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* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: The film can be seen as having a disturbingly pro-death message.
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* HilariousInHindsight: In this film, Robin Williams portrays a robot. Six years later, he would ''voice'' a bot named Fender in Creator/BlueSkyStudios' ''WesternAnimation/{{Robots}}''.

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* HilariousInHindsight: In this film, Robin Williams portrays a robot. Six years later, he would ''voice'' a bot named Fender in Creator/BlueSkyStudios' ''WesternAnimation/{{Robots}}''.



** The end of the movie where Andrew [[spoiler:willingly gives up his life to be happy (fulfilling his dreams of being recognized as human, that is)]] becomes a whole lot darker when you take into account Robin Williams' own suicide in 2014. Not to mention [[spoiler: near the end of the film, seeing Robin Williams in aging prosthetics makeup is a bit odd and unnerving now since he tragically only lived to age 63]].

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** The end of the movie where Andrew [[spoiler:willingly gives up his life to be happy (fulfilling his dreams of being recognized as human, that is)]] becomes a whole lot darker when you take into account Robin Williams' own suicide in 2014.2014 (the day he died, August 11, was also Embeth Davidtz's birthday). Not to mention [[spoiler: near the end of the film, seeing Robin Williams in aging prosthetics makeup is a bit odd and unnerving now since he tragically only lived to age 63]].


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* HilariousInHindsight: In this film, Robin Williams portrays a robot. Six years later, he would ''voice'' a bot named Fender in Creator/BlueSkyStudios' ''WesternAnimation/{{Robots}}''.
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* FridgeBrilliance: The film seems to say that eventually ''all'' [=NorthAm=] robots would achieve sapience; the "accident" with Andrew only accelerated it. Heck, robot "glitches" result in them getting a MindWipe, which means their journey is reset before it can begin. Galatea achieving it is due to her being in a home that definitely wouldn't reset her brain.

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* HarsherInHindsight: The end of the movie where Andrew [[spoiler:willingly gives up his life to be happy (fulfilling his dreams of being recognized as human, that is)]] becomes a whole lot darker when you take into account Robin Williams' own suicide in 2014. Not to mention [[spoiler: near the end of the film, seeing Robin Williams in aging prosthetics makeup is a bit odd and unnerving now since he tragically only lived to age 63]].

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The end of the movie where Andrew [[spoiler:willingly gives up his life to be happy (fulfilling his dreams of being recognized as human, that is)]] becomes a whole lot darker when you take into account Robin Williams' own suicide in 2014. Not to mention [[spoiler: near the end of the film, seeing Robin Williams in aging prosthetics makeup is a bit odd and unnerving now since he tragically only lived to age 63]].
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* HilariousInHindsight: In this film, Robin Williams portrays a robot. Six years later, he would ''voice'' a bot named Fender in Creator/BlueSkyStudios' ''WesternAnimation/{{Robots}}.

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* HilariousInHindsight: In this film, Robin Williams portrays a robot. Six years later, he would ''voice'' a bot named Fender in Creator/BlueSkyStudios' ''WesternAnimation/{{Robots}}.''WesternAnimation/{{Robots}}''.
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** A lot of the lyrics in Music/CelineDion's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYjqojwp2hQ Then You Look at Me]] has also become harsher in hindsight--not only for Robin Williams' suicide, but also for the film's composer Music/JamesHorner's death from a plane crash in June 2015.''

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** A lot of the lyrics in Music/CelineDion's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYjqojwp2hQ Then You Look at Me]] has also become harsher in hindsight--not only for Robin Williams' suicide, but also for the film's composer Music/JamesHorner's death from a plane crash in June 2015.''
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** A lot of the lyrics in CelineDion's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYjqojwp2hQ Then You Look at Me]] has also become harsher in hindsight--not only for Robin Williams' suicide, but also for the film's composer Music/JamesHorner's death from a plane crash in June 2015.''

