One of the more subtle things that many miss: at the end, Portia gave Galatea an order to turn off her life support. This was a violation of the First and Second Laws of Robotics, and should not have been possible; but Galatea was able to evolve beyond her programming, just like Andrew did, hinting that she too had become human.
I never knew that was her, is it very clear that that is her or is it an easy to miss thing because I watched this movie several times and I always just thought it was another nurse, she showed care and understanding of what she wanted her to do, so either she became sentient and respected what Andrew did with his life, or it was an advancement on her personality chip that just let her handle more complicated subjects that make grey areas in the 3 laws. Otherwise she wouldn't of quoted him. Googled it to verify and yea it says that is her, I just never seen the part that express's thats who the nurse is. But the quote again had to be that andrew was able to help her become sentient, I doubt he'd try for fake sentience.
The first law was no harm to a human. But the second part of that rule is “or through inaction bring harm.” So technically Galatea wasn’t breaking the rules. Disobeying Portia’s order would have brought more harm than obeying it.
Not only on the exterior, Let's remember she as a robot must have had to uphold the laws of robotics of asimov, this meaning she could not have harm a human being by action or inaction, not follow an order that would harm a human and etc. then yet, she unpluged her... I just realized after watching this reaction
@@niteliniN Yes, but what is considered harm? Portia was essentially dying anyways, so was she bringing more harm through the "inaction" clause or the "action" clause by unplugging her?
@@billiebuffalo I mean, the beauty in it is that by letting Galatea being the one performing the action it gives that glympse of humanity on that character. That closeness. At least, it is as I see it, imho. but that's more a thing of perspective
William James said "The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.” May Robin Williams' work continue to last throughout the ages.
Oh…my heart. I almost didn’t click on this because I’m honestly not sure if I’m up for the tears tonight. But here we are all the same. If you’re a fan of emotional Robin Williams performances, I have to highly recommend Patch Adams. It’s actually based on a real story and is such an underrated film.
@@zvimur Oh wow, yeah absolutely loved that film. Beyond tragic, of course, but beautiful movie. I'll have to check it out then. Thanks for the recommendation!
@@nattyboh2944 I’m very surprised to this reaction because this movie is one that’s NEVER talked about. This was considered one of the “weaker” Robin Williams movies because no one ever talks about it
Robin Williams really got pigeon-holed as a comedian. But he was a very skilled dramatic actor as well. Note his Oscar for Good Will Hunting. He deserved one for The Fisher King, too, maybe Awakenings, as well.
@@pyrettablaze86 It's amazing that not one single reactor has watched The Fisher King. I've promoted it as best I can, but it's so unsung that nobody else shows interest.
I have this movie on DVD . It's definitely one Robin Williams most underrated movies . Also the score & the song " Then You look at me " by Celine Dion is amazing .
I've known this movie because of the song itself! "Then you look at me" that's one of my favorite song, and so it made me curious about the movie.. I hooked to this movie, it was really very good! One of the great movie I've ever watched❣️
damn I am very surprised somebody is actually reacting to this :) feel like this is one of the most if not the most overlooked Robin Williams movies, it deserves more exposure, its a pretty good movie :) Sam Neill and Robin Williams have done a great job here, they work very well together :) love the story here, Andrew is a great character, he makes you emotional and he is memorable :)
It really doesn’t. People often think of things like the Matrix (the first one) when it comes to movies that try to tackle big philosophical ideas, but this one always gets slept on even though it tackles a HUGE philosophical idea.
oh, Nick- when i saw this movie come up i was like, oh man, Nick gonna be crushed watching this lol. I have a special story about this film, when it came out i was like 13 or 14, and i was really taken by this film. about a decade ago when i was studying art i met a fellow student who was born with progeria. you can look that up, but basically it's a disease where you age very quickly. She had a life expectancy 15 but she had told the doctor to get stuffed and she'd make it to her 21st thankyouverymuch. She passed away about a week before her 21st. She and her family are Buddhists, so no traditional funeral service but we had a massive lunch and shared memories of her instead of her birthday party she had planned. at the end of our time together, her mum handed out parcels my friend had arranged for us before her departure and mine contained Pokémon cards, an Avril Lavigne cd, and THIS MOVIE on dvd. When I sat down to rewatch it, I could see why it was one of her favorites, the themes of what makes one human- our time here short or long? or our connection to those around us and the most human of all experiences, death. Now my memories of this are tangled up with my fond memories for my friend, and I love how media has the ability to do that- Anyway, the little miss actress is also in a film called Paulie about a Parrot, which i also loved as a young person but i haven't had the guts to rewatch as an adult cos it made me cry so so much. So thats my recommendation for you! Glad to see you doing some lesser known movies and not just sequels :P
Can we take a second to appreciate the artistic work put into the frosted stained glass front windows and door at the beginning? I saw something similar done in First Nations style at a property for sale on Bowen Island near Vancouver, had huge animal themed carved wood support beams throughout as well, too bad it was out of my budget by around $5 million, I love frosted and stained glass designs.
I think what hits you hardest about this movie is the need for validation. Andrew spent 200 years looking for validation from external sources, but he truly needed validation from himself in order to be fully human.
Another good one you can watch is called Paulie. It has the same little girl in it too. It's about a bird who can speak who is taken from his owner and travels cross country to reunite with her. :)
4:45 - "I'm just disappointed that Robin Williams is the robot just because I feel like he's not able to be himself in a way." That's the point I think, and that's why it's so great by the end. And that's also what's great about reactions, knowing that you started on something great that you don't yet realize.
I used to watch this movie on VHS religiously as a kid, definitely one of my all time favorite and most memorable films, made all the better with probably my favorite actor in it. One of the best parts of this movie is how unique it is, in taking the common trope of fear of robots / AI 'evolving' to be equal or superior to humans and portraying it in a positive light.
