Over the years Steven Spielberg has given us films that have had as much spiritual impact as any producer or director in Hollywood. Among those films include the classics Saving Private Ryan, Schindlers' List, Amistad and others. It has been obvious over the years of film making that Spielberg has been able to incorporate spiritual truths into many of his films. AI is uniquely different. There are numerous spiritual components addressed in the movie as well as the social commentary that is so typical within Stanley Kubrick films. AI is also a film that fortunately, Kubrick recognized needed the touch of someone like Spielberg who had shown the ability to work with children and tell stories in a non threatening, yet thought-provoking way.

Simply put, AI Artificial Intelligence is a contemporary translation of Pinocchio, but it is also much more and is done in such a way that will cause the audience to reflect and think about its meaning. That is of course if the audience can be prepared to address a serious subject prior to attending the film as opposed to expecting a light-hearted children's tale. I would even discourage taking young children due to some of the subject matter and the fact that very young children will have a difficult time understanding many of the components covered in the film. I do believe that children 10 and older will be able to understand and relate to the characters portrayed in AI, especially the lead character David Sinton played to perfection by Haley Joel Osment.

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