Spielberg needs to depict David in this obsessive way because, otherwise, he might find himself having to justify why the father doesn’t try to save David or why Martin doesn’t grow attached to him over time.
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He’s going to pull on your heartstrings to obfuscate from that all-important question: what is the definition of “real,” or to put it more directly, is endowed value real?
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The idea of picking a robot child to replace a real son is very disturbing, but disturbing or not, the parents aren’t allowed to have another child to begin with.
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When the scientist proposes creating a robot child who can love, the audience is bound to be asking the obvious question: Is that possible?
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