Yes! And along with The Fisher King and Moscow on the Hudson are among some very great Robin Williams movies that hardly anyone has reacted to! I also love Club Paradise but more in a guilty pleasure way...
@@PoonacchioIn this video, Nick says something about it being his first time seeing Robin Williams die, which is what reminded me of WDMC. But maybe he has already seen it!
I've suggested Bicentennial Man on a few channels including this one, pretty sure this is one of the first reactions to it. Mask with Cher and Eric Stoltz is another one that's going to trend soon, Ashleigh Burton just did it a week or so ago and her channel is popular enough to influence others. Might want to get on the trend train before it gets flooded with reactions to it.
For me, and maybe that's as it is meant to be, the part when Andrew asks the father (Sam Neil) for freedom, I think the father's reaction of kicking Andrew out kind of shows whether it was ever said, that the father had come to emotionally regard Andrew as his son...once removed. He probably would never have said so himself, but he "raised" Andrew himself, guiding his education, and encouraging his creative endeavors. Teaching Andrew to make clocks was rather an apprenticeship. Kicking Andrew out was the acknowledgement pf Andrew's adulthood, and pushing the baby out of the nest to he would fly As I have perceived things
Nick thank you so much! I love Robbie Williams and I thought I missed out on this masterpiece but it turns out, I watched it a very long time ago when I was 4 and I was tearing up over the nostalgia. Thank you so much!
Hey, Nick! Just wanted to let you know how much I like your videos! I really enjoy seeing your honest reactions. I know how hard it can be to remain optimistic, especially in difficult times like these. Just remember, though, that you're important, and your opinions matter.
Such a BEAUTIFUL movie, tears, laughs, one of his best IMO. Underrated. RIP Robin Williams, such a gentle loving soul, that brought some joy to the world.
Also if you notice the female nurse at the end was the robot female robot that Andrew had met at Robert's place that was the voice actor and actor of the robot and she had became like Andrew did
thanks for reacting to this movie, Nick! Bicentennial Man was the first sci-fi movie I watched as a kid, and to this day it's still my favorite Robin Williams movie. If you like heartfelt movies like this, you might enjoy A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001). It's a very sad movie as well... but certainly powerful!
Oh this movie! I’ve only seen it once years ago, but it left such an impact. I think about it every now and then. So I’m pleasantly surprised to see you reacting to it. Post video edit: God I’m crying now too. This really is a beautiful movie.
Interesting to note: While this android dramedy film did not do well at the box office for Robin Williams, he moved on to another robot-related film in 2001 called A.I. Artificial Intelligence with Haley Joel Osment. Williams did a voice role in this Spielberg-directed film as Dr. Know.
Bicentennial Man is one the best, most heart warming movies I have ever seen. I'm watching it yet again right now because it is one of those movies I always have to watch every time it's on tv. What I like is that Robin Williams, who I generally never liked, tones down his normally purile humour to a nice gentle level that works when it's needed and it has just the right amount of sentimentality that the similar generation movie A.I. went too over the top with, but then again that was Stephen Spielberg so what do you expect? This is Hollywood at its absolute finest and the current generation of over the top cgi laden movie makers could learn a lot from watching it!
It's an interesting point that I've thought about often. So many people fantasize about having a robot to do all the jobs they need to do around the house/that they find annoying but surely any such robot would be intelligent enough to be considered a sentient artificial person? And would not then owning this artificial person and putting it to work in a way that it has no say over constitute slavery? What if a robot designed for domestic service wanted to be a doctor or a painter or a florist?
it's such an interesting and big topic. I also feel like in movies (or games when you think Detroit Become Human) people are always so cold/mean towards robots? But people nowadays even give their Roombas names or personalities, I'm pretty sure there would be a few evolving robots that would go unnoticed because they would just become part of the family? I'd probably find it weird at first if a robot I owned was too lazy for a task but at the same time shrug it off because same? haha
Or the fact we are so sentimental about rovers on space missions that we program them with the ability to play 'Happy Birthday' so said rovers can wish themselves many happy returns on Mars. Call me optimistic but I have a hard time believing we would all be arseholes to our new AI brethren.
@@Jemini4228 I didn't know the Happy Birthday thing, that's so adorable!! haha I'm 100% sure there would be a human organization fighting for robot righs the second they display some emotions. They would have quite a few allies
I think his original face already looks somewhat like Robin's, like that thing they do in animation making characters look like the voice actors. He's got blue, kind eyes that look calm and fun at the same time.
This was one of the first books Asimov authored creating the Robot Series. When this movie came out, i was nearly half done with the books... and i had to see this in theatres. Its different but Robin Williams powerful performance made this movie shine. One should continue w/ "I, Robot".
He had a positronic supercomputer brain. The moment the screen popped up, he knew what she would say from the microexpressions on her face alone. He had his peace.
And since our French, Canadian friend, Celine Dion has one on her way, so skillfully through this movie, neither you, nor I can hear the song that played and not think about the movie.
No freaking way that you watched this movie!!!! I love this film, but like nobody ever knows it. I never thought you would of seen this. So glad! You’ve earned my subscription to your channel now. :)
This is one of my favorite Robin Williams movies. Regrettably, it is completely overshadowed by the success of Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) and never got the praise it deserved for being such a poignant and philosophical movie. Maybe audiences were expecting the comedic Robin Williams rather than the dramatic expression that they got. I find it heady, thought-provoking and shows his depth and range as an actor.
