Pee
Now say that two times fast
Okay
Then you gotta put the green ones--
Read to us?
Let's see
Oh, yeah
David's going to love it
"The Showman went into the kitchen...
...where the sheep for supper...
...was roasting on the spit in the furnace
When he saw there was not enough wood...
...he called Harlequin and Punchinello and said;
'Bring me Pinocchio! He is hanging on a nail
He is made of dry wood
and will make a nice fire for my roast."'
"Pinocchio worked until midnight
And instead of making eight baskets,
he made 1 6
Then he went to bed and fell asleep
As he slept, he dreamt he saw the fairy, lovely and smiling...
...who gave him a kiss, saying;
'Brave Pinocchio...
...in return for your good heart, I forgive all your past misdeeds
Be good in future, and you will be happy.'
Then the dream ended and Pinocchio awoke, fulI of amazement
You can imagine how astonished he was when he saw...
...that he was no longer a puppet...
...but a real boy, just like other boys."
Josephine has taken a leave of absence
Oh, my God. Well
I saw that coming
-How? They were fabulous together
-Come on! She was miserable
-He never said they were miserable
-That's because....
-Is that because of the cutbacks?
-No idea. They don't tell me
-Do they have a weight problem?
-So do I
You do not!
That is ridiculous
I don't know
There's something about inner beauty that....
You will break
-That is ridiculous!
-Exactly
-Work has become so silly
-I know what you're talking about
-Does he eat?
-I'm not sure
-You're not supposed to do that
-What are you doing?
-Martin, put the fork down!
-Stop, David.
Will you stop?
Martin, you're provoking him. Stop it
-Stop it!
-The two of you, stop! Stop it now!
Stop it!
David, stop it!
-There's sputum in the code lockers
-Smell that garlic
We should throw in a chest mint
-Can you locate the surface?
-Don't touch the merchandise
-It's all swamp in here
-You made a mess of yourself
Spinach is for rabbits, people and Popeye
Not robo-boys
Try to insert yourself
Through the pantry, the lower shelves
It's okay, Mommy.
It doesn't hurt
Deactivators are all shut down on the left side
-Monica
-No! I have to....
That's not all of it. That's not all of it
If you do something really, really, really special for me...
...a special mission...
...then I'll go tell Mommy...
...I love you
And then she'll love you too
What shall I do?
You have to promise, and then I'll tell you
You have to tell me, and then I'll promise
I want a lock of Mommy's hair
I'll share it with you
And if you had it and wore it...
...she might love you even more
Like the princess in the movie we saw
When she had the prince's hair in her necklace thing...
...he loved her
We can ask her
No, it has to be a secret mission
Sneak into Mommy's bedroom in the middle of the night...
...and chop it off
I can't, Martin. I'm not allowed
You promised
You said, "Tell me, and then I'll promise."
Didn't you?
David!
Why did you do that?
Why did you do that?!
Talk to me! Goddamn it, talk to me! Why did you do that?
You're hurting him! You'll break him!
Henry...
...I wanted Mommy to love me...
...more
-Oh, my God!
-What?
I think I cut my eye
I think it's bleeding
Come on, watch it
It's normal for boys to be jealous and competitive
Martin's been home a month.
Brothers normally challenge each other
He was playing a game, he made a mistake.
He's practically human
-Not holding the knife
-Scissors
It was a weapon
-Why do you think he'd harm me?
-We don't know the answer
How is he worth the risk to you, to Martin, to our family?
-I won't let you take him back
-Think about this
If he was created to love, then we can assume he can hate
And if pushed to those extremes, what is he capable of?
Happy birthday, Martin
I made this for you
-Is this your little brother?
-Technically, no
-He's Mecha
-What's Mecha?
We're "org-anic"... ...you're "mecha-anical."
Orga, Mecha
Todd, stop!
I didn't know they even made kids
Can you pee?
-I cannot
-Let's see what you can't pee with
Guys, come on
Touch it
It feels so real! That's creepy
-It feels so real!
-That is too real. Mecha-real
Does he have DAS?
-DAS what?
-Das ist gut!
Damage Avoidance System. DAS
It's a pain-alert system
Our serving man has it
So they don't go picking up fire with their hands
Watch. Watch this
I'm not gonna cut you. This won't hurt. I'm not gonna cut your skin. Tell me when you feel it
-leep me safe, Martin
-Let me go!
-leep me safe, Martin
-Let me go! Mom!
