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Wow. What can I say?? I had to keep telling myself that this was Spielberg and not Kubrick himself. Everything was reminiscent of Kubrick... the bright colors, the overexposed shots from extreme light conditions, and even the camera work. One of the opening scenes in which Doctor Hobby is addressing the group, the camera makes an entire circle around the doctor as listeners in the audience pass at the bottom of the screen, while the doctor slowly walks across the room, eventually meeting the camera at the end of its revolution. Brilliant work...

The story remained believable throughout, which is all that I asked. I was hoping that Spielberg would not do something silly by allowing the mecha boy to become a real live boy; I was very pleased with how the movie ended in comparison to how it COULD HAVE ended.

Kubrick can rest easy in his grave knowing that Spielberg has worked wonders with his 15-year vision.

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