Robin Williams was a Genius, if you could react to "The birdcage" with Nathan Lane you'll end laughing until your tummy hurts. However, when it's about Robin Williams, it's difficult to portray him as a villain or a bad guy. But there are 2 movies (at least that I remember of) where Robin plays the role of an antagonist. "Insomnia" and "One hour photo". They are good films but they have "hard" content in it because they are like thriller movies. You're free to react to them or watch them on your own. But I think they are underrated as Robin is the "Bad guy/psychotic guy" and we're not used to see him in those roles. But he did an outstanding job as he always did.
It’s been so long since I’ve seen this, but I’m really glad you became so invested in it! The beginning is certainly mild compared to the rest of the movie. 💔 I got pretty emotional myself watching this, it’s a very unique story. Bravo on the reaction!
I love this film so much. I adore Robin Williams' performance, but what isn't appreciated is Sam Neill's performance. His character Richard Martin never had a son, so when he saw Andrew's develompent, he saw this opportunity to have someone who can continue his legacy. When he's old, you can see that in his eyes when Andrew asked for freedom, that is, Grace (Miss) is now gone, Amanda (Little Miss) is gone, too. And when Andrew asked for freedom, you can see that Richard (Sir) was scared to lost his son figure, let alone, the robot, but he still educated him, he taught him a lot, he let him know what is the meaning of human nature and what it's like being free, and what is like being treated as an equal. You can see that he feels that he was wrong, but it's kinda clear what it is like being a father of three children, and each of them are going away one by one. He did not want to lose the only child he has left, which is Andrew, the only son he had. And you can see how bad he feels when being mean to Andrew. As you get older and as you have your own children, you see how much Richard suffers. Such a fantastic performance by Sam Neill, and it's a crime, he was never acknowledged by his acting.
I was 12 when this movie was in theaters and I cried so much, so much, my father banned everyone to show me this movie again. Even in Christmas my aunt wanted to watch this movie and I wasn't allowed to watch it again.
I remember watching this when it came out and absolutely bawling my eyes out and I just did again watching your reaction. Such a powerful movie and performance by Robin Williams.
This movie gives me such existential dread but at the same time hope for the future as well. This is one of those lesser known robot movies, another sort of robot movie is “Batteries Not included” more of an alien robot movie like Iron Giant but it’s still really cute and I definitely reccomend it!
haven't watched the video yet but I already know this one's gonna hit hard. I always cry seeing this one, especially at the end, it's all so ughhhh Edit: When you were happy for him to be declared human I knew what a mess you were going to end up with. The part that he never gets to see/hear it kills me every time. Currently in tears
I have been waiting for you to react to this movie, LOOOVED this reaction! I think you may also like "What dreams may come" starring Robin Williams. I think it's a really heartfelt movie as well not quite as good as Bicentennial Man though.
i always tear up when ever i rewatch a Robin Williams movie. but i forgot the gut punches this one lays on ya. this was a great reaction vid. if you havent seen it yet i highly recommend Popeye. its another RW film.
RIP, Robin Williams Also RIP, James Horner. He did music for this film as well as TITANIC, ALIENS, AVATAR, An American Tail, An American Tail 2, KRULL, Casper, The Rocketeer, JUMANJI Apollo 13 Ransom, Willow, 48 HRS, Another 48 HRS, Gorky Park, Cocoon, A Beautiful Mind, BRAVEHEART, Glory, Courage Under Fire, Patriot Games, Clear And Present Danger, The Land Before Time, RED HEAT, Commando, Star Trek 2 The Wrath Of Khan, Star Trek 3 The Search For Spock, Wolfen, Humanoids From The Deep, Jade, Brainstorm, Deep Impact, Deadly Blessing, Honey I Shrunk The Kids, and The Magnificent Seven.
Had either of these names lived, they’d still be doing films. 🙁 While James Horner was set for the Avatar sequel with director James Cameron. Robin Williams had one proposed comedy-drama film paired with Jim Carrey in which the latter served as a comedic protégé in stand-up. There was no script and it was shelved when Williams passed.
8:20 For me the best scene of the movie....One is listening to the opera and the owner realizes Andrew likes it. The Opera is Rusalka from Antonín Dvořák, a czech composer...and Andrew listens it in original language.
It’s a great movie. And while I don’t personally think the beginning is slow, I see all those moments, and his whole life developing for us to watch. This is a gem of a movie, and it’s more than 20 years old now. It’s good to see a AI movie that doesn’t portray them as killer murderers.
I actually would've never heard of this movie if I hadn't seen that you reacted to it, and looking into it, I really wanted to check it out. Found it on TH-cam movies the other night and watched it. Now I'm here to see your reaction, the one that brought this movie to my attention in the first place.
I’m glad you’ve come up with another reaction, Nick! I enjoy this movie too :) I would like to recommend you to watch the movie Labyrinth with Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie ☺️ That man was a legend
I’m glad he saw that part or Andrew had the “being human instead of a machine. Whenever I was little, a baby, in fact, I extubated myself twice. of course, I didn’t know what I was doing, but somewhere in my mind, I guess around the second excavation, I breathed on my own and lived. That is why. This has been, Ashleigh, a TH-cam subscriber who is Blind. Thank you for sharing this video. I look forward to more, but keep my first comment in mind. to this very day, I will never live as a machine.
Oh, boy. One notable thing about this film: Despite this Robin Williams comedy-drama film being so underrated back in 1999, it also set off friction between Williams and Disney with the former blaming the latter over poor marketing of this movie as to why this movie was a box office dud. This was much worst than the feud he had with them regarding Aladdin. While that feud only lasted about four years, this feud lasted ten years and not in good terms until 2009 when Williams was finally made a Disney Legend. At least they made amends before he passed away in 2014. 😌
You know, it's quite interesting. To me, this movie is the perfect explanation for being trans. It's true that in the context of the film, there is only one robot like Andrew, but in reality there are many of us that are treated as we are not. People defining us by what they think we should be, rather than what we are. When Andrew's wife said; 'maybe he didn't (need to see it.)' In regards to the courts fully acknowledging him as human, it means that it really didn't matter to him that others see him as human, because he knew it himself. Just as we don't need others to define us, so long as we can define ourselves. It's still quite sad that we still need to fight for our very existence, because otherwise we will be trampled and erased like we have been for so long now.