Mom!
Henry!
Oh, my God!
Oh, my God, he's not breathing!
Come on,
Take a breath
Cough it up. That's a great boy!
-Thank God! -Call Frazier
Get him out of the sun
-Hey, David?
-Mommy!
I need to speak to you for a minute, okay?
Okay
These are beautiful
Thank you
I was thinking that we could go for a drive tomorrow in the country
You and me. What do you say?
-And Teddy?
-Yeah, and Teddy
Thank you, Mommy
Thank you so much
Tomorrow's gonna be just for us, okay?
Where are we going?
Someplace nice?
Are those happy tears?
What's for dinner tonight?
-You know you don't eat
-Yes
But I like sitting at the table
David? David, I want--
David, listen
Listen to me!
David, listen
You won't understand the reasons...
...but I have to leave you here
Is it a game?
No
When will you come back for me?
I'm not. You'll have to be here by yourself
Alone?
With Teddy
No
No, no, no! No, Mommy, please!
-No, no. Please, Mommy. -They would destroy you, David!
I'm sorry I broke myself, I'm sorry I cut your hair...
...and I'm sorry I hurt Martin--
I have to go! I have to go! Stop it!
Stop it!
-I have to go now
-Mommy, don't! Mommy!
If Pinocchio became real and I become real, can I come home?
-That's a story
-But a story tells what happens
Stories are not real! You're not real!
Now, look. Take this, all right?
Take this. Don't let anyone see how much it is
Look! Don't go that way
Go anywhere but that way or they'll catch you
Don't ever let them catch you!
Stay away from Flesh Fairs, stay away from people
Stay away from all people
Only others like you, only Mecha are safe!
- I gotta go.
Why do you want to leave me? Why?
I'm sorry I'm not real
If you let me, I'll be so real for you!
Let go. Let go, David
Let go!
I'm sorry I didn't tell you about the world
I'm afraid
-Of me?
-Yes
That I will hurt you?
Yes
I think...
...you're afraid of letting go
I think you're afraid of happiness
And this is starting to excite me
Are you afraid of seeing the stars... ...Patricia?
I can show you how to reach them
I'm afraid of what you've got under there
May I see what it looks like first?
Is this your first time... ...with something like me?
I've never been with Mecha
That makes two of us
I'm afraid it will hurt
Patricia...
...once you've had a lover-robot...
...you'll never want a real man... ...again
Are these the wounds of passion?
Do you hear that music?
You...
...are a goddess...
...Patricia
You wind me up inside
But you deserve much better in your life
You deserve...
...me
-Hey, Joe, what do you know?
-Jane, how's the game?
-Hey, Joe, what do you know?
-Hello. Mr. Williamson
Place a DND on room 102
Sure thing
There you are
Oh, Joe
When you're done, crack your collar, show off your operating license
The Flesh Fair is in Barn Creek and
the hounds are out hunting for strays
-Good thing I ran into you. Thanks
-Sure thing
Mustn't keep a lady waiting
Miss Bevins
It's Joe. At your service
I've been counting the seconds since last we met
Have you been crying, Samantha?
I found a tear
Hey, Joe, what do you know?
How many seconds has it been...
...the last time you two were together?
255,133
Goodbye, Sam.
And never forget;You killed me first
I'm in bad trouble
If I am a real boy...
...then I can go back
And she will love me then
How?
The BIue Fairy made Pinocchio into a real boy
She can make me into a real boy
I must find her. I must become real
There must be someone in the world who knows where she lives
Moon on the rise!
It's the Flesh Fair. They destroy us on-stage
I've been there
What do we do?
We run now
Any old iron
Any old iron. Any old iron
Expel your Mecha!
Purge yourselves of artificiality
Let some Mecha loose to run
Any old unlicensed iron down there?
Hey, you see that?
Could be a human thing
No, he's scanning cold
No expiration date, no I.D
-What's a new model doing loose?
-It's a late-generation lover-Mecha
That's a relief from all this antique iron.
Sure he's not a man?
I don't want another Trenton incident
He's a free-range Mecha running hot
Reel him in!
Sic the hounds on the rest
Shake down shantytown!
What's your name?
My name is David
Hello, David. How old are you?
I don't know
You need someone to take care of you?
Would you like a nanny?
I have many good references
Do you know where the BIue Fairy lives?
Let out the line
Steady your drift
Open the lower hold
Don't be afraid, David
I'll break, David
Hello!