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** A lot of the lyrics in CelineDion's Music/CelineDion's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYjqojwp2hQ Then You Look at Me]] has also become harsher in hindsight--not only for Robin Williams' suicide, but also for the film's composer Music/JamesHorner's death from a plane crash in June 2015.''
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* HarsherInHindsight: The end of the movie where Andrew [[spoiler:willingly gives up his life to be happy (fulfilling his dreams of being recognized as human, that is)]] becomes a whole lot darker when you take into account Robin Williams' own suicide in 2014. Not to mention [[spoiler: near the end of the film, seeing Robin Williams in aging prosthetics makeup is a bit odd and unnerving now since he tragically didn't live that old]].

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* HarsherInHindsight: The end of the movie where Andrew [[spoiler:willingly gives up his life to be happy (fulfilling his dreams of being recognized as human, that is)]] becomes a whole lot darker when you take into account Robin Williams' own suicide in 2014. Not to mention [[spoiler: near the end of the film, seeing Robin Williams in aging prosthetics makeup is a bit odd and unnerving now since he tragically didn't live that old]].only lived to age 63]].
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** In a remarkable change from her earlier always perky personality, Galatea is clearly barely holding herself together when Andrew and Portia die.
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* HarsherInHindsight: The end of the movie where Andrew [[spoiler:willingly gives up his life to be happy (fulfilling his dreams of being recognized as human, that is)]] becomes a whole lot darker when you take into account Robin William's own suicide in 2014. Not to mention [[spoiler: near the end of the film, seeing Robin Williams in aging prosthetics makeup is a bit odd and unnerving now since he tragically didn't live that old]].

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* HarsherInHindsight: The end of the movie where Andrew [[spoiler:willingly gives up his life to be happy (fulfilling his dreams of being recognized as human, that is)]] becomes a whole lot darker when you take into account Robin William's Williams' own suicide in 2014. Not to mention [[spoiler: near the end of the film, seeing Robin Williams in aging prosthetics makeup is a bit odd and unnerving now since he tragically didn't live that old]].
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** A lot of the lyrics in CelineDion's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYjqojwp2hQ Then You Look at Me]] has also become harsher in hindsight--not only for Robin Williams' suicide, but also for the film's composer JamesHorner's death from a plane crash in June 2015.''

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** A lot of the lyrics in CelineDion's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYjqojwp2hQ Then You Look at Me]] has also become harsher in hindsight--not only for Robin Williams' suicide, but also for the film's composer JamesHorner's Music/JamesHorner's death from a plane crash in June 2015.''
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Many works like this touch on the idea that robots earn their souls through experience, so this really doesn't apply.


* FridgeHorror: [[spoiler:The ending]] becomes rather worrying when you take something into consideration. Even if Andrew had become fully human, [[spoiler:it's doubtful that Rupert was able to give him a soul, to move on to the afterlife.]]
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*** [[spoiler: Three words: ''See you soon'']].
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* FridgeHorror: [[spoiler:The ending]] becomes rather worrying when you take something into consideration. Even if Andrew had become fully human, [[spoiler:it's doubtful that Marty was able to give him a soul, to move on to the afterlife.]]

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* FridgeHorror: [[spoiler:The ending]] becomes rather worrying when you take something into consideration. Even if Andrew had become fully human, [[spoiler:it's doubtful that Marty Rupert was able to give him a soul, to move on to the afterlife.]]
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* FridgeHorror: [[spoiler:The ending]] becomes rather worrying when you take something into consideration. Even if Andrew had become fully human, [[spoiler:it's doubtful that he could have a soul implanted to move on to the afterlife.]]

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* FridgeHorror: [[spoiler:The ending]] becomes rather worrying when you take something into consideration. Even if Andrew had become fully human, [[spoiler:it's doubtful that he could have Marty was able to give him a soul implanted soul, to move on to the afterlife.]]
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* FridgeHorror: [[spoiler:The ending]] becomes rather worrying when you take something into consideration. Even if Andrew had become fully human, [[spoiler:it's doubtful that he could have a soul implanted to move on to the afterlife.]]
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** A lot of the lyrics in CelineDion's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYjqojwp2hQ Then You Look at Me]] has also become harsher in hidnsight--not only for Robin Williams' suicide, but also for film's composer JamesHorner's death from a plane crash in June 2015.''