This film is stated as being a bad move to have been made; most references state that as if it's a fact. I wholeheartedly disagree; I've liked this film from the first time I watched it. So overlooked and underrated...
I watched this movie when it first came out, because I was excited to see it. I wasn't excited to see it because of Robin Williams being in it. I was excited to see it because I had read the short story by Issac Asimov. I have read almost all of his science fiction books. This movie did not disappoint. It did the story justice.
And I was watching this film yesterday 😄 🤣. I love this film. Its got a very sad ending. I always loved Robin Williams. Not a day goes by and i still miss seeing this guy in movies. Rip
Something about the soundtrack is so amazing, whimsical, and like a dream. I love the sound of this film, and I feel like we haven’t heard music and sounds like this in such a long time.
Omg I didn't even remember that movie! Thanks for the memory, haha Also, I have a recommendation, I think you'd like Hamilton It's a very emotional musical
This and “AI” were the first movies that really make me cry as a child. Ugly cry. And probably why I love robots stories so much. I never had the courage to watch neither again since.
So glad you picked this! it's one of my favorites! Maybe my favorite of his...except "What Dreams May Come" is possibly and probably his best performance and that's saying a lot bc he's a terrific actor. I couldn't watch his work for years after he died, I'd just start crying as soon as I'd see him. I still remember the day he died it was the day before my birthday.... Bicentennial Man was the first movie I could bring myself to watch, and I hard cried all the way through. He's such a gift to us, and I don't think he appreciated him enough while he was still here. #YouShouldWatch What Dreams May Come
Good stuff! Not a lot of people know about this hidden gem. For some reason, plenty of critics didn't like the film and gave it shitty reviews, which is one of the main reasons that I usually make time to watch films that critics give bad reviews to.
Wooowww I find this movie so underrated and forgotten, but I watched it as a kid and I loved it so much. It made me think so much about humanity. Happy you enjoyed ^_^
If you liked this movie, you may like AI: Artificial Intelligence. It’s not as good of a movie, but little Haley Joel Osment is positively astounding playing an AI child. It poses a lot of similar questions that this movie does.
FAVOURITE. MOVIE. EVER. Legit, it was Edward Scissorhands until I saw this. So, so beautiful. And when you know that Robin Williams' taking of his own life was driven in part by the knowledge that he suffered from a neurological disease called Lewy Body Dementia, that would eventually degrade his brain until his body stopped getting instructions at all, it's *even sadder*.
Hey everyone hope you enjoyed the reaction! See you next for another surprise movie!!
Please let it be a good movie
Fantasia 2000 I hope
@@Mjaymaliek lol
Is it Star Wars Episode 5?
I hope it's Finding Nemo
One of the more subtle things that many miss: at the end, Portia gave Galatea an order to turn off her life support. This was a violation of the First and Second Laws of Robotics, and should not have been possible; but Galatea was able to evolve beyond her programming, just like Andrew did, hinting that she too had become human.
I never knew that was her, is it very clear that that is her or is it an easy to miss thing because I watched this movie several times and I always just thought it was another nurse, she showed care and understanding of what she wanted her to do, so either she became sentient and respected what Andrew did with his life, or it was an advancement on her personality chip that just let her handle more complicated subjects that make grey areas in the 3 laws. Otherwise she wouldn't of quoted him. Googled it to verify and yea it says that is her, I just never seen the part that express's thats who the nurse is. But the quote again had to be that andrew was able to help her become sentient, I doubt he'd try for fake sentience.
@@arifeannor9573 I missed it the first time too; Portia calls the nurse Galatea right before giving her the order.
The first law was no harm to a human. But the second part of that rule is “or through inaction bring harm.” So technically Galatea wasn’t breaking the rules. Disobeying Portia’s order would have brought more harm than obeying it.
@@billiebuffalo But why the quote from Andrew?
This was not in the book, but its why directors/writers have their own magic to the movie. Well done, and a testament to "robots" to come.
I love that the nurse at the end was Galatea after she had gotten the exterior upgrade.
Not only on the exterior, Let's remember she as a robot must have had to uphold the laws of robotics of asimov, this meaning she could not have harm a human being by action or inaction, not follow an order that would harm a human and etc. then yet, she unpluged her... I just realized after watching this reaction
@@niteliniN Yes, but what is considered harm? Portia was essentially dying anyways, so was she bringing more harm through the "inaction" clause or the "action" clause by unplugging her?
@@billiebuffalo I mean, the beauty in it is that by letting Galatea being the one performing the action it gives that glympse of humanity on that character. That closeness. At least, it is as I see it, imho. but that's more a thing of perspective
RIP and long live Robin Williams (July 21, 1951 - August 11, 2014), aged 63
You will always be remembered as a legend.
William James said "The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.” May Robin Williams' work continue to last throughout the ages.
Hol’ up he died!?
@@fiery114 yeh whisked away by his mortal Coil
This is one of my favorite Robin Williams movies severely underrated.
It also has one of James Horner's most underrated scores, and Celine Dion songs.
Mine too I still cry when I watch it lol
Oh…my heart. I almost didn’t click on this because I’m honestly not sure if I’m up for the tears tonight. But here we are all the same. If you’re a fan of emotional Robin Williams performances, I have to highly recommend Patch Adams. It’s actually based on a real story and is such an underrated film.
How did you feel about Jacob the Liar?
@@zvimur I actually haven't seen that one yet. Recommend?
@@nattyboh2944 Mmm, did you like "Life is beautiful"? Ironically, Jacob was a remake of an earlier (German?) adaptation.
