the desire to be human theme
A nonhuman character longs to become more like a human being in some respect.
15 total · 1 choice · 11 major · 3 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: Bicentennial Man (1999) | choice | Central to the story is the humanoid robot Andrew and his quest to become a human being. He went from being a naive, metallic, humanoid robot to acquiring the ability to eat, feel emotions and sensations, and even have sexual relationships, resulting in him and Portia falling in love. |
| Collection: Real Humans | major | Season 1 leads up to the revelation that the many of the Hubots longed to be human in some capacity. For example, Flash said that she wanted to have a human baby. In rh2012e1x08, when questioned by Roger as to why she joined the anti-Hubot activists, Bea proffered that it was because she wanted to be human. In Season 2, Flash adopted the name Florentine and lived covertly as a human, eventually marrying and raising a human infant. In rh2012e2x01, Florentine wished above all to have a human family and therefore she did everything she could to woo Douglas. In rh2012e2x02, Florentine wished above all to have a human family and therefore she did everything she could to woo Douglas. In rh2012e2x03, Florentine wished above all to have a human family and therefore she did everything she could to woo Douglas. In rh2012e2x04, Florentine spelled out to Mimi in no uncertain terms that her one ambition was to live her life as a human. Mimi herself tried to fit in by acquiring a job with all the rights of a human coworker. In rh2012e2x07, Florentine, a Hubot who longed to live as a human, had brought home an infant she'd swiped from a hotel room, out of her deep desire to raise a family with Douglas. In rh2012e2x08, Florentine was essentially living as a human widow with a child. The latter part just as she'd long desired to do. In rh2012e2x09, Florentine was essentially living as a human widow with a child. The latter part just as she'd long desired to do. |
| ftt1982e3x03 | major | The titular living marionette Pinocchio longed to be a real boy. |
| movie: Daft Punks Electroma (2006) | major | The story follows two humanoid robots in their quest to become human. Although the film contains no dialogue, their desire to be human is suggested by the license plate of their Ferrari displaying the letters "HUMAN", and also by their sporting of caricature latex masks of human faces around town. |
| movie: Puzzlehead (2005) | major | The android Puzzlehead longed to integrate himself into the human world (e.g., he wished he could dream like other people and wished to have a relationship with a human female). |
| movie: Slipstream (1989) | major | Sleeping with Ariel expanded the android Byron's range of emotional experiences, and made him curious to become more human-like, but in the end he decided that he was too dangerous to be among humankind. |
| movie: Solo (1996) | major | A flaw in the supersoldier android Solo's programming led him to develop a conscience and compassion. Solo went on to cultivate his human side (e.g. he learned to laugh, and joke, and mourn) as he helped a group of peasant farmers defend themselves from guerrilla insurgents. |
| movie: Space Sweepers (2021) | major | One story-line follows the humanoid robot Bubs in its effort to save up enough money to purchase human skin grafts for itself. |
| movie: The Island of Dr Moreau (1996) | major | Many of Dr. Moreau's human-animal hybrid creations longed to be human. |
| movie: Zone 414 (2021) | major | The android Jane became fascinated with the experience of various human emotions, and even referred to herself at one point as "the metal girl who wants to be real". |