Bored Panda
MAY 30, 2022

Bicentennial Man

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Director: Chris Columbus | 1999
Andrew was created and brought into the Martin household as a housekeeper. He becomes close with Amanda, the younger daughter of the family, and also starts exhibiting creative inclinations. With the support from the head of the family, he becomes a clockmaker and earns a fortune, but he still doesn’t have any rights as a robot. As time goes by, he develops human emotions and falls in love with Portia, Amanda’s granddaughter. He keeps applying to the authorities to be recognized as a human in order to legally marry Portia and enjoy other rights humans have, but he is rejected every time until the very moment he dies at the age of 200. Even though Robin Williams gave his best effort as the protagonist, Bicentennial Man was criticized for its weak script.
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