¡Ay, Robot! (Ay, Robot!)

Abstract

Spanish Abstract: Examinamos algunos aspectos culturales de la representación de los robots y de su contraste con los humanos en dos películas basadas en la ficción narrativa de Isaac Asimov: 'Bicentennial Man', con Robin Williams (1999) y 'Yo, Robot', con Will Smith (2004).

English Abstract: This paper examines some cultural aspects of the representation of robots and their contrast with humans in two films based on Isaac Asimov's fiction: the Robin Williams film 'Bicentennial Man' (1999) and the Will Smith film 'I, Robot' (2004).

Note: Downloadable document is in Spanish.

Keywords: Robots, Film, Fiction, Criticism, Cultural criticism, Robin Williams, Will Smith, Isaac Asimov