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ok..this movie makes no sense


Now I'm a big fan of Mr. Koontz, and all of his stories I read were solid novels. I have not read "Demon Seed," but I really don't hope its as shoddy as the film, which I just saw last night. Ok, first, didn't Dr. Harris realize that creating an artificial brain, obviously capable of self-awareness, would like being "stuck in a box?" He gave Proteus the ability to think, so why he is so surprised when it refuses to do what is asked of him? Next, the Proteus-baby only took about a month to be born...where was Dr. Harris during that whole time? Sleeping at his lab? What did Proteus do with Walter's body? Why is Dr. Harris so calm and collected after learning his WIFE just gave birth to a baby...by a machine, but more importantly, not him? Proteus said the baby needed five days to incubate, yet it emerged fully grown just a few moments later. And the 64-million dollar question... why did the Proteus-baby have Proteus' voice?? It is, technically, 100% human (if I understood the story, which is not surprising if I didn't), so it would have human vocal chords, not the electronic speaker device that served as Proteus' voice.

Although the editing and acting was pretty dismal, the movie was trippy, and that's always a good thing in my book. And although dated, the effects were no doubt stunning in the year it came out. But I really think a remake would really be good. The plot is intriguing, creepy, and downright disturbing, but that's what makes it so great.

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Well, Dr. Harris had moved out and the couple was going through divorce. Apparantly the child might be Proteus, perhaps he tricked them. The 5 days waiting period might have been there to make the child fully grown, i.e. adult.

The only real problem I found was nobody noticing Walter's disappearence. Maybe Proteus called in for him, who knows.

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For the 1997 publication of the novel Dean Koontz also reworked the story to make the plot more logical; such as Proteus allowing a man to brake into the house (Proteus intended to use the man to father the child).


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