Take the robot from I, Robot (2004) then make a 7 minute short combining concepts from Bicentennial Man (1999) and a torture porn movie and you have Abe.
It's a quaint little short that looks fantastic and clearly had money behind it. The trouble is that there is no story here, merely a concept. This would have been a great method of pitching an idea to a studio, but as a short it falls somewhat short. (Pun intended)
It tells the tale of a robot that once served a family, but after losing their love he proceeds to try and "fix" people believing them broken and does it in a less than pleasant manner.
The script is great and in some sick twisted way you can totally empathise, for that reason I actually found myself more than a little saddened by the premise but doubly so when I realised there wasn't going to be an actual story here.
Sure shorts have limitations imposed on them due to the length but they can still have a beginning/middle/end and this doesn't.
Someone pick this concept up and make a feature film out of it!
The Good:
Looks great
Well written
Excellent premise
The Bad:
No real structure
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
This furthers my stance on robots and my stance is NO
This would make a wicked twist for a Bicentennial Man 2
It's a quaint little short that looks fantastic and clearly had money behind it. The trouble is that there is no story here, merely a concept. This would have been a great method of pitching an idea to a studio, but as a short it falls somewhat short. (Pun intended)
It tells the tale of a robot that once served a family, but after losing their love he proceeds to try and "fix" people believing them broken and does it in a less than pleasant manner.
The script is great and in some sick twisted way you can totally empathise, for that reason I actually found myself more than a little saddened by the premise but doubly so when I realised there wasn't going to be an actual story here.
Sure shorts have limitations imposed on them due to the length but they can still have a beginning/middle/end and this doesn't.
Someone pick this concept up and make a feature film out of it!
The Good:
Looks great
Well written
Excellent premise
The Bad:
No real structure
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
This furthers my stance on robots and my stance is NO
This would make a wicked twist for a Bicentennial Man 2