@@zvimur Oh wow, yeah absolutely loved that film. Beyond tragic, of course, but beautiful movie. I'll have to check it out then. Thanks for the recommendation!
@@nattyboh2944 I’m very surprised to this reaction because this movie is one that’s NEVER talked about. This was considered one of the “weaker” Robin Williams movies because no one ever talks about it
Robin Williams really got pigeon-holed as a comedian. But he was a very skilled dramatic actor as well. Note his Oscar for Good Will Hunting. He deserved one for The Fisher King, too, maybe Awakenings, as well.
The Fisher King is AMAZING. One of his best roles and so often lost in the shadow of Mrs. Doubtfire and Peter Pan/Banning 👏💖
@@pyrettablaze86 It's amazing that not one single reactor has watched The Fisher King. I've promoted it as best I can, but it's so unsung that nobody else shows interest.
Awakenings was required viewing in my high school adv Chem class. It changed me and lead me to major in Biochemistry.
I’d say he definitely should have been in the running for What Dreams May Come.
@Fmanzo10 And maybe Dead Poets Society.
I have this movie on DVD . It's definitely one Robin Williams most underrated movies . Also the score & the song " Then You look at me " by Celine Dion is amazing .
I do as well, I watched just this afternoon before this reaction popped up on my feed. I also love him in What Dreams may come.
Same.
I've known this movie because of the song itself! "Then you look at me" that's one of my favorite song, and so it made me curious about the movie.. I hooked to this movie, it was really very good! One of the great movie I've ever watched❣️
My father had it on VHS and now he has it on DVD
damn I am very surprised somebody is actually reacting to this :) feel like this is one of the most if not the most overlooked Robin Williams movies, it deserves more exposure, its a pretty good movie :) Sam Neill and Robin Williams have done a great job here, they work very well together :) love the story here, Andrew is a great character, he makes you emotional and he is memorable :)
"Bicentennial Man" and "What Dreams May Come" are two of the most underrated Robin Williams movies ever made.
I love these two movies. It always makes this grown ass man cry lol.
It's a very underrated movie that doesn't get the credit it deserves.
It really doesn’t. People often think of things like the Matrix (the first one) when it comes to movies that try to tackle big philosophical ideas, but this one always gets slept on even though it tackles a HUGE philosophical idea.
oh, Nick- when i saw this movie come up i was like, oh man, Nick gonna be crushed watching this lol.
I have a special story about this film, when it came out i was like 13 or 14, and i was really taken by this film. about a decade ago when i was studying art i met a fellow student who was born with progeria. you can look that up, but basically it's a disease where you age very quickly. She had a life expectancy 15 but she had told the doctor to get stuffed and she'd make it to her 21st thankyouverymuch. She passed away about a week before her 21st. She and her family are Buddhists, so no traditional funeral service but we had a massive lunch and shared memories of her instead of her birthday party she had planned. at the end of our time together, her mum handed out parcels my friend had arranged for us before her departure and mine contained Pokémon cards, an Avril Lavigne cd, and THIS MOVIE on dvd. When I sat down to rewatch it, I could see why it was one of her favorites, the themes of what makes one human- our time here short or long? or our connection to those around us and the most human of all experiences, death. Now my memories of this are tangled up with my fond memories for my friend, and I love how media has the ability to do that-
Anyway, the little miss actress is also in a film called Paulie about a Parrot, which i also loved as a young person but i haven't had the guts to rewatch as an adult cos it made me cry so so much. So thats my recommendation for you! Glad to see you doing some lesser known movies and not just sequels :P
She was also in Pepsi Commercials. She is Awesome.
@@jadejewel6586 oh yeah!!!
Can we take a second to appreciate the artistic work put into the frosted stained glass front windows and door at the beginning? I saw something similar done in First Nations style at a property for sale on Bowen Island near Vancouver, had huge animal themed carved wood support beams throughout as well, too bad it was out of my budget by around $5 million, I love frosted and stained glass designs.
I saw this movie when it came out and then not again till in this video and that was one of the few things I could remember about it lol
That's art deco for ya 😍
I think what hits you hardest about this movie is the need for validation. Andrew spent 200 years looking for validation from external sources, but he truly needed validation from himself in order to be fully human.
Another good one you can watch is called Paulie. It has the same little girl in it too. It's about a bird who can speak who is taken from his owner and travels cross country to reunite with her. :)
Nick I think you would also really enjoy the 80's movie "Short Circuit". So funny, so entertaining. JOHNNY 5 is ALIVE!
And short circuit 2
4:45 - "I'm just disappointed that Robin Williams is the robot just because I feel like he's not able to be himself in a way."
That's the point I think, and that's why it's so great by the end. And that's also what's great about reactions, knowing that you started on something great that you don't yet realize.
I used to watch this movie on VHS religiously as a kid, definitely one of my all time favorite and most memorable films, made all the better with probably my favorite actor in it. One of the best parts of this movie is how unique it is, in taking the common trope of fear of robots / AI 'evolving' to be equal or superior to humans and portraying it in a positive light.
This movie has it all- comedy, romance, tragedy, emotion, and a profound philosophical theme.
Hard to go wrong with Robin Williams. I still love THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP (1982).
Yes! And along with The Fisher King and Moscow on the Hudson are among some very great Robin Williams movies that hardly anyone has reacted to!
I also love Club Paradise but more in a guilty pleasure way...
Nick, you've got to watch What Dreams May Come! Robin Williams is such a stand out. Talk about the tears!
i could be wrong but i feel like he has i remember thinking omg who made him watch this movie
@@PoonacchioIn this video, Nick says something about it being his first time seeing Robin Williams die, which is what reminded me of WDMC. But maybe he has already seen it!