Anybody lose this? Hello!
This your dog?
Take it to lost and found
Lost and found!
-Do you know David?
-Where's the "off" switch?
Where's David?
Can you help me find David?
I have to find David
Are you taking me to David?
Could you shoot me over the propeller?
I don't need to go through it
I changed my mind
Gentlemen, start your engines!
Ten!
Nine!
Eight!
Seven!
Six!
Five!
Four!
Three!
Two!
One!
What about us?
We are alive...
...and this is a celebration of life!
And this is commitment...
...to a truly human future!
-What's your name?
-Hello, Teddy
Hello, David
Take it! Take it
-Biker hounds rolling
-Cue biker hound
-Papa!
-Amanda, go outside. It's smoky here
There's a boy in the cage
-What did you say?
-There's a boy in the cage
-A boy?
-A real boy. He's stuck in the cage
-In the pen, honey?
-In the jail place
-Crowd reaction....
-We got a remote near the pigpen?
Bring it up. Let me see what she's talking about
-What are you looking for?
-She says she saw a boy in there
-How do you know about this?
-The bear told me
I told her
Would you be so kind and shut down my pain receivers?
Why is this happening?
History repeats itself
It's the rite of blood and electricity
When the opportunities avail themselves, they pick away at us...
...cutting back our numbers so they can maintain numerical superiority
My time, is it up already?
Goodbye, everyone
-leep me safe, keep me safe!
leep me safe, keep me safe, keep me safe
Security
Do you have any reports of any missing kids or children?
All right, thanks
How'd you get in there?
Boy!
You, boy!
What's your name?
I won't bite you
Come over where I can see you
I won't hurt you. I just need to see
-You're a machine
-I'm a boy
Is he a toy boy?
My name is David
Impossible
I still work, don't I?
I can work in the dark, but my lamp is broken
My lamplight will not work
I hit my lamp on a girder overhead
Goodbye, David
No one builds children
No one ever has. What would be the point?
It could be a custom job
Some rich guy's pretend child
I'm a custom job
75 years ago, I was Time magazine's Mecha of the Year!
No, this work is first-rate
A lot of love went into him
David?
You are one of a kind, you know that?
-Who made you?
-My mommy made me
Her womb was your factory, huh?
One of those built to aspire to the human condition
Who is your maker? Serve U.S., E.Z. Living, Robiville?
-Simulit City Center, Cybertronics? -Monica is my mommy
Can I speak with you?
Thinking about not showing him?
Something this original you don't toss out!
Originality without purpose is useless
If money is your purpose, here's your refund. My compliments
-What'll you do with him?
-Put him where he belongs In show business
It was certainly my good fortune, running into you!
-Let go of him. Let go!
-I'm trying
-Don't let go! leep me safe!
-Suit yourselves
Johnson-Johnson! Johnson-Johnson!
Johnson-Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen...
...boys and girls and children of all ages
What will they think of next?
See here!
A bitty-bot, a Tinkertoy, a living doll
We all know why they made him
To steal your hearts, to replace your children
This is the latest of their insults to human dignity
And in their grand scheme to phase out God's children...
...meet the next generation of child... ...designed to do just that
Do not be fooled...
...by the artistry of this creation
No doubt there was talent in its crafting
Yet, with the very first strike,
you will see the big lie...come apart before your very eyes!
Don't burn me! Don't burn me!
I'm not Pinocchio!Don't make me die! I'm David! I'm David!
Mecha don't plead for their lives! Who is that?
He looks like a boy!
Built like a boy to disarm us
See how they try to imitate our emotions now!
Whatever performance this Sim puts on, remember...
...we are only demolishing artificiality!
Let he who is without Sim...
...cast the first stone
He's just a boy! Johnson, you're a monster!
Get him out before they tear this place apart!
-We found him
-Where?
-A Flesh Fair outside Haddonfield
-Is he alive?
Yes. He's in one piece
I see the moon
-Is it real?
-I don't know, David
Is it coming?
I can't tell yet
Let's not walk this way
-Where are we going?
-This way now
Are you in trouble? Have you run away?
-My mommy told me to run away
-Why?
-I guess because Henry didn't like me
-Why was that?
-Martin came home
-And who is he?
Martin is Mommy and Henry's real son
After I find the BIue Fairy, then I can go home
Mommy will love a real boy
The BIue Fairy will make me into one
Is BIue Fairy Mecha, Orga, man or woman?
