Factual error: At the end of the movie when David jumps into to the water in downtown Manhattan, he lands in Coney Island. Coney Island is in Brooklyn, a long way from Manhattan.
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
1 factual error
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Jude Law, William Hurt, Haley Joel Osment
Continuity mistake: After the pool incident when David is writing letters. Monica is looking over the letters that David has written. There's a point where you can see that she's still holding at least 2-3 sheets of paper but when the camera shifts back to the writing there's only one in her hand. There should be more than one paper in her hand. And when viewed from behind her back the sheets are neatly lying on top of each other, when seen from the front, the sheets are tilted. (00:46:43)
Trivia: One of the buildings in Manhattan is actually an Apple Macintosh (Harman-Kardon) subwoofer.
Question: What is the significance of the seven word code used to activate David?
Answer: Spielberg is Jewish, the seven word code relates to the Jewish legends of the Gollum, whereby reciting an enchantment can bring these dolls to life.
Answer: I think the significance is that there is no significance. David's manufacturers programmed him with these specific words because they are indeed very random. The chance of someone speaking these exact words, in that exact order, for any reason other than the intended purpose would never happen. Therefore, there would be no "accidental" programming.
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Answer: The seven word code was used to activate David's imprinting protocol which would make him recognize Monica as his mother.