Omg this is one of my favorite movies. The ending always makes me cry. Glad to see you react to it.
I've suggested Bicentennial Man on a few channels including this one, pretty sure this is one of the first reactions to it.
Mask with Cher and Eric Stoltz is another one that's going to trend soon, Ashleigh Burton just did it a week or so ago and her channel is popular enough to influence others. Might want to get on the trend train before it gets flooded with reactions to it.
For me, and maybe that's as it is meant to be, the part when Andrew asks the father (Sam Neil) for freedom, I think the father's reaction of kicking Andrew out kind of shows whether it was ever said, that the father had come to emotionally regard Andrew as his son...once removed. He probably would never have said so himself, but he "raised" Andrew himself, guiding his education, and encouraging his creative endeavors. Teaching Andrew to make clocks was rather an apprenticeship.
Kicking Andrew out was the acknowledgement pf Andrew's adulthood, and pushing the baby out of the nest to he would fly
As I have perceived things
Nick thank you so much! I love Robbie Williams and I thought I missed out on this masterpiece but it turns out, I watched it a very long time ago when I was 4 and I was tearing up over the nostalgia. Thank you so much!
Hey, Nick! Just wanted to let you know how much I like your videos! I really enjoy seeing your honest reactions. I know how hard it can be to remain optimistic, especially in difficult times like these. Just remember, though, that you're important, and your opinions matter.
Such a BEAUTIFUL movie, tears, laughs, one of his best IMO. Underrated. RIP Robin Williams, such a gentle loving soul, that brought some joy to the world.
Also if you notice the female nurse at the end was the robot female robot that Andrew had met at Robert's place that was the voice actor and actor of the robot and she had became like Andrew did
thanks for reacting to this movie, Nick! Bicentennial Man was the first sci-fi movie I watched as a kid, and to this day it's still my favorite Robin Williams movie. If you like heartfelt movies like this, you might enjoy A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001). It's a very sad movie as well... but certainly powerful!
I watched"A.I."at the theaters with my mum and,by the end,we had 1 word to describ it: *ANGUISH!*
Oh this movie! I’ve only seen it once years ago, but it left such an impact. I think about it every now and then. So I’m pleasantly surprised to see you reacting to it.
Post video edit: God I’m crying now too. This really is a beautiful movie.
Interesting to note: While this android dramedy film did not do well at the box office for Robin Williams, he moved on to another robot-related film in 2001 called A.I. Artificial Intelligence with Haley Joel Osment. Williams did a voice role in this Spielberg-directed film as Dr. Know.
Wait he was a voice actor for AI?
@@BRIANOCONNOR2003 Yup. He’s the one who helped the android boy David.
This movie reminds me a lot of the speech Captain Picard gave when he defended Data's humanity.
Bicentennial Man is one the best, most heart warming movies I have ever seen. I'm watching it yet again right now because it is one of those movies I always have to watch every time it's on tv. What I like is that Robin Williams, who I generally never liked, tones down his normally purile humour to a nice gentle level that works when it's needed and it has just the right amount of sentimentality that the similar generation movie A.I. went too over the top with, but then again that was Stephen Spielberg so what do you expect? This is Hollywood at its absolute finest and the current generation of over the top cgi laden movie makers could learn a lot from watching it!
It's an interesting point that I've thought about often. So many people fantasize about having a robot to do all the jobs they need to do around the house/that they find annoying but surely any such robot would be intelligent enough to be considered a sentient artificial person? And would not then owning this artificial person and putting it to work in a way that it has no say over constitute slavery? What if a robot designed for domestic service wanted to be a doctor or a painter or a florist?
it's such an interesting and big topic. I also feel like in movies (or games when you think Detroit Become Human) people are always so cold/mean towards robots? But people nowadays even give their Roombas names or personalities, I'm pretty sure there would be a few evolving robots that would go unnoticed because they would just become part of the family?
I'd probably find it weird at first if a robot I owned was too lazy for a task but at the same time shrug it off because same? haha
Or the fact we are so sentimental about rovers on space missions that we program them with the ability to play 'Happy Birthday' so said rovers can wish themselves many happy returns on Mars. Call me optimistic but I have a hard time believing we would all be arseholes to our new AI brethren.
@@Jemini4228 I didn't know the Happy Birthday thing, that's so adorable!! haha
I'm 100% sure there would be a human organization fighting for robot righs the second they display some emotions. They would have quite a few allies
I think his original face already looks somewhat like Robin's, like that thing they do in animation making characters look like the voice actors. He's got blue, kind eyes that look calm and fun at the same time.
This movie is SOOOOO underrated, and yet, I thought it was a masterpiece since the really first viewing.
This was one of the first books Asimov authored creating the Robot Series. When this movie came out, i was nearly half done with the books... and i had to see this in theatres. Its different but Robin Williams powerful performance made this movie shine. One should continue w/ "I, Robot".
The actress playing little miss and Portia is the same one who played miss Honey in Matilda!
She was also on m night shyamalan's old (2021)
I saw this in the cinema with my best friend, we held hands and cried 😭🤣😂
He had a positronic supercomputer brain. The moment the screen popped up, he knew what she would say from the microexpressions on her face alone. He had his peace.
And since our French, Canadian friend, Celine Dion has one on her way, so skillfully through this movie, neither you, nor I can hear the song that played and not think about the movie.
My reaction: oh boy Nicks watching Bicentennial Man! 😁😁😁
Two seconds later: oh no Nicks watching Bicentennial Man! 😓😓😓
No freaking way that you watched this movie!!!! I love this film, but like nobody ever knows it. I never thought you would of seen this. So glad! You’ve earned my subscription to your channel now. :)
This is one of my favorite Robin Williams movies. Regrettably, it is completely overshadowed by the success of Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) and never got the praise it deserved for being such a poignant and philosophical movie. Maybe audiences were expecting the comedic Robin Williams rather than the dramatic expression that they got. I find it heady, thought-provoking and shows his depth and range as an actor.
