Supertoys to AI Comparison
Taylor Dion
Ms. Spiotti
ENG 4C
Sept. 24th/2014

The short story Supertoys and the movie AI, although similar, have distinct differences in the way each story plays out. Both have identical characters and plot, with only the setting differing as it is it is expanded on in the film AI compared to a single general setting in Supertoys. Supertoys is set in the future but most of the characters action is particularly set in and around the families house, while the setting of AI changes from the family’s home to the city and even a wood. The main event of the story is the struggle for Monica and her robot son David to connect with each other; this is evident in both stories but how this problem is solved differs vastly. In the story Supertoys David, the artificial son of Henry and Monica battles with the feelings he holds for Monica causing him to act out and contemplate running away from the family. Monica, unsure on how to feel towards a son of hers that isn’t blood driving a wedge between her and David, she realizes his turmoil and decides she will try to make it work with David realising his unconditional love. This is an ideal ending to a story like this but in the film AI it doesn’t turn out so ideally; the films ending is a grim one. Right from the beginning when David is brought home from the lab he can’t hold himself back from expressing his love for “Mommy” which is how he refers to Monica. Monica can’t seem to get away from David; he