I just watched "I'm Here"-- it's stunning, really. But others here brought up a good point. Are Sheldon and Anne sincerely both in love, and are his sacrifices worth it? Or is Anne just floating on the surface of the relationship, never genuinely appreciative of Sheldon's gifts? I can't decide whether Sheldon is in a self-destructive/more giving than getting relationship or an equally truthful one. Thoughts?
shareyou're missing the point that it's a story showing how one can give everything they have for their significant other, showing just how much they love them.
shareThats such a single minded way to look at it... I mean, yeah I guess it's just like every other love story then, but with robots.
Where the movie stumbles is exactly in that notion. It could have been so much more, but it pulled back to "just be another love story".
Wheres the consequence!?
It's just kind of "meh" by the end.
They are definitely sincerely in love. What other people are not bringing up is the fact that its a short film! Since its a short, only the most pivotal points of their relationship can be shown. If Spike wanted to strengthen the relationship he would have had to made it longer. For being only a half hour I personally have seen enough evidence for me to know that they are in love.
Another point to remember is that it's the characters lives being shown on screen, not your own. How they show and feel emotion is unique to themselves. Not every audience member will think Sheldon and Anne had enough time together, but maybe for them it was all they needed.
i liked it but i was expecting anne to fall for another guy after sheldon gives her so much cuz that happens alot in real life too.
uh... not talking about myself though... cuz i'm not a robot.
I felt that the colourful papier-mache dinosaurs she made for his drab little apartment, and the party they had there, showed how much he got back from that relationship. She brought love, colour and friendship into his life, and he felt that was worth everything.
I found it really touching.
true. everything said. amazing short.
shareI think Sheldon is in a self-destructive relationship. I mean he literally destroys himself for Anne. He places her on a pedestal and acts like an inferior being.
Some men are like this. This is the movie for them. I prefer an equal relationship where both have the same value.
I couldn't agree more. I think those who watched this and are on the "its a love thing" bandwagon are limited to interpreting it solely through an emotional lens. Is it sweet that said boyfriend (assuming the robot is male and that he is the bf in the relationship) gave his arm and leg to show his love for his other half? Yes, but at what cost?
A more critical appraisal of the story and characters would lead one to infer Sheldon is the quintessential sucker. He is so desperate for the need to be needed that he would destroy himself both literally and figuratively just to attain it and from a irresponsible and destructive entity such as Francesca, no less.
And all in the name of love? Is this what love is and still is in today's age? Because it doesn't seem at all to be a beneficial deal when examining it from the side of the one is giving the most. This is an unhealthy proposition in my perspective and one that should be reciprocated at least commensurately if I were ever in the same situation.
Our world enables such destructive and irresponsible behavior apparent in both Sheldon and Francesca. Its disconcerting to know that there seems to be more men and women who would prefer a relationship where 1. He gives more than he gets and 2. She gets more than she gives as the standard than an otherwise alternative option.
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I think its up to the viewer depending on how romantic they are, as you can tell from all the answers here.
I felt both ways. when he gave her/it his/it's arm, I thought it was sweet and Sheldon would just get himself a new arm. But then it was clear that replacements were either hard to come by or robots just were not considered worth repairing?
So the arm gift was a real sacrifice. Then Anne lost it's leg-through clumsiness? Just wearing out, maybe? Then I was worried Anne was gonna take more of his parts and just disappear.
But later it got to be the what is life worth if you keep all your parts but go home to the same drab empty rooms all your life?
If you guys listen closely to the song in the soundtrack "Hellhole Ratrace" from "Girls", it explains accurately (IMO) what Sheldon was going through... He doesn't care if the relationship is healthy or hurtful, she gave him life and color, where there was basically no meaning for his life, and you can see it in his face expression at the beginning of the movie.
Here is a short excerpt of the song:
"Girls - Hellhole Ratrace
I'm sick and tired of the way that I feel,
I'm sick of dreaming and it's never for real.
I'm all alone with my deep thoughts.
I'm all alone with my heartache and my good intentions.
I work to eat and drink and sleep just to live,
Feels like I'm never getting back what I give.
I've got a sad song in my sweet heart.
And all I really ever need is some love and attention
And I don't want to cry my whole life through,
I want to do some laughing too.
So come on, come on, come on, come on, laugh with me.
And I don't want to die without shaking up a leg or two,
Yeah, I want to do some dancing too.
So come on, come on, come on, come on, dance with me.
Sometimes youve just gotta make it for yourself.
Sometimes sugar, it just takes someone else...."
That's my 2 cents