Comparative Analysis between A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings and AI
The Theme of Social Neglect in A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and AI by Steven Spielberg Works of art, especially those of literature, had been portrayedeffectively through the print and audio-visual media. Through writing,ideas are expressed vividly, and more focus on characters, settings, andthe plot of the story are given. On the other hand, audio-visual material,such as movies, provides people with greater illustration of eventshappening in the story, although the depth and essence of the story aresacrificed in order to focus on the visual and audio elements of the movie. Despite the disadvantages between the two media, both print and audio-visual mode of witnessing and experiencing an account of a social realityare effective in extending and informing the message
The main character David, a robot capable ofexpressing emotions and feelings, was only useful when Monica and herhusband, Henry are looking for a 'replacement' for their son Martin, whowas seriously ill. This is because the author used thegenre and technique called magical realism to narrate, "an angel's fallfrom heaven," and how the old angel's fall resulted to acceptance orneglect in the society. " David'scase, once again, illustrates how his usefulness was only short-lived, andwhat followed is societal neglect (by his family and Cybertronics, itscreator) in response to his lack of usability for the society he lives in. In the story, social neglect happened when the couple Pelayo andEliselda took advantage of the spectacle that was 'the very old man withenormous wings,' a cross between a freak (because of his physical form) andan angel (because of his wings). Thus is the case with A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings by GabrielGarcia Marquez and the movie AI by Steven Spielberg. Marquez's short story is characteristically different from thetraditional types of short stories. However, after the spectacle of the fallen angel'spredicament died down, Pelayo and Eliselda began neglecting the old man,neither cleaning his 'quarters' (a chicken coop) nor taking care of hispoor health and broken wings. Both stories confrontthe issue on how society reacts when confronted with an "unreal" situation,and how social neglect happens when an individual's "usability" or functionin the society is no longer needed. The main theme of social neglect isdiscussed in this essay, especially on how society adapts to the unreal tomake a situation real and embedded meanings that can be interpreted upon acloser analysis of these two productions. More often, there are similarities that make a printed artworksimilarly interesting as a movie, so long as there are emerging themes thatare similar with the other. After Martin recovered from this illness, David becamedisplaced as the real son expressed displeasure at seeing the human-robot. Thus, at the urging of her son, Monica left David in the forest, where hebegan exploring and discovering towards being a "true human. The couple and society's neglect of the old angel in Marquez's shortstory is also a primary theme in Steven Spielberg's production, AI(Artificial Intelligence).
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