Robin Williams was a Genius, if you could react to "The birdcage" with Nathan Lane you'll end laughing until your tummy hurts.
However, when it's about Robin Williams, it's difficult to portray him as a villain or a bad guy. But there are 2 movies (at least that I remember of) where Robin plays the role of an antagonist. "Insomnia" and "One hour photo".
They are good films but they have "hard" content in it because they are like thriller movies.
You're free to react to them or watch them on your own. But I think they are underrated as Robin is the "Bad guy/psychotic guy" and we're not used to see him in those roles. But he did an outstanding job as he always did.
The one film that always comes to mind when I hear the word "underrated".
It’s been so long since I’ve seen this, but I’m really glad you became so invested in it! The beginning is certainly mild compared to the rest of the movie. 💔 I got pretty emotional myself watching this, it’s a very unique story. Bravo on the reaction!
I love this film so much. I adore Robin Williams' performance, but what isn't appreciated is Sam Neill's performance. His character Richard Martin never had a son, so when he saw Andrew's develompent, he saw this opportunity to have someone who can continue his legacy. When he's old, you can see that in his eyes when Andrew asked for freedom, that is, Grace (Miss) is now gone, Amanda (Little Miss) is gone, too.
And when Andrew asked for freedom, you can see that Richard (Sir) was scared to lost his son figure, let alone, the robot, but he still educated him, he taught him a lot, he let him know what is the meaning of human nature and what it's like being free, and what is like being treated as an equal. You can see that he feels that he was wrong, but it's kinda clear what it is like being a father of three children, and each of them are going away one by one. He did not want to lose the only child he has left, which is Andrew, the only son he had. And you can see how bad he feels when being mean to Andrew. As you get older and as you have your own children, you see how much Richard suffers. Such a fantastic performance by Sam Neill, and it's a crime, he was never acknowledged by his acting.
My favorite Robin Williams movie!!! This is the most HUMAN movie!!! I've always said that SACRIFICE is how you PROVE love!!!
I was 12 when this movie was in theaters and I cried so much, so much, my father banned everyone to show me this movie again. Even in Christmas my aunt wanted to watch this movie and I wasn't allowed to watch it again.
I remember watching this when it came out and absolutely bawling my eyes out and I just did again watching your reaction. Such a powerful movie and performance by Robin Williams.
This movie gives me such existential dread but at the same time hope for the future as well. This is one of those lesser known robot movies, another sort of robot movie is “Batteries Not included” more of an alien robot movie like Iron Giant but it’s still really cute and I definitely reccomend it!
haven't watched the video yet but I already know this one's gonna hit hard.
I always cry seeing this one, especially at the end, it's all so ughhhh
Edit: When you were happy for him to be declared human I knew what a mess you were going to end up with. The part that he never gets to see/hear it kills me every time. Currently in tears
This is such a lovely film that explores such difficult topics; I'm so happy you gave it a chance and it paid off for you.
I have been waiting for you to react to this movie, LOOOVED this reaction! I think you may also like "What dreams may come" starring Robin Williams. I think it's a really heartfelt movie as well not quite as good as Bicentennial Man though.
i always tear up when ever i rewatch a Robin Williams movie. but i forgot the gut punches this one lays on ya.
this was a great reaction vid.
if you havent seen it yet i highly recommend Popeye. its another RW film.
Robin Williams is also Dr. Know (animated character) in AI.
RIP, Robin Williams
Also RIP, James Horner.
He did music for this film as well as
TITANIC, ALIENS, AVATAR, An American Tail, An American Tail 2, KRULL, Casper, The Rocketeer, JUMANJI Apollo 13 Ransom, Willow, 48 HRS, Another 48 HRS, Gorky Park, Cocoon, A Beautiful Mind, BRAVEHEART, Glory, Courage Under Fire, Patriot Games, Clear And Present Danger, The Land Before Time, RED HEAT, Commando, Star Trek 2 The Wrath Of Khan, Star Trek 3 The Search For Spock, Wolfen, Humanoids From The Deep, Jade, Brainstorm, Deep Impact, Deadly Blessing, Honey I Shrunk The Kids, and The Magnificent Seven.
Had either of these names lived, they’d still be doing films. 🙁
While James Horner was set for the Avatar sequel with director James Cameron.
Robin Williams had one proposed comedy-drama film paired with Jim Carrey in which the latter served as a comedic protégé in stand-up. There was no script and it was shelved when Williams passed.
Seeing Robin Williams and Sam Neill in the same movie is great! 🌟🤖
R.I.P Robin Williams
(1951-2014)
8:20 For me the best scene of the movie....One is listening to the opera and the owner realizes Andrew likes it. The Opera is Rusalka from Antonín Dvořák, a czech composer...and Andrew listens it in original language.
It’s a great movie. And while I don’t personally think the beginning is slow, I see all those moments, and his whole life developing for us to watch. This is a gem of a movie, and it’s more than 20 years old now.
It’s good to see a AI movie that doesn’t portray them as killer murderers.
Oh my..thank you for reacting to such less known movies! I loved this movie and watched it many times...so good to see it here again with you!
I actually would've never heard of this movie if I hadn't seen that you reacted to it, and looking into it, I really wanted to check it out. Found it on TH-cam movies the other night and watched it. Now I'm here to see your reaction, the one that brought this movie to my attention in the first place.
This movie kind of reminds me of the film "Tuck Everlasting." You should react to that sometime.
Also, please react to "Hook."
Yaaarg matey, ye be walkin the plank scurrvy dog
Bicentennial Man is one of my fave Robin movies, along with Birdcage, Mrs. Doubtfire, and One Hour Photo.
