Artificial Intelligence Character Body Representation in Chinese Science Fiction Film Robot No. 8

This study explores the artificial intelligence characters of the Chinese science fiction film Robot No. 8 (2023). First, we examine how the film represents the appearance of a positive and heroic protagonist by inheriting the tradition of Chinese film through the body of the artificial intelligence character, gender, language expression, and behavior. Second, it explores the problem of identity through the body representation of the main and reaction character artificial intelligence characters. Through the analysis of body language and emotional expression of these two types of characters, it is possible to better understand their self-identity and character adaptation in the background of Chinese science fiction films. Through this, the artificial intelligence character in the Chinese science fiction film Robot No. 8 is a cultural consciousness that represents the power and completeness of a heroic man, and the reaction artificial intelligence character reproduced the image of another woman who is evilly dominated by her own desire. It is revealed that it expresses the perception of the existence of artificial intelligence characters in the cultural context of Chinese society. This body representation expresses the consciousness and perception of the existence of artificial intelligence characters in the social and cultural context of China to some extent.