Throughout this essay I will be analysing a sixty second sequence of the film I-Robot. Directed by Alex Proyas, the film was released in 2004 and was a hit at the box office. The film is an action-thriller inspired by Isaac Asimov's classic short story collection. Asimov's books set forth the three laws of robotics.
Law 1. A Robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
Law 2. A Robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with first law.
Law 3. A Robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the first or second law.
Although the film does not follow any of the short stories, the three laws are an integral part of the storyline and the philosophies set forth by Asimov are ever-present during the film.
Set in the city of Chicago 2035, the world has developed a considerable reliance on robotic Automated Domestic Assistants'. They have......
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