Bicentennial Man
■ Basic Data
| Item | Content |
|---|---|
| Year | 1999 |
| Country | United States |
| Director | Chris Columbus |
| Cast | Robin Williams, Sam Neill, Embeth Davidtz, Wendy Crewson, Oliver Platt |
| Genre | Science fiction drama |
■ Title Language Table
| Language | Text | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| English | Bicentennial Man | – |
| Español | El hombre bicentenario | El hombre bicentenario |
| Français | L’Homme bicentenaire | L’Homme bicentenaire |
| Deutsch | Der 200 Jahre Mann | Der zweihundert Jahre Mann |
| Português | O Homem Bicentenário | O Homem Bicentenário |
| Italiano | L’uomo bicentenario | L’uomo bicentenario |
| Русский | Двухсотлетний человек | Dvukhsotletniy chelovek |
| 中文（简体） | 机器管家 | – |
| 中文（繁體） | 機器管家 | – |
| 한국어 | 바이센테니얼 맨 | Baisentenieol maen |
| ไทย | – | – |
| Tiếng Việt | Người hai trăm tuổi | Người hai trăm tuổi |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Bicentennial Man | Bicentennial Man |
| 日本語 | アンドリューNDR114 | Andoryū Enu Dī Āru ichi ichi yon |
■ One-Line Definition
👉 A work that depicts a structure in which artificial continuity and human finitude collide within the recognition of personhood
■ Synopsis
A household robot gradually acquires creativity, emotion, legal identity, and mortality in pursuit of being recognized as human.
■ RECIPE Tags
#Personhood #Mortality #ArtificialLife #HumanRecognition #FiniteExistence
■ Primary Axis
- Entry: Artificial selfhood emerging from programmed service
Reason: A manufactured being begins to exceed function through memory, preference, and creative agency
Related Film: A.I. Artificial Intelligence - Middle: Legal recognition of a non-human person
Reason: The central conflict shifts from inner consciousness to whether society can recognize that consciousness as a person
Related Film: Blade Runner - Core: Mortality as the final condition of humanity
Reason: The work reaches the conclusion that endless existence is insufficient if one seeks human belonging
Related Film: The Man from Earth
■ Secondary Axes
- Love across ontological difference: Emotional bonds challenge the boundary between human and artificial life
Related Film: Her - Created life seeking autonomy: A made being confronts the limits imposed by its makers
Related Film: Ex Machina
■ Person
- Director: Chris Columbus
- Cast: Robin Williams, Sam Neill, Embeth Davidtz, Wendy Crewson, Oliver Platt
■ Structural Tags
#RecognitionStructure #CreatorCreatedRelation #FiniteIdentity
■ Attribute Tags
#UnitedStates #1999Film #ScienceFictionDrama #IsaacAsimovAdaptation
