Lots of things from Asimov books

Rating: 9/10 (9 August 2004)

As a child I devoured as many Asimov books as I could. I really love the technical SF books written with a vision that promises us a bright long happy future.
Bicentennial Man was not close to the story written by Asimov. I, Robot is on many points equally far away from the story. That's why the start of the movie deservedly says "Suggested by..." and not "Inspired by..." and certainly not "Based on...".
But I'm quite sure that Isaac Asimov would have liked this movie much better than Bicentennial Man. So many things from his other books are included in this movie, and so many important parts of the story "I, Robot" are included, that Asimov lovers really have to see this movie.
The end is a real cliffhanger. Signs of the zeroth law (law numero 0) of robotics are being shown at the end. In later stories, Asimov added that zeroeth law, making a total of 4 laws of robotics:
0) A robot may not injure humanity or, through inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.
1) A robot may not harm a human being, or through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm, except where that would conflict with the Zeroth Law.
2) A robot must obey orders given it by a human being, except where that would conflict with the Zeroth and First Laws.
3) A robot must protect its own existence except where that would conflict with the Zeroth, First or Second Laws.
I hope they make a sequel to this movie. Maybe "We, Robots"? With Daneel Olivaw as the main character, of course, the powerful robot from so many Asimov books, like The Foundation series. Because that's who Sonny is...