I absolutely adored this movie when I was younger! I've been half afraid to rewatch for fears it wouldn't live up to my love of it!
My favorite movie. I've watched it 10 times already. And each time with tears in my eyes.
Same here,its one of my favourite movies too. The ending never fails to make me cry so hard
I’m glad you’ve come up with another reaction, Nick! I enjoy this movie too :) I would like to recommend you to watch the movie Labyrinth with Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie ☺️ That man was a legend
"wait, i just realized...is she the teacher from matilda?" hahahahaah omg nick hahaahahahahah
i've always loved this movie. it's perfect
I’m glad he saw that part or Andrew had the “being human instead of a machine. Whenever I was little, a baby, in fact, I extubated myself twice. of course, I didn’t know what I was doing, but somewhere in my mind, I guess around the second excavation, I breathed on my own and lived. That is why. This has been, Ashleigh, a TH-cam subscriber who is Blind. Thank you for sharing this video. I look forward to more, but keep my first comment in mind. to this very day, I will never live as a machine.
A couple of other great Robin Williams that you watch are “Jack” and “Patch Adams”. Jack is on Disney+. Patch Adams is based on a true story.
You are a wonderful person, Nick, and you make wonderful reaction videos.
Oh, boy. One notable thing about this film:
Despite this Robin Williams comedy-drama film being so underrated back in 1999, it also set off friction between Williams and Disney with the former blaming the latter over poor marketing of this movie as to why this movie was a box office dud. This was much worst than the feud he had with them regarding Aladdin. While that feud only lasted about four years, this feud lasted ten years and not in good terms until 2009 when Williams was finally made a Disney Legend. At least they made amends before he passed away in 2014. 😌
You know, it's quite interesting.
To me, this movie is the perfect explanation for being trans. It's true that in the context of the film, there is only one robot like Andrew, but in reality there are many of us that are treated as we are not. People defining us by what they think we should be, rather than what we are.
When Andrew's wife said; 'maybe he didn't (need to see it.)' In regards to the courts fully acknowledging him as human, it means that it really didn't matter to him that others see him as human, because he knew it himself. Just as we don't need others to define us, so long as we can define ourselves.
It's still quite sad that we still need to fight for our very existence, because otherwise we will be trampled and erased like we have been for so long now.
Nick, after you watch the Star Wars movies, I recommend you watch the parody, “SpaceBalls”. It’s really funny.
My most favorite movie and soundtrack
It was truly a gem from the 90's
One of Robin Williams best performances and a massively under-rated move.
Another movie you should check out with Robin Williams in a dramatic role is Dead Poets Society.
I remember this movie being mis advertised as a whacky comedy in 1999
This film is stated as being a bad move to have been made; most references state that as if it's a fact.
I wholeheartedly disagree; I've liked this film from the first time I watched it. So overlooked and underrated...
I’ve never heard of this movie at all! I’ll be glad to watch it with you, Nick!
I watched this movie when it first came out, because I was excited to see it. I wasn't excited to see it because of Robin Williams being in it. I was excited to see it because I had read the short story by Issac Asimov. I have read almost all of his science fiction books. This movie did not disappoint. It did the story justice.
And I was watching this film yesterday 😄 🤣.
I love this film. Its got a very sad ending. I always loved Robin Williams. Not a day goes by and i still miss seeing this guy in movies.
Rip
Something about the soundtrack is so amazing, whimsical, and like a dream. I love the sound of this film, and I feel like we haven’t heard music and sounds like this in such a long time.
Omg I didn't even remember that movie! Thanks for the memory, haha
Also, I have a recommendation, I think you'd like Hamilton
It's a very emotional musical
This and “AI” were the first movies that really make me cry as a child. Ugly cry. And probably why I love robots stories so much. I never had the courage to watch neither again since.
I still own this on vhs. Been so long i have seen it, but glad to see someone watching it
The real estate in this movie impress me most of all.
So glad you picked this! it's one of my favorites! Maybe my favorite of his...except "What Dreams May Come" is possibly and probably his best performance and that's saying a lot bc he's a terrific actor. I couldn't watch his work for years after he died, I'd just start crying as soon as I'd see him. I still remember the day he died it was the day before my birthday.... Bicentennial Man was the first movie I could bring myself to watch, and I hard cried all the way through. He's such a gift to us, and I don't think he appreciated him enough while he was still here. #YouShouldWatch What Dreams May Come
Just clicked on the video and cannot wait to see your reaction Nick I have a feeling you’re gonna love this movie, it’s a favorite of mine!!
I like to think that he reads facial expressions so well he knew the decision from the moment the video feed loaded
Good stuff! Not a lot of people know about this hidden gem. For some reason, plenty of critics didn't like the film and gave it shitty reviews, which is one of the main reasons that I usually make time to watch films that critics give bad reviews to.
Wooowww I find this movie so underrated and forgotten, but I watched it as a kid and I loved it so much. It made me think so much about humanity. Happy you enjoyed ^_^
It's Robin Williams, so you can expect greatness.
It's so hard to believe hes gone
My goodness, it has been a MINUTE since I last saw this movie.
If you liked this movie, you may like AI: Artificial Intelligence. It’s not as good of a movie, but little Haley Joel Osment is positively astounding playing an AI child. It poses a lot of similar questions that this movie does.
Another amazing movie! ❤️❤️ Thank you so much for react to it
FAVOURITE. MOVIE. EVER. Legit, it was Edward Scissorhands until I saw this. So, so beautiful. And when you know that Robin Williams' taking of his own life was driven in part by the knowledge that he suffered from a neurological disease called Lewy Body Dementia, that would eventually degrade his brain until his body stopped getting instructions at all, it's *even sadder*.