10 Best Ever Easter Eggs In Steven Spielberg Movies

3. The Blue Fairy - AI

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AI: Artificial Intelligence obviously has lots of links to Disney classic Pinocchio in terms of themes and storyline - the idea of an unreal child seeking to be "a real boy" chief among them. And it should come as no surprise that the Disney film was an inspiration point for Spielberg's sci-fi.

And to pay homage to the source, Spielberg actually stole an entire character from Disney, using the Blue Fairy as the David's means to ask for his wish to be real to be granted. She's a statue for the most part, but when The Mecha use her to talk to David, she has the voice of Meryl Streep.

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