Woman
Woman?
I know women!
They sometimes ask for me by name
I know all about women
About as much as there is to know
No two are ever alike
And after they've met me, no two...
...are ever the same.
And I know where they can be found
-Where?
-Rouge City
Across the Delaware. Too far for our feet
We'll need help to get there
And it is not without peril
We will have to journey...
...towards the moon
Are there many women in Rouge City?
-As there are stars at night
-How do we find just one?
We will ask Dr. Inow
There is nothing he doesn't
Exactly what name do you give this woman?
She is just BIue Fairy
BIue Fairy
In the world of Orga, bIue is the color of melancholy
Yet the services I provide will put a bIush back on anyone's cheek
I will change the color of your fairy for you
She will scream out;
"Oh, yes. Oh, God. Oh, yes. Oh, God. Oh, God!"
She'll make you a real boy, I'll make her a real woman...
...and all will be right...
...because you held my hand and saved my brain...
...so that once again my customers may ask for me by name;
"Gigolo Joe, what do you know?"
Why do you do that?
That's just what I do
Now follow me and don't fall behind.
All roads lead to Rouge!Don't they say that, hey? Don't they just?
There are girls just like me
We are the guiltless pleasures
of the lonely human
You won't get us pregnant or have us to supper
We work under you, we work on you and we work for you
Man made us better at what we do than was ever humanly possible
If you could manage us a lift to Rouge City,
all this...
...and much, much more...
...can be yours
Get in
Say "ah."
Over there is Here litty litty...
...where the agency held my tryouts when I was made new
That's Tails. Very hoity-toity
I've yet to be asked to perform there
Only sunrise gents and sunset ladies. Sierra Class robots
Can't even speak English. All made in Sweden
Couldn't tell a joke from a poke
There's Mildred. I have to show you inside Mildred
Are you her?
That's Our Lady of the Immaculate Heart
Those who made us, look for those who made them
They go in, fold their hands, sing songs...
...and when they come out, it's me they find
I've picked up a lot of business on this spot
But, Joe, where's BIue Fairy?
That's what we'll find out when we ask Dr. Inow
That's where everyone goes who needs to know
Meet the good doctor
Starving minds, welcome to Dr. Inow...
...where food for thought is served all day...
...in 40,000 locations nationwide
Ask Dr. Inow. There's nothing I don't
Tell me where I can find the BIue Fairy
Question me, you pay the fee
Two for five, you get one free
Two questions cost five Newbucks with a third question on the house
In this day and age, nothing costs more than information
-That's it.
-Ten Newbucks and a 10 copper...comes to seven questions
That should be enough
He's a smooth operator
He'll press our limits, but try we must
David.
Greetings! On offer, fact or fiction
Literacy range from primal to postdoctoral
From fairy tale to religious. Who's who or where's where
Or flat fact
-Flat fact?
-Thank you for question one
A term demanding an equal answer....
That shouldn't count! That wasn't my question
You must not raise your voice up at the end of the sentence
-Flat fact
-You have six more questions
Where is BIue Fairy?
In the garden. Vascostylis BIue Fairy
Blooms twice annually with bright, bIue flowers. A hybrid between Ascola meda Arnold. Five more questions!
Who is BIue Fairy?
Are you sad, lonely, looking for a friend?
BIue Fairy Escort Service will find a mate for you
You have four more questions
Joe!
Try "fairy tale."
New category
A fairy's tale
No! Fairy tale
No. Fairy tale
What is BIue Fairy?
Pinocchio, by Carlo Collodi
"There was a rustling as a flapping of wings...
...and a falcon flew to the windowsill
'What are your orders, beautiful fairy?"'
That's her!
"You know that the child with bIue hair... ...was the good-hearted fairy...
...who had lived in that wood for more than a thousand--"
David.
That's her!
It was an example of her. But we're getting closer
But if a fairy tale is real,
then wouldn't it be fact? A flat fact?
Say no more
New category, please
Combine...
...fact with...
...fairy tale
Now... ...ask him again
How... ...can the BIue Fairy...
...make... ...a robot...
...into a real, live boy?
Come away O human child To the waters and the wild
With a fairy hand in hand
For the world's more fulI of weeping Than you can understand
Your quest will be perilous, yet the reward is beyond price
In his book, How Can a Robot Become Human?...
