Quote:Barrid Posted: Jul 27 2004, 01:37 PMÂ
I watched this movie with a few friends of mine, one of which is taking a course in University in which they sometimes do studies of movies to find hidden meanings (I can't remember the name of the course or anything since I don't know her that well, and they only visited for a few days). After the movie, she noted about how the movie is a play on how the U.S. is "still afraid of" Russia/U.S.S.R. and communism. Some points she noted:
- The company that makes the robots was named "USR".... USSR?
- Will's shoes were "converse".... perhaps a play on words? Conservative?
Ah, the over-analysis of university students.
As stated USR is US Robotics:
USR's Homepage
Note the link for I, Robot in the upper left portion of the page.
Quote:From Dictionary.com
con·verse2  ( P ) Pronunciation Key (kn-vûrs, knvûrs)
adj.
Reversed, as in position, order, or action; contrary.
n. (knvûrs)
Something that has been reversed; an opposite.
Logic. A proposition obtained by conversion.
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[Latin conversus, past participle of convertere, to turn around. See convert.]
The Converse shoe company has been around since 1908. If the product placement is ruled by more than money then maybe it's because Will Smith's character has views converse to those shared by other characters in the film.
Just my $.02 :)
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The United States has become a place where entertainers and professional athletes are mistaken for people of importance. Robert A. Heinlein