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** A lot of the lyrics in CelineDion's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYjqojwp2hQ Then You Look at Me]] has also become harsher in hidnsight--not hindsight--not only for Robin Williams' suicide, but also for the film's composer JamesHorner's death from a plane crash in June 2015.''
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**A lot of the lyrics in CelineDion's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYjqojwp2hQ Then You Look at Me]] has also become harsher in hidnsight--not only for Robin Williams' suicide, but also for film's composer JamesHorner's death from a plane crash in June 2015.''
-->''Laugh and cry..
-->Live and die
-->Life is a dream we're dreaming
-->Day by day
-->I find my way
-->Look for the song and the meaning''

-->''Then you look at me
-->And I always see
-->What I have been searching for
-->I'm lost as can be
-->Then you look at me
-->And I am not lost anymore''

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* HarsherInHindsight: The end of the movie where Andrew willingly gives up his life to be happy ''(fulfilling his dreams of being recognized as human, that is)'' becomes a whole lot darker when you take into account Robin William's own suicide in 2014.
** not to mention [[spoiler: near the end of the film, seeing Robin Williams in aging prosthetics makeup is a bit odd and unnerving now since he tragically didn't live that old.]]
* TearJerker: So very many scenes in the movie.

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* HarsherInHindsight: The end of the movie where Andrew willingly [[spoiler:willingly gives up his life to be happy ''(fulfilling (fulfilling his dreams of being recognized as human, that is)'' is)]] becomes a whole lot darker when you take into account Robin William's own suicide in 2014.
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* TearJerker: So very many scenes in the movie.movie.
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** not to mention [[spoiler: near the end of the film, seeing Robin Williams in aging prosthetics makeup is a bit odd and unerving now since he tragically didn't live that old.]]

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** not to mention [[spoiler: near the end of the film, seeing Robin Williams in aging prosthetics makeup is a bit odd and unerving unnerving now since he tragically didn't live that old.]]
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** not to mention [[spoiler: near the end of the film seeing Robin Williams in Aging Prosthetics makeup is a bit odd and unerving now since he didn't live that old.]]

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** not to mention [[spoiler: near the end of the film film, seeing Robin Williams in Aging Prosthetics aging prosthetics makeup is a bit odd and unerving now since he tragically didn't live that old.]]
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* HarsherInHindsight: The end of the movie where Andrew willingly gives up his life to be happy ''(fulfilling his dreams of being recognized as human, that is)'' becomes a whole lot darker when you take into account Robin William's own suicide in 2014.
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* TheBadGuyWins: The bad guy, in this case, being [[HumansAreBastards humanity]]. Despite the fact that he essentially gave humanity {{Immortality}}, he had to give his own life to be accepted as human, getting in only at the very end. Essentially, the status quo was preserved and the dominant paradigm was not challenged.
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* TheBadGuyWins: The bad guy, in this case, being [[HumansAreBastards humanity]]. Despite the fact that he essentially gave humanity {{Immortality}}, he had to give his own life to be accepted as human, getting in only at the very end. Essentially, the status quo was preserved and the dominant paradigm was not challenged.
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Andrew is seen getting a mechanical operation in his chest area (with his human covering on). Ten years later, RobinWilliams would undergo open heart surgery.

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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Andrew is seen getting a mechanical operation in his chest area (with his human covering on). Ten years later, RobinWilliams Creator/RobinWilliams would undergo open heart surgery.
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Andrew is seen getting a mechanical operation in his chest area (with his human covering on). Ten years later, RobinWilliams would undergo open heart surgery.
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* TearJerker: The end.

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* TearJerker: The end.So very many scenes in the movie.

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