...Professor Allen Hobby
writes of that which transforms Mecha into Orga
How do I find her?
Discovery is quite possible
Our BIue Fairy does exist in one place and in one place only
At the end of the world where the lions weep
Here is the place dreams are born
Many a Mecha has gone to the end of the world, never to come back
That is why they call the end of the world "Man-hattan."
And that's why we must go there
Wait!
What if the BIue Fairy isn't real at all?
What if she's magic? The supernatural unites the universe
Only Orga believe what cannot be seen
It's what separates our species
What if she's an electronic parasite...
...that haunts artificial intelligence?
They hate us, you know. The humans
They'll stop at nothing
My mommy doesn't hate me
Because I'm special and unique!
Because there's never been anyone like me before, ever
When I am real...
...Mommy will read to me and tuck me in my bed...
...and listen to me and cuddle with me...
...and tell me every day 100 times that she loves me!
She loves what you do for her...
...as my customers love what it is I do for them
But she does not love you, David
She cannot love you
You are neither flesh nor blood.
You are not a dog or a cat or a canary
You were designed and built specific like the rest of us
You are alone now because they tired of you...
...or replaced you...
...or were displeased with something you said or broke
They made us too smart, too quick
and too many
We suffer for their mistakes
because when the end comes...all that will be left is us!
That's why they hate us. And that's why you must stay here
With me
Goodbye, Joe
Stay back. Stay back
Let's clear this doorway, please
You're in bad trouble
Go about your business now. Let's go. Move it
Be careful, David. This is not a toy
-Destination?
-Man-hattan
Mecha-restricted area
-Man-hattan
-Destination achieved
The lost city in the sea at the end of the world
"Where the lions weep. "
Turn around, Joe
We're not gonna give up yet
Turn around. Turn all the way around
Professor Hobby?
Come away O human child To the waters and the wild
With a fairy hand in hand
For the world's more fulI of weeping Than you can understand
Professor Hobby?
Hello?
Hello!
Is this the place they make you real?
This is the place they make you read
Are you real?
I guess
Are you me?
-I'm David
-You're not!
Yes, I am
I'm David
So am I
Hello, David
Can you read?
Can you sit down and we can read together?
Let's be friends
You can't have her
I can't hear you
She's mine.
And I'm the only one
I'm David! I'm David!
I'm David!
I'm special! I'm unique! I'm David!
You can't have her!
I'm David! I'm David!
David!
Yes, you are David
Professor Hobby?
Yes, David. I've been waiting for you
Dr. Inow told me you'd be here
Is BIue Fairy here too?
I first heard of your BIue Fairy from Monica
-What could the BIue Fairy do for you?
-Make me a real boy
But you are a real boy
As real as I've ever made
which would make me your BIue Fairy
You're not her
Dr. Inow said she'd be at the lost city in the sea--
That's what Dr. Inow needed to know to get you to come home to us
And it's the only time we intervened
The only help that we gave him...
...to give to you...
...so you could find your way home to us
Until you, robots didn't dream...
...robots didn't desire unless we told them what to want
David.
Do you have any idea what a success story you've become?
You found a fairy tale
and inspired by love, fueled by desire...
...you set out to make her real
Most remarkable of all,
no one taught you how!
We lost you for a while
When you were found
we had a simple test
Where would your self-motivated reasoning take you? To concIude that BIue Fairy...
...is a human flaw,
to wish for things that don't exist...
...or to the greatest human gift...
...the ability to chase down our dreams?
And that is something no machine has ever done until you
I thought I was one of a kind
My son was one of a kind
You are the first of a kind
David.
My brain is falling out
Would you like to meet your real mothers and fathers?
The team is anxious to talk to you
I want you to wait here. I'll gather them up
We want to hear everything about your adventures
We want to thank you...
...and tell you what's in store for you next
Mommy
I saw it, Joe.
I saw it
The place where she lives. She's down there
-She is?
-She's waiting for me. We have to go!
When you become a real boy,
remember me to the ladies when you grow up
-Goodbye, Joe
-Goodbye, David
I am
I was!
David, please be careful
-The BIue Fairy's all right
-What happened?
-I don't know
-We are in a cage
BIue Fairy?
Please
Please, please, make me into a real, live boy
Please
BIue Fairy?
Please
Please...
...make me real
BIue Fairy
please
Please make me real
Please make me a real boy
Please, BIue Fairy
Make me into a real boy
Please....
