Analyse d'une oeuvre en anglais

Wednesday, Novembre 22nd 

Ⅰ) Science fiction

This picture a still from the movie Short Circuit released in 1986.

The plot revolves around

a scientific breakthrough : a very sophisticated robot has been invented

It is bigger, smarter/cleverer/more intelligent

There's a contrast between this robot and the woman :

this emphazies the latter's vulnerability. The robot looks a little like a human being : it has human features (arms, articulated, fingers and wrists).

This suggest that human being and robots live alongside each other.

1. Do you share this positive vision of the future ?

+the bright side (to weigh the pros)                                -The seamy side  (and cons)

Robots enable us to do things we                                 We are not used to living with high

never thought possible.                                        Technology.

They allow humans to explore remote                        The components are harmful for the

places                                                                environment (wifi waves).

These machines are risk-free/reliable                        They might threaten humanity if they get

(we can rely on them)                                         out of control.

                                                                Some advences/certain forms of progress                                                                 can be hazardous/risky

Utopia                                                         Distopia

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