Touching and emotional

Rating: 7/10 (10 January 2014)

Just saw this flick. Nice! Great casting. No, excellent casting - as far as the 2 lead characters - Scarlett and Joaquin's characters.
This movie is great because it shows a world which we are swiftly approaching as far as technology advancement goes. The movie shows the world as it is today - where there is a lot of loneliness en masse and people look for solace virtually. Again, not that different from the world we live in presently.
This movie is not original since it talks about AI or artificial intelligence and how AI is self evolving- something which has been propagated much much earlier in TV shows like Star Trek (virtual hologram - the Doctor - on Star Trek Voyager) and movies like AI, I Robot, Terminator (Skynet) and lawnmower man, to name a few. Also, the relationship the characters have with their AI OS (operating System) has been parodied on TV shows like Big Bang Theory and is somewhat based on iphone's Siri application.
Many aspects of the OS ability has been borrowed from Star Trek Voyager's Hologram Doctor Character - the concept of identity, thoughts, feeling, love, passion, creativity, individuality - all of which have been explored in great detail through the seven seasons of Star Trek Voyager. In fact, they show the Doctor as having a relationship with someone in one of the Star Trek movies as well.
All in all - an enjoyable experience. A nice mix of Sci-fi and mellow drama without the sci-fi being in your face. The sci-fi element is more ambient and helps to just set up the context for the time/period in the future - when the movie events take place.
The piano pieces in the movie (those created by OS) are WOW! Amazing!
I'd recommend this movie. A great couple and date movie. and, yes, its a chick flick of course.