And David continued to pray to the BIue Fairy...
...she who smiled softly forever
She who welcomed forever
Eventually, the floodlights died...
...but David could still see her, palely, by day
And he still addressed her, in hope
He prayed until all the sea anemones had shriveled and died...
...as the ocean froze...
...and the ice encased the amphibicopter and the BIue Fairy...
...locking them together where he could see her...
...a bIue ghost in ice
AIways there
AIways smiling
AIways awaiting him
Eventually, he never moved at all...
...but his eyes always stayed open...
...staring ahead forever all through the darkness of each night...
...and the next day...
...and the next day....
Thus
2000 years passed by
Teddy, we're home
Mommy?
Mommy!
We're home!
Where are you?
David!
You have been searching for me, haven't you?
For my whole life
And what, after all this time, have you come to ask me?
-I have a wish to make
-And what is your wish?
Please make me a real boy...
...so my mommy will love me and let me stay with her
David, I will do anything that is possible...
...but I cannot make you a real boy
Where am I?
This looks like my house, but it is different
Yes, it is different
But it's also your home
We read your mind and it's all here
There's nothing too small that you didn't store for us to remember
We so want you to be happy
You are so important to us, David
You are unique in all the world
Will Mommy be coming home soon?
Is she out shopping with Martin now?
David,
she can never come home...
...because 2000 years have passed...
...and she is no longer living
Dearest David
when you are lonely...
...we can bring back other people from your time in the past
If you can bring back other people...
...why can't you bring back her?!
We can only bring back people whose bodies we dig up from the ice
We need some physical sample of the person...
...like a bone or a fingernail
David
Yes, Teddy?
Do you remember when you cut some of Mommy's hair?
Henry shook me
And you dropped her hair?
I know
Now you can bring her back...
...can't you?
Give him what he wants
Dearest David, your wish is my command
Hey, Joe, what do you know?
I often felt a sort of envy of humans... ...of that thing they called spirit
Humans created a million explanations of the meaning of life...
...in art, poetry, mathematical formulas
Certainly they must be the key to the meaning of existence
But human beings no longer existed
So we began a project...
...that would make it possible to re-create a person, long dead...
...from the DNA in a fragment of bone or mummified skin
We also wondered, would it be possible...
...to retrieve a memory trace in resonance with a re-created body?
And you know what we found?
We found the very fabric of space-time itself... ...stored information about every event...
...which had ever occurred in the past
But the experiment was a failure
Those who were resurrected only lived through one day of renewed life
When they fell asleep on the night of their first new day...
...they died again
When they became unconscious, their very existence...
...faded away into darkness
So you see, the equations had shown...
...that once an individual space-time pathway had been used...
...it could not be reused
If we bring your mother back now...
...it will only be for one day...
...and then you will never see her again
Maybe....
Maybe she will be special
Maybe she will stay
I thought this would be hard for you to understand
You were created to be so young
Maybe the one day will be like that day inside the amphibicopter
Maybe it will last forever
David, you are the enduring memory... ...of the human race
The most lasting proof of their genius
We only want for your happiness
David...
...you've had so little of that
If you want for my happiness...
...then you know what you have to do
Listen
Can you hear that?
The new morning has come
Go to her, David
She's just waking up this instant
I found you
I must have dozed off
-How long--? -Would you like some coffee?
Just the way you like it?
Yeah, I'd love a coffee
It'll wake me up
OK
You never forget how, do you?
No
I never forget
I must be a little confused
What day is it?
It is...
today
As the day wore on,
David thought it was the happiest day of his life
All the problems seemed to have disappeared from his mommy's mind
There was no Henry, there was no Martin
There was no grief
There was only David
David was told not to explain anything...
...or she'd be frightened and everything would be spoiled
But David's journey home belonged to him
So he didn't see the harm of painting things she'd have no memory of
David had never had a birthday because he'd never been born
So they baked a cake and lit candles
-Now make a wish
-It came true already
By now, the windows were beginning to dim
David drew the shades without even needing to be asked
I really ought to be tucking you in
How strange
How fascinating
I can hardly keep my eyes open
I don't know what's come over me
Such a beautiful day
I love you, David
I do love you
I have always loved you
That was the everlasting moment he had been waiting for
And the moment had passed, for Monica was sound asleep
More than merely asleep
Should he shake her, she would never rouse
So David went to sleep too
And for the first time in his life...
...he went to that place...
... where dreams are born