A.I. 《人工智能》

Any Steven Spielberg film is eagerly anticipated by his millions of fans, and his upcoming movie A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) is no exception. Since many of its details have been kept secret, the movie is surrounded in conjecture.

The film has had a long journey to the screen, starting as a conception of the late director Stanley Kubrick eighteen years ago. Kubrick had Spielberg in mind to direct the film and the two communicated about the project for seven years before Kubrick's death. The task then fell to Spielberg to make the film as true to Kubrick's vision as possible.

A.I. is based on a short story by Brian Aldiss that illustrates the isolation inherent in an overpopulated, high-tech world. The movie takes place in the future when dire environmental predictions have come to fruition with the polar ice caps melted by global warming. In this new landscape, coastal cities are submerged and people rely increasingly on computers, especially a new prototype which possesses self-awareness-that is, artificial intelligence. The story revolves around an android who comes to the emotional realization that he is not a real person.

Kubrick claimed that the movie was not a prediction about the future, but rather a "future fairy tale.. ." Besides the highly talented Jude Law, William Hurt, Sam Robards, and Robin Williams (as the narrator) star in the film, which promises to be a fascinating, finely crafted glimpse into a strange, possible world.

Many moviegoers have swooned over Jude Law's classic good looks and charming demeanor but he is much more than just a pretty face. He has distinguished himself as a talented actor, garnering heaps of praise and numerous award nominations.

Like many actors, Law, twenty-nine, began his career on the stage, joining the National Youth Music Theater in London at the age of twelve. After some experience in theater, he landed a role in a soap opera and dropped out of high school just shy of graduation.

Law returned to the stage in 1993, receiving high acclaim and an "outstanding Newcomer" nomination for his role in Pygmalion. His next highly successful play, Indiscretions, moved to Broadway and his performance there won him a Tony nomination.

After breaking into film in London, Law moved on to Tinseltown with the sci-fi flick Gattaca. He had roles in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and Wilde before blowing away critics and audiences alike in The Talented Mr. Ripley, which earned him both Oscar and Golden Globe nominations.

Law's role in Steven Spielberg's upcoming film A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) will no doubt be a great showcase for the actor's talent and sex appeal; he plays a love machine that literally exists to bring physical pleasure to humans. Whatever Jude Law's next career move may be, the future certainly looks bright for the rising young star.

只要是史蒂芬·斯皮爾伯格執(zhí)導(dǎo)的電影，就會(huì)有無數(shù)的影迷翹首以盼，即將上映的新片《人工智能》自然也不例外。 由于細(xì)節(jié)保密到家，人們都在對(duì)這部影片做各種猜測(cè)。

這部影片醞釀甚久方搬上銀幕，構(gòu)想源自已故制作人斯坦利·庫(kù)布里克18年前的靈感。庫(kù)布里克一直想讓斯皮爾伯格執(zhí)導(dǎo)該片，兩人因此溝通達(dá)七年之久。庫(kù)布里克逝世后，斯皮爾伯格遂一肩挑起重?fù)?dān)，盡可能讓影片忠于庫(kù)布里克的構(gòu)想。

《人工智能》是由布賴恩·奧爾迪斯的短篇小說改編而成，描述了在人口過剩、高科技的世界中難免產(chǎn)生的固有的疏離感。電影背景設(shè)在未來，極地冰層因溫室效應(yīng)融進(jìn)汪洋，所有環(huán)境惡化的預(yù)言悉數(shù)兌現(xiàn)。到那時(shí)，沿海城市盡遭淹沒，人類對(duì)電腦的依賴日益加深，尤其仰仗一種擁有自我意識(shí)的新機(jī)種──即“人工智能”。電影故事圍繞一個(gè)機(jī)器人展開，他很難過地發(fā)現(xiàn)自己原來不是一個(gè)真正的人。

庫(kù)布里克認(rèn)為這部影片不是某種對(duì)未來的預(yù)言，而是一個(gè)“未來的童話”。本片由才華橫溢的裘德·洛領(lǐng)銜主演，主要演員還包括威廉·赫特、薩姆·羅伯茲等等，羅賓·威廉斯為旁白，期待能帶給觀眾一個(gè)銷魂蝕骨、精雕細(xì)琢、光怪陸離卻未嘗不可能實(shí)現(xiàn)的世界。

單憑典型的俊美容貌與迷人的氣質(zhì)，裘德·洛就已使得影迷們崇拜得五體投地。然而，裘德·洛擁有的不只是一張英俊的臉。他出眾的才華使他揚(yáng)名，從而他贏得了許多贊譽(yù)，獲得了無數(shù)獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)的提名。

和許多演員一樣，29歲的裘德·洛的演藝事業(yè)發(fā)跡于舞臺(tái)，他十二歲時(shí)便加入倫敦國(guó)家青年音樂劇團(tuán)。在取得一些舞臺(tái)劇演出經(jīng)驗(yàn)之后，他獲得一個(gè)肥皂劇的角色，于是沒有等到高中畢業(yè)就輟學(xué)了。

裘德·洛于1993年重返舞臺(tái)，頗受好評(píng)，主演的《賣花女》讓他贏得杰出新人獎(jiǎng)提名。另一出成功的戲，是在百老匯演出的《言行失檢》，這也讓他榮膺美國(guó)戲劇托尼獎(jiǎng)提名。

在倫敦進(jìn)入電影業(yè)后，裘德·洛繼續(xù)朝好萊塢邁進(jìn)，他的首部影片為科幻片《千鈞一發(fā)》。后來他也陸續(xù)接拍《熱天午夜的欲望地帶》及《王爾德與他的情人》等片，直到主演《天才雷普利》，才將所有批評(píng)與觀望一掃殆盡，并獲得奧斯卡及金球獎(jiǎng)的提名。

裘德·洛在史蒂芬·斯皮爾伯格的新片《人工智能》中，無疑將能盡情揮灑戲劇天分，并完美綻放性感魅力。他扮演性愛機(jī)器人，他的生存的的確確滿足人類肉體的歡愉。不論裘德·洛演出生涯的下一步將是什么，這顆新星的未來肯定燦爛眩目。